Stefan Geiss

Stefan Geiss is a Professor at the Department of Sociology and Political Science, Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences at NTNU. His research focuses on agenda setting, frame analysis, public opinion formation, crisis communication, and media effects. He holds a prominent role in academic publishing, with over 30 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters since 2017. His work bridges theoretical frameworks like agenda-setting and spiral of silence with contemporary challenges such as digital media’s impact on political engagement and personalized information systems.

Geiss’s research emphasizes interdisciplinary methodologies, including longitudinal analysis, content analysis, and experimental designs. Key themes include how journalists’ role ideals shape media agendas, the evolving nature of crisis coverage over centuries, and the interplay between social media algorithms and public opinion fragmentation. He actively contributes to policy-relevant discourse through media interviews and public lectures, addressing topics like the social acceptability of renewable energy and the psychological effects of digital media use.

His work has been disseminated through top-tier journals like Journalism Studies, Communication Research, and Journal of Communication. He collaborates internationally, publishing with institutions such as the University of Vienna (Magin) and the University of Applied Sciences Mittweida (Koch). Despite prolific output, he maintains teaching commitments in political communication and research methodology courses like POL2016 and SVMET3000.