جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Prosody
• Intonation
• Phonetics
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Prof. Bettina Braun is a faculty member at the University of Konstanz, specializing in prosody and intonation. Her research explores intonational contrasts, listener processing, and second language acquisition. She teaches phonetics, phonology, and experimental methods, and was honored with the students' teaching prize. She holds regular office hours and is supported by a secretary, Barbara Werner. Research focuses on how prosody interacts with lexical meaning, particularly in questions and sarcasm. Cross-linguistic studies feature prominently, including work on German, Persian, Chinese, and Swiss dialects. She emphasizes experimental methods, including Active Learning systems for perception experiments. Her work also examines infant-directed speech and L2 acquisition challenges. Key contributions include analyses of rhetorical vs. information-seeking questions, the role of pitch accents, and the impact of native language on prosodic perception. Ongoing projects are detailed on her dedicated page. Scientific awards include the University of Konstanz student-recognized teaching prize. Her lab's work is supported by collaborations in corpus development, such as the Konstanz prosodically annotated infant-directed speech corpus (KIDS corpus). She actively publishes on intonation’s role in disambiguation and cross-cultural communication.

• Behavioral Economics
• Experimental Economics
• Human-AI Interaction
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Ivan Soraperra serves as a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Humans and Machines, Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, specializing in the intersection of behavioral science and artificial intelligence. His research program encompasses: Decision-making under risk and uncertainty Social preferences and fairness ideals Unethical behavior, corruption, and honesty dynamics Motivated cognition and trust mechanisms Human-AI interaction effects on preference formation Methodological innovations in experimental economics Recent publications reveal a cohesive focus on experimental investigations of strategic behavior, with recurring themes in bargaining communication, trust violation, and real-world behavioral interventions. His work frequently employs laboratory and field experiments to examine how contextual factors like algorithmic mediation influence economic decisions. No scientific awards were documented in the source material. Information regarding student supervision or research grant funding was not provided in the available texts. As a core affiliate of the Center for Humans and Machines, he contributes to interdisciplinary research examining how AI systems reshape human cognition, social interaction, and societal structures through the lens of computational social science.

Sven-Oliver Prokschمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• European Politics
• Political Communication
• Legislative Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Sven-Oliver Proksch is a Professor in European Politics at the University of Cologne. He is affiliated with the Center for Comparative and International Studies (CCCP) and serves as an Executive Manager in the institution. His research focuses on legislative processes, political communication, and computational text analysis in European and comparative contexts. He holds a prominent role in academic administration and has contributed to advancing methodologies in political text analysis. Education details are not explicitly listed, but his extensive publication record indicates advanced expertise in political science. His research interests prominently feature European party politics, parliamentary dynamics, and the application of computational methods to political discourse. Recent work explores topics like nostalgia in political rhetoric, intra-party dissent, and the impact of social media (e.g., Twitter bots) on political communication. Prof. Proksch’s articles reflect a focus on European governance structures, legislative rhetoric analysis, and the intersection of technology with political processes. His work bridges empirical research and methodological innovation, particularly in large-scale text analysis. He maintains an active website at www.svenoliverproksch.com and is contactable via so.proksch@uni-koeln.de. His office is located in Room 3.45 of the IBW Building at Herbert-Lewin-Str. 2, 50931 Cologne.

Nicolai Berkمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Political Communication
• Electoral Competition
• Public Opinion Analysis
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Nicolai Berk is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Immigration Policy Lab and the Public Policy Group at ETH Zürich. Previously, he was a PhD candidate at the Research Training Group 'DYNAMICS' (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Hertie School of Governance), supervised by Thomas Meyer. His research focuses on political competition, public opinion dynamics, and radical right rhetoric in Western democracies. He combines text analysis with econometric methods to study political discourse shaping, particularly the impact of right-wing rhetoric. Education: BA from the University of Vienna (Political Science), MSc in Social Sciences from the University of Amsterdam. Key roles include research assistantships under Markus Wagner (AUTNES) and Gijs Schumacher (EUSpeech V2). He has interned at the Max-Planck Institute for the Study of Societies and participated in the Hot Politics Lab. Research interests span media framing effects, NLP applications in social sciences, and migration policy analysis. He led data collection for EUSpeech V2 and contributed to AUTNES datasets. Recent work includes modeling migration-related content in German news media and investigating media effects on voting behavior. His methods emphasize computational social science and experimental research.

Holger Marcksمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Radicalization
• Extremism
• Social Media
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Holger Marcks serves as an Associate Fellow at the Leibniz Institute for Peace and Conflict Research (PRIF) within the Research Department Transnational Politics and the Radicalization research group. Concurrently, he holds a Non-Resident Fellow position at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH) at the University of Hamburg. His scholarly focus centers on the intersection of digital media and extremist ideologies, particularly examining far-right and Islamist radicalization processes in social media environments. Education: Master of Arts in Islamic Studies, Sociology, and Modern History (2011), Freie Universität Berlin; Thesis: "Green Capitalism" in Germany? Economic Islam in the context of migrant economy. Marcks' research investigates how digital platforms facilitate extremist mobilization through narrative construction, victimhood myths, and normalization strategies. His work analyzes transnational radicalization mechanisms across gaming platforms, messenger services, and mainstream social media, with particular attention to algorithmic amplification of hate speech and the emergence of digital fascism. Historical analyses of anarchist movements and violent resistance complement his contemporary studies. His publication record (2016-2021) reveals consistent thematic focus on online radicalization, with 70% of works addressing social media's role in far-right extremism. Key trends include the weaponization of victimhood narratives, transnational terrorist networking, and platform regulation challenges. Monographs like "Digitaler Faschismus" establish conceptual frameworks for understanding digital-era extremism. Marcks contributes to PRIF's RadiGaMe project examining radicalization on gaming platforms and messenger services, while his policy briefs directly inform European security frameworks. His interdisciplinary approach bridges political science, media studies, and historical analysis to address evolving security threats in digital public spheres.

Georg Wenzelburgerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Comparative Politics
• European Union Policy
• Public Policy Analysis
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Georg Wenzelburger is Professor of Political Science with a focus on Comparative European Research at Saarland University since September 2022. He holds a position within the Faculty of Empirical Humanities and is a member of the CEUS-Collegium. Previously, he served as Professor for Policy Analysis and Political Economy at the University of Kaiserslautern and as an Assistant Professor at the University of Freiburg. His research focuses on comparative political decision-making processes in the European Union, European states, and subnational levels. Wenzelburger examines policy differences and similarities across European states, the impact of European impulses on national political systems, and the role of political actors—particularly parties—in shaping policies. His work also explores how structural changes like digitalization, uncertainty, and social change affect political decision-making. Additional research interests include public policies in Western countries, with emphasis on the welfare state, law and order policies, public finances, and border regions. Wenzelburger's recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on algorithmic decision-making in criminal justice, border region cooperation, European integration, and the interplay between welfare policies and security policies. His work employs both quantitative and qualitative methods within an empirical-analytical framework, drawing on comparative political economy and public policy theories. Jenei Award for article in Public Management Review (2024) Wenzelburger leads significant third-party funded projects including PROTEMO (a Horizon Europe project worth approximately 3 million euros), Strakosim, and the European Cooperation Platform. His research team conducts work published in top journals such as British Journal of Political Science, European Journal of Political Research, Journal of European Public Policy, and West European Politics, as well as monographs with Routledge and Oxford University Press. At Saarland University, Wenzelburger teaches primarily in the European Studies program, offering courses including Introduction to European Governance, Politics between the Nation State and the EU, and advanced seminars in Comparative European Politics. He supervises theses in European and International Politics, European Studies: Politics, Law, and Society, and the Master's program Spaces, Politics, and Societies of Europe.

Annett Heftمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Political Communication
• Digital Mobilization
• Right-Wing Populism
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Annett Heft is a researcher at the Free University Berlin's Institute for Media and Communication Studies and leads the research group 'Dynamics of Digital Mobilization' at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society. Her work focuses on comparative political communication and mobilization in Europe. Institute for Media and Communication Studies, Free University Berlin Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society Research Interests: Annett Heft specializes in the digital communication strategies of right-wing populist and extremist groups, political mobilization in anti-democratic movements, computational social science methods, and conspiracy theory analysis. Her research combines traditional empirical approaches with data-driven techniques. Projects: Heft is Principal Investigator for the 'NEOVEX' research consortium studying conspiracy theories and far-right ideologies during crises, and leads subprojects on hybrid information ecologies and transnational radical right agendas. Memberships: German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies (DGPuK) European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) International Communication Association (ICA) European Consortium of Political Research (ECPR) Scientific Advisory: She contributes to the Research Unit of the Federal Working Group Against Hate on the Internet, bridging academic research with societal impact. Publications: Her recent work examines cross-platform conspiracism, digital mobilization dynamics, and methodological challenges in analyzing non-institutionalized political actors.

• Modern German Literature
• Digital Humanities
• German-Jewish Modernism
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Burkhard Meyer-Sickendiek is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute for German and Dutch Philology , Free University of Berlin , specializing in Modern German Literature and Digital Humanities. He leads the international research group "Rhythm Detector" (2017-2020), focused on computational prosody analysis. Research Focus: German-Jewish Modernism, Satire/Irony, Neurocognitive Poetics, 18th Century Affect Theory, Experimental Prose, and Digital Humanities methodologies. Grants: DFG Heisenberg Scholarship (2010-2015), Volkswagen Foundation Research Group (2017-2020, €450,000), multiple Thyssen and DFG conference grants. Publications include monographs on Zärtlichkeit (2016), Lyrisches Gespür (2011), and Tiefe (2010). His work connects cognitive science with literary analysis, examining rhythmic structures in free verse. Scientific Awards: 2013/14 Heidelberg University Berufungsliste (ranked #3), 2015 Klagenfurt Berufungsliste (ranked #2), 2017-2020 Volkswagen research leadership. Academic Leadership includes coordinating Munich's graduate literature program (2001-2003), organizing conferences like "Stimmung und Methode" (2012) and "Der jüdische Witz" (2013), and developing the Rhythmicalizer digital tool for prosody analysis.

• Civil Procedural Law
• Private International Law
• Transnational Uniform Law
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Professor Stefan Huber holds the Chair of Civil Law, Civil Procedure and Insolvency Law, European and International Private and Procedural Law at the University of Tübingen's Faculty of Law. His office is located in Room 229 of the New Auditorium at Geschwister-Scholl-Platz, Tübingen, with consultation hours available after lectures and by appointment. Professor Huber's research focuses on civil procedural law, private international law, and transnational uniform law, employing a comparative law approach. Current projects examine the use of digital technology, particularly artificial intelligence, in civil procedural contexts and the management of civil proceedings involving similar subject matters. His scholarly output demonstrates expertise across European civil procedure, international commercial arbitration, and the evolving landscape of digital justice. His extensive publication record includes recent works on AI in civil procedure, European private international law developments, and procedural rights frameworks. Professor Huber has contributed significantly to the field through monographs such as 'Erfüllungshaftung Vertragsfremder' (2017) and 'Entwicklung transnationaler Modellregeln für Zivilverfahren' (2008), which received the Serick Prize 2007. Professor Huber is actively involved in academic governance as coordinator of the 'Structure of Civil Litigation' research group within the 'Comparative Procedural Law and Justice' project, member of the German Council for International Private Law, and secretary of the Civil Law section of the Society for Comparative Law (2013-2022). He serves as co-editor of IPRax journal and several book series, and participates in international research collaborations focused on European civil procedure harmonization. In teaching, Professor Huber offers courses on civil law obligations, civil procedure, international private law, and co-directs the 'Law and Rhetoric' program with Professor Olaf Kramer. He also supervises student teams in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and has led Tübingen teams to victory in competitions such as the Justus Liebig Moot Court.

• Science Journalism
• Conflict Communication
• Public Discourses
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Charlotte Knorr is a Communication Science researcher at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich), Faculty of Social Sciences, specializing in crises and risk communication. She maintains dual affiliations as Research Assistant at both LMU Munich (since November 2023) and Leipzig University's Institute of Communication and Media Studies (since April 2021). PhD in Communication Science from Leipzig University (2020) Master of Arts in Empirical Media Science (Leipzig University, 2014) Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Science (Leipzig University, 2010) Additional Bachelor studies in Communication and Media (Universität Passau, 2008) Certified Mediator (Mediationsbüro Berlin Mitte, 2018) Her research centers on science journalism, conflict communication, and public discourses with particular focus on framing theory, datafication, and marginalized actors. Recent work examines churnalism in journalism, cultural motifs in big data discourse, and causal attribution frameworks. Her publications demonstrate interdisciplinary reach spanning media sociology, science communication, and digital humanities. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals consistent methodological innovation in framing analysis and discourse studies, with increasing emphasis on datafication's societal impacts. Her work bridges empirical media research with critical theory, particularly in examining how uncertainty is communicated in crisis contexts. Dissertationspreis 2020 'Medien – Kultur – Kommunikation' from DGPuK Fachgruppe Soziologie der Medienkommunikation Knorr actively contributes to academic governance through memberships in International Communication Association (since 2023), European Communication Research and Education Association (since 2022), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Netzwerkforschung (since 2016), and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Publizistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft (since 2015). Her professional activities include organizing workshops on mediation, deliberation, and conflict management, demonstrating commitment to translating academic research into practical communication interventions.