Birte Fähnrich
Biographic Data
| ID | 4168880 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Birte Fähnrich |
| GIVEN NAMES | Birte |
| FAMILY NAME | Fähnrich |
| SIGNATURE | FÄHNRICH B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3513-6250 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Scholars Under Attack — Navigating the dark side of public engagement and science communication in a politicised (online) environment
Exploring ‘quality’ in science communication online
In recent years, the public visibility of science has greatly increased. In the digital media landscape, a wide range of players is now engaged in science communication via various online channels. While these developments offer opportunities, they also entail risks for the quality of science communication. This study explores how the quality of science communication can be assessed and promoted in the increasingly complex digital ecosystem. A tw…
Comunicación científica en contextos organizacionales
Mike S. Schäfer, presidente del comité AGORA, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), para el diálogo entre científicos y sociedad, escribe en 2020 un artículo sobre comunicación científica en contextos organizacionales que supone un enfoque novedoso en las referencias sobre comunicación de la ciencia y que se considera especialmente relevante para el análisis de la divulgación científica y para este*. [PV]
Rethinking Science Communication Education and Training
Science communication is at a pivotal stage in its development due to the emergence of digital communication platforms that are not only presenting new opportunities but are also leading to new challenges. In this context, science communicators, who can include scientists, researchers, curators, journalists and other types of content producer, may require new types of preparation and support to engage with multiple audiences, across multiple chan…
The “refugee crisis” as an opportunity structure for right-wing populist social movements
Current research on right-wing populist communication is often confined to political parties, with social movements receiving much less attention. To help fill this research gap, we examine the frames and master frames of the PEGIDA movement and the role of the 2015 “refugee crisis” in shaping them. Using qualitative content analysis of speeches held at PEGIDA rallies between 2014 and 2016, we identify two distinct master frames, each consisting …
Germany
In Germany, science popularisation through public talks of scientists, public shows, museums, popular science magazines and even newspapers dates back to the 19th century. The post-war development of science communication in West Germany was characterised by the (modified) adoption of two Anglo-Saxon models: US science journalism leading to professionalisation of science journalism in the 1980s and the British public engagement approach in the se…
Science communication research in the German-speaking countries
The study examines the state of science communication research in the German-speaking countries. Based on a standardized content analysis of all extended abstracts submitted to the annual conferences of the German Communication Association’s science communication division from 2014 to 2018 (N = 141), it describes the respective scholarly community, its research foci and objects. The results indicate that science communication has developed toward…
Communicating science in organizational contexts
Purpose Research on science communication in organizational contexts is scarce – even though many cases can be found where organizations from science and beyond communicate about science-related issues, or where organizational contexts have an impact on the communication of individual scientists and scientific organizations. Therefore, it is time for an “organizational turn” in science communication research, and for more scholarly emphasis on th…
Evaluating universities' strategic online communication
Purpose This study is dedicated to universities' strategic social media communication and focuses on the fan engagement triggered by Facebook postings. The study contributes to a growing body of knowledge that addresses the strategic communication of universities that have thus far hardly dealt with questions of resonance and evaluation of their social media messages. Design/methodology/approach Using the Facebook Graph API, the authors collected…
Forschungsfeld Hochschulkommunikation
Hochschulkommunikation aus kommunikationswissenschaftlicher Perspektive
Does really no one care? Analyzing the public engagement of communication scientists on Twitter
Recent publications question the public visibility of communication science as a discipline and its relevance for the broader society. To address this issue, we analyze the public engagement of communication scientists by using the example of their Twitter activity. We theoretically distinguish eight types of engagement and explore their empirical prevalence. The results show that a large share of communication is between peers, fulfilling social…
Environmental Communication and Science Communication—Conversations, Connections and Collaborations
This commentary considers the separate but interconnected evolution of science \ncommunication and environmental communication as fields of research and practice, and \nargues for better mutual understanding between the fields, including an understanding of \nnecessary differences. It notes that the repertoires of science communication and \nenvironmental communication overlap but have different emphases. Environmental \ncommunication emphasises …
Forschungsfeld Hochschulkommunikation
Science diplomacy
Science diplomacy is a widely practiced area of international affairs, but academic research is rather sparse. The role of academia within this field of politics–science interaction has hardly been considered. This article analyzes this scholarly perspective: Based on a literature review, a case study of a German science diplomacy program is used to explore objectives, benefits, and constraints of science diplomacy for participating scholars. Whi…
Roles of Social Scientists in Crisis Media Reporting
This article examines the visibility of social scientists in the context of crisis media reporting by using the example of the German populist radical right movement PEGIDA. Based on previous research, a role typology was developed to serve as a framework for the empirical study. A content analysis of German newspapers demonstrates that social scientists are quite visible in the media coverage of PEGIDA and are presented mainly in the role of int…
Forschungsfeld Wissenschaftskommunikation
Forschungsfeld Wissenschaftskommunikation
Science Diplomacy
Science Diplomacy
Science Diplomacy
Integrating concepts of international governmental communication—A framework for further research
Personalisierung als sozialer Mechanismus in Medien und gesellschaftlichen Organisationen
Als der DaimlerChrysler-Vorstand und jetzige CEO Dieter Zetsche sich schon vor einiger Zeit als Comic-Figur darstellen ließ und persönlich in einem amerikanischen Werbespot des von ihm geführten Automobilkonzerns auftrat, reagierte die deutsche Presse deutlich überrascht. Ist das Auftreten von „Dr. Z“, der damit als erster Vorstandschef eines im Deutschen Aktienindex notierten Unternehmens derartig Präsenz zeigte, „witzig oder unseriös“, fragte e…
Does really no one care? Analyzing the public engagement of communication scientists on Twitter
Recent publications question the public visibility of communication science as a discipline and its relevance for the broader society. To address this issue, we analyze the public engagement of communication scientists by using the example of their Twitter activity. We theoretically distinguish eight types of engagement and explore their empirical prevalence. The results show that a large share of communication is between peers, fulfilling social…
The “refugee crisis” as an opportunity structure for right-wing populist social movements
Current research on right-wing populist communication is often confined to political parties, with social movements receiving much less attention. To help fill this research gap, we examine the frames and master frames of the PEGIDA movement and the role of the 2015 “refugee crisis” in shaping them. Using qualitative content analysis of speeches held at PEGIDA rallies between 2014 and 2016, we identify two distinct master frames, each consisting …
Roles of Social Scientists in Crisis Media Reporting
This article examines the visibility of social scientists in the context of crisis media reporting by using the example of the German populist radical right movement PEGIDA. Based on previous research, a role typology was developed to serve as a framework for the empirical study. A content analysis of German newspapers demonstrates that social scientists are quite visible in the media coverage of PEGIDA and are presented mainly in the role of int…
Integrating concepts of international governmental communication—A framework for further research
Personalisierung als sozialer Mechanismus in Medien und gesellschaftlichen Organisationen
Als der DaimlerChrysler-Vorstand und jetzige CEO Dieter Zetsche sich schon vor einiger Zeit als Comic-Figur darstellen ließ und persönlich in einem amerikanischen Werbespot des von ihm geführten Automobilkonzerns auftrat, reagierte die deutsche Presse deutlich überrascht. Ist das Auftreten von „Dr. Z“, der damit als erster Vorstandschef eines im Deutschen Aktienindex notierten Unternehmens derartig Präsenz zeigte, „witzig oder unseriös“, fragte e…
Science Diplomacy
Science Diplomacy
Science Diplomacy
Integrating concepts of international governmental communication—A framework for further research
Forschungsfeld Wissenschaftskommunikation
Forschungsfeld Wissenschaftskommunikation
Science diplomacy
Science diplomacy is a widely practiced area of international affairs, but academic research is rather sparse. The role of academia within this field of politics–science interaction has hardly been considered. This article analyzes this scholarly perspective: Based on a literature review, a case study of a German science diplomacy program is used to explore objectives, benefits, and constraints of science diplomacy for participating scholars. Whi…
Roles of Social Scientists in Crisis Media Reporting
This article examines the visibility of social scientists in the context of crisis media reporting by using the example of the German populist radical right movement PEGIDA. Based on previous research, a role typology was developed to serve as a framework for the empirical study. A content analysis of German newspapers demonstrates that social scientists are quite visible in the media coverage of PEGIDA and are presented mainly in the role of int…
Environmental Communication and Science Communication—Conversations, Connections and Collaborations
This commentary considers the separate but interconnected evolution of science \ncommunication and environmental communication as fields of research and practice, and \nargues for better mutual understanding between the fields, including an understanding of \nnecessary differences. It notes that the repertoires of science communication and \nenvironmental communication overlap but have different emphases. Environmental \ncommunication emphasises …
Forschungsfeld Hochschulkommunikation
Forschungsfeld Hochschulkommunikation
Hochschulkommunikation aus kommunikationswissenschaftlicher Perspektive
Does really no one care? Analyzing the public engagement of communication scientists on Twitter
Recent publications question the public visibility of communication science as a discipline and its relevance for the broader society. To address this issue, we analyze the public engagement of communication scientists by using the example of their Twitter activity. We theoretically distinguish eight types of engagement and explore their empirical prevalence. The results show that a large share of communication is between peers, fulfilling social…
Germany
In Germany, science popularisation through public talks of scientists, public shows, museums, popular science magazines and even newspapers dates back to the 19th century. The post-war development of science communication in West Germany was characterised by the (modified) adoption of two Anglo-Saxon models: US science journalism leading to professionalisation of science journalism in the 1980s and the British public engagement approach in the se…
Science communication research in the German-speaking countries
The study examines the state of science communication research in the German-speaking countries. Based on a standardized content analysis of all extended abstracts submitted to the annual conferences of the German Communication Association’s science communication division from 2014 to 2018 (N = 141), it describes the respective scholarly community, its research foci and objects. The results indicate that science communication has developed toward…
Communicating science in organizational contexts
Purpose Research on science communication in organizational contexts is scarce – even though many cases can be found where organizations from science and beyond communicate about science-related issues, or where organizational contexts have an impact on the communication of individual scientists and scientific organizations. Therefore, it is time for an “organizational turn” in science communication research, and for more scholarly emphasis on th…
Evaluating universities' strategic online communication
Purpose This study is dedicated to universities' strategic social media communication and focuses on the fan engagement triggered by Facebook postings. The study contributes to a growing body of knowledge that addresses the strategic communication of universities that have thus far hardly dealt with questions of resonance and evaluation of their social media messages. Design/methodology/approach Using the Facebook Graph API, the authors collected…
Rethinking Science Communication Education and Training
Science communication is at a pivotal stage in its development due to the emergence of digital communication platforms that are not only presenting new opportunities but are also leading to new challenges. In this context, science communicators, who can include scientists, researchers, curators, journalists and other types of content producer, may require new types of preparation and support to engage with multiple audiences, across multiple chan…
The “refugee crisis” as an opportunity structure for right-wing populist social movements
Current research on right-wing populist communication is often confined to political parties, with social movements receiving much less attention. To help fill this research gap, we examine the frames and master frames of the PEGIDA movement and the role of the 2015 “refugee crisis” in shaping them. Using qualitative content analysis of speeches held at PEGIDA rallies between 2014 and 2016, we identify two distinct master frames, each consisting …
Comunicación científica en contextos organizacionales
Mike S. Schäfer, presidente del comité AGORA, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), para el diálogo entre científicos y sociedad, escribe en 2020 un artículo sobre comunicación científica en contextos organizacionales que supone un enfoque novedoso en las referencias sobre comunicación de la ciencia y que se considera especialmente relevante para el análisis de la divulgación científica y para este*. [PV]
Exploring ‘quality’ in science communication online
In recent years, the public visibility of science has greatly increased. In the digital media landscape, a wide range of players is now engaged in science communication via various online channels. While these developments offer opportunities, they also entail risks for the quality of science communication. This study explores how the quality of science communication can be assessed and promoted in the increasingly complex digital ecosystem. A tw…
Scholars Under Attack — Navigating the dark side of public engagement and science communication in a politicised (online) environment
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