Social Media Monitoring of Political Communication in Germany

Basic data for this project

Type of projectIndividual project
Duration at the University of Münster01/06/2011 - 01/11/2012

Description

Central to the project are two sets of questions on topics and multipliers: What relevance do topics have, how will topics develop, and what issues are likely to become more important? Which actors are particularly influential because they are able to initiate discussions and to stimulate the proliferation of their messages? After the election, when the study material is fully present, more detailed analyzes will be conducted. The project is conducted in collaboration with Prof. Neuberger of the LMU Munich and supported by the Vodafone Institute for Society and Communication, and by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

KeywordsSocial Media Monitoring; Political Communication
Funder / funding scheme
  • Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. (KAS)

Project management at the University of Münster

Stieglitz, Stefan
Research Group Communication and Collaboration Management (KUK)

Applicants from the University of Münster

Stieglitz, Stefan
Research Group Communication and Collaboration Management (KUK)

Research associates from the University of Münster

Landwehr, Malte
Research Group Communication and Collaboration Management (KUK)

Project partners outside the University of Münster

  • Vodafone Institut für Gesellschaft und KommunikationGermany
  • University of Munich (LMU)Germany