From Observation to Influence: Mediated Constellations of Science, Media and Politics in regard to Scientific Cultures

Basic data for this project

Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project

Duration at the University of Münster: 19/04/2010 - 31/10/2013

Description

The study analyses the relations between media, sciences and politics in order to examine the following research questions: How do science and politics observe each other via mass media communication? Which impact has this reciprocal observation on decisions with science and politics? These questions are examined with focus on selected scientific cultures by analyzing the coverage on research funding and research politics of selected media as well as by interviewing political, scientific and media actors.

Keywords: media communication; science; politics

Funding identifier: 01UZ1006

Funder / funding scheme:

Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

Project management at the University of Münster

Blöbaum, Bernd

Professur für Kommunikationswissenschaft (Prof. Blöbaum)

Applicants from the University of Münster