Eva Mayerh?ffer // project leader // Associate professor // evamay@ruc.dk
Eva Mayerh?ffer, Project leader
Jakob B?k Kristensen, Postdoc researcher
Leif Pedersen, Postdoc researcher
Alternative Media and Ideological Counterpublics
Alternative Media and Ideological Counterpublics studies the role of hyper-partisan alternative media in the digital public sphere. Hyper-partisan alternative media have become crucial actors in modern societies, and their ideology-driven content presents a critical challenge for journalism, public deliberation and society at large. The project researches the role of left-wing and right-wing alternative online media in the formation of ideological counterpublics vis-¨¤-vis the mainstream public sphere and hence their potential contribution to societal radicalization and the polarization of public discourse.
Echo chambers revisited: Modelling polarization dynamics on Danish social media
Digital media is often accused of creating so-called 'echo chambers' where citizens isolate themselves with their peers and develop increasingly extreme views. Echo chambers have thus been seen as an essential part of a more general trend of increased political polarization and hostility in public debate. However, our knowledge of digital echo chambers and their significance in a Danish context is limited. This project will therefore conduct the first comprehensive analysis of digital echo chambers in Denmark.
Research output: Contribution to journal ? Journal article ? Research ? peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal ? Journal article ? Research ? peer-review
Pedersen, L. H. (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event ? Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Pedersen, L. H. (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event ? Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Pedersen, L. H. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation ? Lecture and oral contribution
The project is supported by the Inge Lehmann Program under the Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF) with € 385,799.00
The Inge Lehmann program is a special program that aims to support a more equal gender balance in research environments. An Inge Lehmann grant is awarded to applicants with potential for research and research leadership at a high international level.
The research project is based at Department of Communications and Arts
Related research units: Digital Publics and Trust research group // Audiences and Mediated Life research group // Journalism and Democracy research group // Centre for News Research // Centre for Digital Citizenship
PhD Programme: Doctoral School of Communication and Arts
Education and programmes: Media and Communication // ÐË·¢ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍøÊÖ»ú°æ¿Í»§¶Ë in Global Humanities
Additional information about Digital Alternative News Use in Denmark
The research project at the ÐË·¢ÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍøÊÖ»ú°æ¿Í»§¶Ë University Research Portal
Eva Mayerh?ffer
Associate professor
Phone: +45 4674 2045
evamay@ruc.dk