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Instructors: Dr. Robin Tschötschel
Event type:
Seminar
Displayed in timetable as:
ICSS-M-2.4.2
Hours per week:
3
Credits:
6,0
Language of instruction:
English
Min. | Max. participants:
5 | 16
More information:
For SICSS students: prior attendance of the introduction into the social sciences and climate communication (Brüggemann/Rödder)
For all other students:
1. Having attended a basic introduction into social science research, its approaches and methods
2. Having gained some very basic (!) insights into the workings of media/journalismFor BA students in the social sciences: only 3rd Semester or later
Comments/contents:
The seminar will provide an overview of the current state of international comparative research on these questions and will conduct small research projects applying qualitative content analysis.
The contents of our sessions will be
- Current research in the field of climate communication
- The climate debate in different countries
- Traditional ways of climate reporting and new types of outlets- How to do qualitative content analysis
Learning objectives:
Students will learn about current patterns and dynamics in the global debate on climate change:
How do politics, science and culture interact and produce public communication about climate change?
Why is the climate debate different in different countries and cultural contexts?
What is the specific role of journalism?
Didactic concept:
Groups of students will pursue their own research projects on climate communication, doing a content analysis of climate coverage in different countries and different kinds of news outlets
Literature:
Hoffman, Andrew J. (2015): How culture shapes the climate change debate. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press
Contributions in: Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication. URL: http://climatescience.oxfordre.com/page/climate-change-communication/Schreier, M. (2012). Qualitative content analysis in practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Additional examination information:
Research Report
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