Hendrik Meyer
@hendrikmeyer.bsky.social
Research Associate | PhD Candidate | Hamburg University
Political & Climate (Protest) Communication
Website: https://www.hendrik-meyer.com
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=j3fDB9oAAAAJ&hl=en
Political & Climate (Protest) Communication
Website: https://www.hendrik-meyer.com
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=j3fDB9oAAAAJ&hl=en
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Hendrik Meyer
@hendrikmeyer.bsky.social
· May 20
New in Social Media + Society:
How do (non-)disruptive #climate #protests shape social media debates?
We analyzed ~5M Twitter/X posts on #FFF & #LetzteGeneration: Disruptive protests generate more engagement—but also more polarization, driven by right-wing/conservative users: doi.org/10.1177/2056...
How do (non-)disruptive #climate #protests shape social media debates?
We analyzed ~5M Twitter/X posts on #FFF & #LetzteGeneration: Disruptive protests generate more engagement—but also more polarization, driven by right-wing/conservative users: doi.org/10.1177/2056...
Proposed methods teaching material regarding network analysis: could there be a nicer way of teaching students what nodes and edges in a network are?
A short thread of observations using Max Andrew's tool to explore the network of relationships revealed in the Epstein estate email cache. @thatsjustlikeyouropinionman.com
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1. There is a tight inner circle, densely connected. Trump is in the near outer rim.
epstein-doc-explorer-1.onrender.com
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1. There is a tight inner circle, densely connected. Trump is in the near outer rim.
epstein-doc-explorer-1.onrender.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Proposed methods teaching material regarding network analysis: could there be a nicer way of teaching students what nodes and edges in a network are?
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New mixed-methods study out in Media International Australia! We compare 🇦🇺 & 🇩🇪 news framing of climate movements — revealing media polarisation: right-leaning outlets often frame activists as threats, while centre/left ones portray them less negatively. 👉 doi.org/10.1177/1329...
Polarised media framing of climate movements: A comparative mixed-methods analysis of Australia and Germany - Katharina Esau, Hendrik Meyer, Mike Farjam, Axel Bruns, Helena Rauxloh, Michael Brüggemann...
This study investigates the media framing of climate movements in Australia and Germany. Media frames are powerful tools for shaping public perceptions of socia...
doi.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
New mixed-methods study out in Media International Australia! We compare 🇦🇺 & 🇩🇪 news framing of climate movements — revealing media polarisation: right-leaning outlets often frame activists as threats, while centre/left ones portray them less negatively. 👉 doi.org/10.1177/1329...
Excited to share our new #OpenAccess article in Information, Communication & Society:
“Beyond anti-elitism and out-group attacks: How concerns shape the AfD’s #populist representation on German #TikTok during the 2024 #EU #elections”
/w @julialenz.bsky.social, L. Rodeck & @drfell.bsky.social
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“Beyond anti-elitism and out-group attacks: How concerns shape the AfD’s #populist representation on German #TikTok during the 2024 #EU #elections”
/w @julialenz.bsky.social, L. Rodeck & @drfell.bsky.social
(⬇️ 🧵)
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Excited to share our new #OpenAccess article in Information, Communication & Society:
“Beyond anti-elitism and out-group attacks: How concerns shape the AfD’s #populist representation on German #TikTok during the 2024 #EU #elections”
/w @julialenz.bsky.social, L. Rodeck & @drfell.bsky.social
(⬇️ 🧵)
“Beyond anti-elitism and out-group attacks: How concerns shape the AfD’s #populist representation on German #TikTok during the 2024 #EU #elections”
/w @julialenz.bsky.social, L. Rodeck & @drfell.bsky.social
(⬇️ 🧵)
📢 Happy to see this #OpenAccess paper out in #Journalism!
"From disruptive protests to disrupted news frames: Comparing German news on climate protests"
with @mikefarjam.bsky.social, Helena Rauxloh & Michael Brüggemann
"From disruptive protests to disrupted news frames: Comparing German news on climate protests"
with @mikefarjam.bsky.social, Helena Rauxloh & Michael Brüggemann
September 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
📢 Happy to see this #OpenAccess paper out in #Journalism!
"From disruptive protests to disrupted news frames: Comparing German news on climate protests"
with @mikefarjam.bsky.social, Helena Rauxloh & Michael Brüggemann
"From disruptive protests to disrupted news frames: Comparing German news on climate protests"
with @mikefarjam.bsky.social, Helena Rauxloh & Michael Brüggemann
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A Practical Guide and Case Study on How to Instruct #LLMs for Automated Coding During #ContentAnalysis |@mikefarjam.bsky.social, @hendrikmeyer.bsky.social, Meike Lohkamp
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#GenerativeAI
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#GenerativeAI
June 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A Practical Guide and Case Study on How to Instruct #LLMs for Automated Coding During #ContentAnalysis |@mikefarjam.bsky.social, @hendrikmeyer.bsky.social, Meike Lohkamp
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#GenerativeAI
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#GenerativeAI
New publication out in Social Science Computer Review, with @mikefarjam.bsky.social (lead) and Meike Lohkamp:
“A Practical Guide and Case Study on How to Instruct LLMs for Automated Coding During Content Analysis.”
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A thread 🧵:
“A Practical Guide and Case Study on How to Instruct LLMs for Automated Coding During Content Analysis.”
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June 23, 2025 at 3:37 AM
New publication out in Social Science Computer Review, with @mikefarjam.bsky.social (lead) and Meike Lohkamp:
“A Practical Guide and Case Study on How to Instruct LLMs for Automated Coding During Content Analysis.”
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A thread 🧵:
“A Practical Guide and Case Study on How to Instruct LLMs for Automated Coding During Content Analysis.”
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A thread 🧵:
Looking forward to attending #ICA2025 in Denver!
I’ll be in panels from Friday to Monday and am excited to share/attend presentations of our recent work on #LLMs, (populist) #PoliticalCommunication on #TikTok, and #ClimateProtest movements in the media.
Here’s where you can find me:
I’ll be in panels from Friday to Monday and am excited to share/attend presentations of our recent work on #LLMs, (populist) #PoliticalCommunication on #TikTok, and #ClimateProtest movements in the media.
Here’s where you can find me:
June 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Looking forward to attending #ICA2025 in Denver!
I’ll be in panels from Friday to Monday and am excited to share/attend presentations of our recent work on #LLMs, (populist) #PoliticalCommunication on #TikTok, and #ClimateProtest movements in the media.
Here’s where you can find me:
I’ll be in panels from Friday to Monday and am excited to share/attend presentations of our recent work on #LLMs, (populist) #PoliticalCommunication on #TikTok, and #ClimateProtest movements in the media.
Here’s where you can find me:
Reposted by Hendrik Meyer
FYI #ICA25 if you want to get in on the national day of action on Saturday but will be away from your home, here is the Denver event
NO KINGS Denver - Power to the People Activist Fair by CO 50501 and Solidarity Warriors · No Kings
Location: NOT the West Steps. We'll be in Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park (Between the West Steps of the Capitol and Civic Center Park).
Come and get plugged into the organizations that are fighting f...
www.mobilize.us
June 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
FYI #ICA25 if you want to get in on the national day of action on Saturday but will be away from your home, here is the Denver event
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Two groups, one protest strategy
Yet we find that 🇩🇪 respondents are more supportive of stripping away fundamental democratic rights for Green activists compared to Farmers
⚠️This goes as far as shifting their willingness to sign a petition requesting immediate jailing without trial
Results 👇👇
Yet we find that 🇩🇪 respondents are more supportive of stripping away fundamental democratic rights for Green activists compared to Farmers
⚠️This goes as far as shifting their willingness to sign a petition requesting immediate jailing without trial
Results 👇👇
🚨 working paper (w. @morganlcj.bsky.social @markuswagner.bsky.social): Protesters are not judged equally - even if tactics of groups are similar.
We ran an experiment in 🇩🇪 testing how people react to farmers vs. climate activists blocking roads.
What we find is disturbing:
osf.io/preprints/os...
We ran an experiment in 🇩🇪 testing how people react to farmers vs. climate activists blocking roads.
What we find is disturbing:
osf.io/preprints/os...
May 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Two groups, one protest strategy
Yet we find that 🇩🇪 respondents are more supportive of stripping away fundamental democratic rights for Green activists compared to Farmers
⚠️This goes as far as shifting their willingness to sign a petition requesting immediate jailing without trial
Results 👇👇
Yet we find that 🇩🇪 respondents are more supportive of stripping away fundamental democratic rights for Green activists compared to Farmers
⚠️This goes as far as shifting their willingness to sign a petition requesting immediate jailing without trial
Results 👇👇
Reposted by Hendrik Meyer
Kicked off our #Fuel2Fire 🔥 project in Hamburg!
In this cross-country collaboration, we're studying polarization across Europe — from meta discourse to polarizing topics & practices — with partners from Spain, Sweden, Poland & @netzwerkrecherche.org.
#Polarization #Journalism
In this cross-country collaboration, we're studying polarization across Europe — from meta discourse to polarizing topics & practices — with partners from Spain, Sweden, Poland & @netzwerkrecherche.org.
#Polarization #Journalism
May 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Kicked off our #Fuel2Fire 🔥 project in Hamburg!
In this cross-country collaboration, we're studying polarization across Europe — from meta discourse to polarizing topics & practices — with partners from Spain, Sweden, Poland & @netzwerkrecherche.org.
#Polarization #Journalism
In this cross-country collaboration, we're studying polarization across Europe — from meta discourse to polarizing topics & practices — with partners from Spain, Sweden, Poland & @netzwerkrecherche.org.
#Polarization #Journalism
New in Social Media + Society:
How do (non-)disruptive #climate #protests shape social media debates?
We analyzed ~5M Twitter/X posts on #FFF & #LetzteGeneration: Disruptive protests generate more engagement—but also more polarization, driven by right-wing/conservative users: doi.org/10.1177/2056...
How do (non-)disruptive #climate #protests shape social media debates?
We analyzed ~5M Twitter/X posts on #FFF & #LetzteGeneration: Disruptive protests generate more engagement—but also more polarization, driven by right-wing/conservative users: doi.org/10.1177/2056...
May 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
New in Social Media + Society:
How do (non-)disruptive #climate #protests shape social media debates?
We analyzed ~5M Twitter/X posts on #FFF & #LetzteGeneration: Disruptive protests generate more engagement—but also more polarization, driven by right-wing/conservative users: doi.org/10.1177/2056...
How do (non-)disruptive #climate #protests shape social media debates?
We analyzed ~5M Twitter/X posts on #FFF & #LetzteGeneration: Disruptive protests generate more engagement—but also more polarization, driven by right-wing/conservative users: doi.org/10.1177/2056...
@pzerrer.bsky.social did a great job at #DGPUK2025 presenting initial findings from our #trackingdata research investigating how #climatechange topic consumption is linked to political participation & mobilization! With Vasilisa Kuznetsova, @cbpuschmann.bsky.social, @lisamerten.bsky.social
March 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
@pzerrer.bsky.social did a great job at #DGPUK2025 presenting initial findings from our #trackingdata research investigating how #climatechange topic consumption is linked to political participation & mobilization! With Vasilisa Kuznetsova, @cbpuschmann.bsky.social, @lisamerten.bsky.social
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Das erste Mal dabei — danke an alle die dabei waren (und mich unterstützend angeschaut haben @kudusch.de) & besonders an mein unschlagbares Team @hendrikmeyer.bsky.social @MichaelBrüggemann @mikefarjam.bsky.social
:-)
#dgpuk25
:-)
#dgpuk25
March 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Das erste Mal dabei — danke an alle die dabei waren (und mich unterstützend angeschaut haben @kudusch.de) & besonders an mein unschlagbares Team @hendrikmeyer.bsky.social @MichaelBrüggemann @mikefarjam.bsky.social
:-)
#dgpuk25
:-)
#dgpuk25
Inspiring study showing how LLMs can be leveraged to combine large-scale #NLP research with deeper (qualitative) perspectives on social media, #CommSky, and #polcomm!
New preprint!
Metaphors shape how people understand politics, but measuring them (& their real-world effects) is hard.
We develop a new method to measure metaphor & use it to study dehumanizing metaphor in 400K immigration tweets Link: bit.ly/4i3PGm3
#NLP #NLProc #polisky #polcom #compsocialsci
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Metaphors shape how people understand politics, but measuring them (& their real-world effects) is hard.
We develop a new method to measure metaphor & use it to study dehumanizing metaphor in 400K immigration tweets Link: bit.ly/4i3PGm3
#NLP #NLProc #polisky #polcom #compsocialsci
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February 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This pledge for a European and/or transnational, non-commercial social media platform, which I originally posted on a now-defunct platform in 2023, has aged like fine wine ... So I decided to repost it here.
February 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This pledge for a European and/or transnational, non-commercial social media platform, which I originally posted on a now-defunct platform in 2023, has aged like fine wine ... So I decided to repost it here.
As part of ongoing research projects on #polarization and #depolarization in times of inevitable societal transformation, we have launched a website presenting our collective work -- feel free to check it out or follow @transform-comm.bsky.social for updates!
www.transformativecommunication.net/en/
www.transformativecommunication.net/en/
January 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
As part of ongoing research projects on #polarization and #depolarization in times of inevitable societal transformation, we have launched a website presenting our collective work -- feel free to check it out or follow @transform-comm.bsky.social for updates!
www.transformativecommunication.net/en/
www.transformativecommunication.net/en/
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A DDOS attack on our minds.
It's going to be four long years of this shit. Day after day, batshit idea after batshit idea, just a Bataan Death March of the mind.
Trump says he plans to use "economic force" to make Canada a state
January 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A DDOS attack on our minds.
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🚨In Nature🚨
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Differences in misinformation sharing can lead to politically asymmetric sanctions - Nature
We find that conservatives tend to share more low-quality news through social media than liberals, and so even if technology companies enact politically neutral anti-misinformation policies, political...
www.nature.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🚨In Nature🚨
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Hendrik Meyer
Last week we held our workshop on #Polarization –Conceptualization and Methodological Approaches. It was a blast, bringing together brilliant and highly motivated minds! 🤓
December 3, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Last week we held our workshop on #Polarization –Conceptualization and Methodological Approaches. It was a blast, bringing together brilliant and highly motivated minds! 🤓
Reposted by Hendrik Meyer
Virtual Torches, Real Fires?🔥 In an interdisciplinary collaboration, we explore the spatial and temporal linkages between protest mobilization on Telegram and politically motivated crime offline across German districts from 2020 to 2022. 👉 doi.org/10.31219/osf...
November 14, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Virtual Torches, Real Fires?🔥 In an interdisciplinary collaboration, we explore the spatial and temporal linkages between protest mobilization on Telegram and politically motivated crime offline across German districts from 2020 to 2022. 👉 doi.org/10.31219/osf...
With rightwing populism rising and German elections coming earlier, feels like the perfect time to share our working paper: 'Beyond Anti-Elitism & Out-Group Attacks: How Concerns Shape the AfD’s Populist Representation on TikTok During 2024 EU Elections' w/@julialenz.bsky.social @drfell.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 2:27 PM
With rightwing populism rising and German elections coming earlier, feels like the perfect time to share our working paper: 'Beyond Anti-Elitism & Out-Group Attacks: How Concerns Shape the AfD’s Populist Representation on TikTok During 2024 EU Elections' w/@julialenz.bsky.social @drfell.bsky.social
What is Discursive Polarization and how does it relate to established #polarization concepts within (political) communication studies? Michael Brüggemann and I illustrated this in an entry for Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication.
Accepted OSF preprint: osf.io/preprints/os...
Accepted OSF preprint: osf.io/preprints/os...
September 16, 2024 at 7:10 AM
What is Discursive Polarization and how does it relate to established #polarization concepts within (political) communication studies? Michael Brüggemann and I illustrated this in an entry for Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication.
Accepted OSF preprint: osf.io/preprints/os...
Accepted OSF preprint: osf.io/preprints/os...
Reposted by Hendrik Meyer
Want to learn about the current literature on definitions, methods of measurement, predictors, effects, and the ethical challenges surrounding #ConspiracyTheories? Check out @lenafrescamente.bsky.social and my preprint from the Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication!
osf.io/preprints/os...
osf.io/preprints/os...
September 12, 2024 at 9:33 AM
Want to learn about the current literature on definitions, methods of measurement, predictors, effects, and the ethical challenges surrounding #ConspiracyTheories? Check out @lenafrescamente.bsky.social and my preprint from the Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication!
osf.io/preprints/os...
osf.io/preprints/os...