Sophie Lecheler
@solecheler.bsky.social
Professor of Political Communication - University of Vienna
@univie.ac.at is advertising 40 paid PhD positions in the Social Sciences, Humanities & Cultural Studies. β
All information on the call here: careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
Select the Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences (VIDSS) for available topics & supervisors in Communication. π
All information on the call here: careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
Select the Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences (VIDSS) for available topics & supervisors in Communication. π
careers.univie.ac.at
January 7, 2026 at 11:10 AM
@univie.ac.at is advertising 40 paid PhD positions in the Social Sciences, Humanities & Cultural Studies. β
All information on the call here: careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
Select the Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences (VIDSS) for available topics & supervisors in Communication. π
All information on the call here: careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
Select the Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences (VIDSS) for available topics & supervisors in Communication. π
Reposted by Sophie Lecheler
π’ Great possibility to pursue a PhD @univie.ac.at : 4-year funded position with lots of flexibility and room to explore your own ideas. Supervison teams within the department, embedded in the Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences. Includes a (modest) teaching load.
We (@stawi-univie.bsky.social) are hiring a PhD researcher:
- focus: representation, party competition, pol behavior, pol institutions, pol econ, or related
- 4 years, starting 1 Oct 26
- 30h/week, incl some teaching
- deadline: 28 Jan 26
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
- focus: representation, party competition, pol behavior, pol institutions, pol econ, or related
- 4 years, starting 1 Oct 26
- 30h/week, incl some teaching
- deadline: 28 Jan 26
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
jobs.univie.ac.at
January 7, 2026 at 9:34 AM
π’ Great possibility to pursue a PhD @univie.ac.at : 4-year funded position with lots of flexibility and room to explore your own ideas. Supervison teams within the department, embedded in the Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences. Includes a (modest) teaching load.
Reposted by Sophie Lecheler
We (@stawi-univie.bsky.social) are hiring a PhD researcher:
- focus: representation, party competition, pol behavior, pol institutions, pol econ, or related
- 4 years, starting 1 Oct 26
- 30h/week, incl some teaching
- deadline: 28 Jan 26
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
- focus: representation, party competition, pol behavior, pol institutions, pol econ, or related
- 4 years, starting 1 Oct 26
- 30h/week, incl some teaching
- deadline: 28 Jan 26
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
jobs.univie.ac.at
January 7, 2026 at 9:26 AM
We (@stawi-univie.bsky.social) are hiring a PhD researcher:
- focus: representation, party competition, pol behavior, pol institutions, pol econ, or related
- 4 years, starting 1 Oct 26
- 30h/week, incl some teaching
- deadline: 28 Jan 26
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
- focus: representation, party competition, pol behavior, pol institutions, pol econ, or related
- 4 years, starting 1 Oct 26
- 30h/week, incl some teaching
- deadline: 28 Jan 26
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
Reposted by Sophie Lecheler
And more job opportunities: @univie.ac.at aims to fill 40 (!) doctoral positions in the social sciences, humanities and cultural studies
careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
careers.univie.ac.at
January 7, 2026 at 9:44 AM
And more job opportunities: @univie.ac.at aims to fill 40 (!) doctoral positions in the social sciences, humanities and cultural studies
careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p...
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Sociologist Katja Mayer explores in this video how digital technologies shape participation, power, and civic engagement. When systems start speaking for us, we risk becoming passive. #Democracy is not something we simply have, it is a skill that must be learned, practiced & renewed. #futureskills ‡οΈ
π Democratic Literacy: Why Participation Is a Skill | University of Vienna
YouTube video by UniversitΓ€t Wien
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January 7, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Sociologist Katja Mayer explores in this video how digital technologies shape participation, power, and civic engagement. When systems start speaking for us, we risk becoming passive. #Democracy is not something we simply have, it is a skill that must be learned, practiced & renewed. #futureskills ‡οΈ
Reposted by Sophie Lecheler
With the official launch of the Vienna Doctoral College on Digital #Humanism on 19 Nov., the City of Vienna has demonstrated being the capital of #DigitalHumanism. π
The kick-off event provided valuable insights β from strategy of @wien.gv.at until its practical implementation in our DocCollege. ‡οΈ
The kick-off event provided valuable insights β from strategy of @wien.gv.at until its practical implementation in our DocCollege. ‡οΈ
Shaping the digital future: Presenting our College to the Public at the kick-off - dighumcollege Vienna Doctoral College on Digital Humanism
With the official launch of our Vienna Doctoral College for Digital Humanism on 19 November, the City of Vienna has demonstrated being the capital of Digital Humanism. The event marks the transition f...
dighumcollege.at
December 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
With the official launch of the Vienna Doctoral College on Digital #Humanism on 19 Nov., the City of Vienna has demonstrated being the capital of #DigitalHumanism. π
The kick-off event provided valuable insights β from strategy of @wien.gv.at until its practical implementation in our DocCollege. ‡οΈ
The kick-off event provided valuable insights β from strategy of @wien.gv.at until its practical implementation in our DocCollege. ‡οΈ
Reposted by Sophie Lecheler
Im Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects ist @univie.ac.at in Kommunikationswissenschaft heuer auf Platz 2 aufgestiegen. Weiterhin das bestplatzierte Institut unserer UniversitΓ€t. Ein starkes Zeichen, dank aller engagierten Kolleg:innen, Projektmitarbeiter:innen & Studierenden. π€
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Im Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects ist @univie.ac.at in Kommunikationswissenschaft heuer auf Platz 2 aufgestiegen. Weiterhin das bestplatzierte Institut unserer UniversitΓ€t. Ein starkes Zeichen, dank aller engagierten Kolleg:innen, Projektmitarbeiter:innen & Studierenden. π€
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Neue Theodor Herzl-Dozentin: @oliveras.bsky.social, Journalistin und Redakteurin bei @derstandard.at, spricht in drei ΓΆffentlichen Vorlesungen ΓΌber #DiversitΓ€t, #Migration und Sprache im #Journalismus. ποΈ Los geht es am 24.11., hier mehr dazu π publizistik.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/ak...
Olivera StajiΔ ist Theodor Herzl-Dozentin 2025
Die Journalistin und "Standard"-Redakteurin Olivera StajiΔ spricht in drei ΓΆffentlichen Vorlesungen ΓΌber DiversitΓ€t, Migration und Sprache im Journalismus.
publizistik.univie.ac.at
November 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Neue Theodor Herzl-Dozentin: @oliveras.bsky.social, Journalistin und Redakteurin bei @derstandard.at, spricht in drei ΓΆffentlichen Vorlesungen ΓΌber #DiversitΓ€t, #Migration und Sprache im #Journalismus. ποΈ Los geht es am 24.11., hier mehr dazu π publizistik.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/ak...
Very proud!! βοΈβοΈβοΈ
π I canβt really believe Iβm writing this, butβ¦ on November 14, I successfully defended my dissertation! π₯³β¨
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Very proud!! βοΈβοΈβοΈ
Reposted by Sophie Lecheler
Thanks to everyone who joined our inaugural PolCom Classics webinar with @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social !
π₯ The recordingβs up on YouTube β see flyer for details.
Next up: @solecheler.bsky.social on Framing, now on Nov 6, from 12:00 - 13:00 CET.
π² Register via the QR code or the link below
π₯ The recordingβs up on YouTube β see flyer for details.
Next up: @solecheler.bsky.social on Framing, now on Nov 6, from 12:00 - 13:00 CET.
π² Register via the QR code or the link below
October 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Thanks to everyone who joined our inaugural PolCom Classics webinar with @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social !
π₯ The recordingβs up on YouTube β see flyer for details.
Next up: @solecheler.bsky.social on Framing, now on Nov 6, from 12:00 - 13:00 CET.
π² Register via the QR code or the link below
π₯ The recordingβs up on YouTube β see flyer for details.
Next up: @solecheler.bsky.social on Framing, now on Nov 6, from 12:00 - 13:00 CET.
π² Register via the QR code or the link below
Reposted by Sophie Lecheler
π Reminder: Join us for the next #PolComClassics webinar with @solecheler.bsky.social on Framing next week!
ποΈNov 6, 12:00β13:00 CET.
π² Register via the QR code or the link below!
ποΈNov 6, 12:00β13:00 CET.
π² Register via the QR code or the link below!
Thanks to everyone who joined our inaugural PolCom Classics webinar with @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social !
π₯ The recordingβs up on YouTube β see flyer for details.
Next up: @solecheler.bsky.social on Framing, now on Nov 6, from 12:00 - 13:00 CET.
π² Register via the QR code or the link below
π₯ The recordingβs up on YouTube β see flyer for details.
Next up: @solecheler.bsky.social on Framing, now on Nov 6, from 12:00 - 13:00 CET.
π² Register via the QR code or the link below
October 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
π Reminder: Join us for the next #PolComClassics webinar with @solecheler.bsky.social on Framing next week!
ποΈNov 6, 12:00β13:00 CET.
π² Register via the QR code or the link below!
ποΈNov 6, 12:00β13:00 CET.
π² Register via the QR code or the link below!
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Meilenstein: Die UniversitΓ€t Wien ist erstmals unter den Top 100 im World University Ranking von @timeshighered.bsky.social - auf Platz 95! π₯³ Das stΓ€rkt Sichtbarkeit & internationale Vernetzung exzellenter Forschender und Studierender weltweit. #univie #THERanking π www.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/pr...
October 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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The Persuasiveness of Political Targeting.
That is the title of Xiaotong Chu's timely and important PhD dissertation which she defends today. Go Tong!π
Proud supervisors: @skruikemeier.bsky.social @solecheler.bsky.social @lukotto.bsky.social and π
www.uva.nl/content/even...
That is the title of Xiaotong Chu's timely and important PhD dissertation which she defends today. Go Tong!π
Proud supervisors: @skruikemeier.bsky.social @solecheler.bsky.social @lukotto.bsky.social and π
www.uva.nl/content/even...
De overtuigingskracht van politieke targeting
Xiaotong Chu promoveert op het proefschrift: 'The Persuasiveness of Political Targeting'. Promotoren zijn prof. dr. S. Kruikemeier en prof. dr. S.K. Lecheler. Copromotoren zijn dr. L.P. Otto en prof. ...
www.uva.nl
October 2, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The Persuasiveness of Political Targeting.
That is the title of Xiaotong Chu's timely and important PhD dissertation which she defends today. Go Tong!π
Proud supervisors: @skruikemeier.bsky.social @solecheler.bsky.social @lukotto.bsky.social and π
www.uva.nl/content/even...
That is the title of Xiaotong Chu's timely and important PhD dissertation which she defends today. Go Tong!π
Proud supervisors: @skruikemeier.bsky.social @solecheler.bsky.social @lukotto.bsky.social and π
www.uva.nl/content/even...
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Iβm thrilled (and a little proud π€) to share my first single-authored publication!
Itβs now out open access in Information, Communication & Society:
π doi.org/10.1080/1369...
Iβm thrilled (and a little proud π€) to share my first single-authored publication!
Itβs now out open access in Information, Communication & Society:
π doi.org/10.1080/1369...
Tackling (misleading) incivility online: a user-centric evaluation of different comment moderation strategies
Uncivil online comments, e.g., in the form of insults or misinformation, come with severe consequences for platforms, users, and democratic processes β making effective moderation essential. Howeve...
www.tandfonline.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Iβm thrilled (and a little proud π€) to share my first single-authored publication!
Itβs now out open access in Information, Communication & Society:
π doi.org/10.1080/1369...
Iβm thrilled (and a little proud π€) to share my first single-authored publication!
Itβs now out open access in Information, Communication & Society:
π doi.org/10.1080/1369...
Reposted by Sophie Lecheler
π«π° Can we use nudges to mitigate news avoidance?
Yes and no β it depends on what nudges we use!
Together with @hajoboo.bsky.social & @solecheler.bsky.social I wanted to test whether nudges can reduce news avoidance as limited news consumptionβand to do so beyond established Western democracies. π§΅π
Yes and no β it depends on what nudges we use!
Together with @hajoboo.bsky.social & @solecheler.bsky.social I wanted to test whether nudges can reduce news avoidance as limited news consumptionβand to do so beyond established Western democracies. π§΅π
The Role of Choice Architecture in Mitigating News Avoidance
News avoidance has become more common and is associated with negative democratic outcomes. However, only a handful of studies have explored solutions to reduce news avoidance, with nudges offering ...
www.tandfonline.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
π«π° Can we use nudges to mitigate news avoidance?
Yes and no β it depends on what nudges we use!
Together with @hajoboo.bsky.social & @solecheler.bsky.social I wanted to test whether nudges can reduce news avoidance as limited news consumptionβand to do so beyond established Western democracies. π§΅π
Yes and no β it depends on what nudges we use!
Together with @hajoboo.bsky.social & @solecheler.bsky.social I wanted to test whether nudges can reduce news avoidance as limited news consumptionβand to do so beyond established Western democracies. π§΅π
Amazing, congratulations! π
September 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Amazing, congratulations! π
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If you submit to one new exciting conference in 2026, this could be it:
@epssnet.bsky.social
Deadline Nov 7
New kid on the block, with the right value set πͺπ½
@sarahobolt.bsky.social
@simonhix.bsky.social
#polisky #Belfast
epssnet.org/belfast-2026/
@epssnet.bsky.social
Deadline Nov 7
New kid on the block, with the right value set πͺπ½
@sarahobolt.bsky.social
@simonhix.bsky.social
#polisky #Belfast
epssnet.org/belfast-2026/
EPSS 2026 Conference | June 18β20 | ICC Belfast, UK
Join top political scientists for the EPSS 2026 Annual Conference in Belfast. Submit papers, attend panels, and network with fellow researchers.
epssnet.org
August 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
If you submit to one new exciting conference in 2026, this could be it:
@epssnet.bsky.social
Deadline Nov 7
New kid on the block, with the right value set πͺπ½
@sarahobolt.bsky.social
@simonhix.bsky.social
#polisky #Belfast
epssnet.org/belfast-2026/
@epssnet.bsky.social
Deadline Nov 7
New kid on the block, with the right value set πͺπ½
@sarahobolt.bsky.social
@simonhix.bsky.social
#polisky #Belfast
epssnet.org/belfast-2026/
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π¨π New publication: Svenja SchΓ€fer w/ Lea Gorski and PolCom members @hannahgreber.bsky.social + @solecheler.bsky.social explored whether solutions are effective in sustainability communication and examined the attribution of responsibility through an experiment. π doi.org/10.1080/1751...
Solutions that Move Us? The Role of Responsibility Framing in Audience Reactions to Sustainability Stories
Research on the effectiveness of solutions journalism in influencing self-efficacy, responsibility perception, and behavioral intentions has produced mixed results. While emotional responses to sol...
doi.org
July 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
π¨π New publication: Svenja SchΓ€fer w/ Lea Gorski and PolCom members @hannahgreber.bsky.social + @solecheler.bsky.social explored whether solutions are effective in sustainability communication and examined the attribution of responsibility through an experiment. π doi.org/10.1080/1751...
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Today @ #ViennaChildren'sUniversity π§
How can YOU stay safe on social media? π€
Our @solecheler.bsky.social & @amplanitzer.bsky.social, with @julianeidhardt.bsky.social & @allanhanbury.bsky.social, explored counter speech π£οΈ & algorithmic moderation π€ via roleplay, annotation games & a kindness wall π
How can YOU stay safe on social media? π€
Our @solecheler.bsky.social & @amplanitzer.bsky.social, with @julianeidhardt.bsky.social & @allanhanbury.bsky.social, explored counter speech π£οΈ & algorithmic moderation π€ via roleplay, annotation games & a kindness wall π
July 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Today @ #ViennaChildren'sUniversity π§
How can YOU stay safe on social media? π€
Our @solecheler.bsky.social & @amplanitzer.bsky.social, with @julianeidhardt.bsky.social & @allanhanbury.bsky.social, explored counter speech π£οΈ & algorithmic moderation π€ via roleplay, annotation games & a kindness wall π
How can YOU stay safe on social media? π€
Our @solecheler.bsky.social & @amplanitzer.bsky.social, with @julianeidhardt.bsky.social & @allanhanbury.bsky.social, explored counter speech π£οΈ & algorithmic moderation π€ via roleplay, annotation games & a kindness wall π
Had so much fun at our workshop on incivility and content moderation, based on our @wwtf.at Digital Humanism project, at the Vienna childrenβs university today! @amplanitzer.bsky.social @allanhanbury.bsky.social @julianeidhardt.bsky.social ππ«ΆπΌπ
July 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Had so much fun at our workshop on incivility and content moderation, based on our @wwtf.at Digital Humanism project, at the Vienna childrenβs university today! @amplanitzer.bsky.social @allanhanbury.bsky.social @julianeidhardt.bsky.social ππ«ΆπΌπ
Big congratulations to Dr. @dbetakova.bsky.social, who defended her dissertation today with excellent results! Thank u so much to the reviewers @skruikemeier.bsky.social & @antoniskalog.bsky.social, & committee chair @desireeschmuck.bsky.social ! @hajoboo.bsky.social and I are more than proud. π«ΆπΌπ«ΆπΌπ«ΆπΌ
June 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Big congratulations to Dr. @dbetakova.bsky.social, who defended her dissertation today with excellent results! Thank u so much to the reviewers @skruikemeier.bsky.social & @antoniskalog.bsky.social, & committee chair @desireeschmuck.bsky.social ! @hajoboo.bsky.social and I are more than proud. π«ΆπΌπ«ΆπΌπ«ΆπΌ
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Another windowless room (but this time way bigger) in which I got to present first preliminary findings on how strategic politicians can *actually* be about their emotions in election campaigns
π· @amplanitzer.bsky.social
π· @amplanitzer.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Another windowless room (but this time way bigger) in which I got to present first preliminary findings on how strategic politicians can *actually* be about their emotions in election campaigns
π· @amplanitzer.bsky.social
π· @amplanitzer.bsky.social
Reposted by Sophie Lecheler
What are the content-level characteristics of selectively avoided news? π€
@dbetakova.bsky.social presenting her impressive two-study research using computational text analysis and baysian modelling /w @solecheler.bsky.social & @hajoboo.bsky.social at an engaging #ICA25 panel on news avoidance π
@dbetakova.bsky.social presenting her impressive two-study research using computational text analysis and baysian modelling /w @solecheler.bsky.social & @hajoboo.bsky.social at an engaging #ICA25 panel on news avoidance π
June 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What are the content-level characteristics of selectively avoided news? π€
@dbetakova.bsky.social presenting her impressive two-study research using computational text analysis and baysian modelling /w @solecheler.bsky.social & @hajoboo.bsky.social at an engaging #ICA25 panel on news avoidance π
@dbetakova.bsky.social presenting her impressive two-study research using computational text analysis and baysian modelling /w @solecheler.bsky.social & @hajoboo.bsky.social at an engaging #ICA25 panel on news avoidance π