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Sophie Lecheler

@solecheler.bsky.social

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Professor of Political Communication - University of Vienna

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Sophie Lecheler @solecheler.bsky.social · 19h

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 1d

Meilenstein: Die Universität Wien ist erstmals unter den Top 100 im World University Ranking von @timeshighered.bsky.social - auf Platz 95! 🥳 Das stärkt Sichtbarkeit & internationale Vernetzung exzellenter Forschender und Studierender weltweit. #univie #THERanking 👉 www.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/pr...

Foto des Hauptgebäudes der Universität Wien, es fliegt feierliches Konfetti durch das Bild. Rechts unten ist ein Badge zu sehen, auf dem zu lesen ist:
TOP 100
Austrian Excellence, International Impact.
University of Vienna.
THE TOP 100 umranden den Badge.

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 1d

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 7d

The Persuasiveness of Political Targeting.

That is the title of Xiaotong Chu's timely and important PhD dissertation which she defends today. Go Tong!🚀

Proud supervisors: @skruikemeier.bsky.social @solecheler.bsky.social @lukotto.bsky.social and 🙋

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. ...

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Andrea Wiesner @andreawiesner.bsky.social · 13d

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I’m thrilled (and a little proud 🤗) to share my first single-authored publication!
It’s now out open access in Information, Communication & Society:
🔗 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 – making effective moderation essential. Howeve...

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Dominika Betakova @dbetakova.bsky.social · 14d

🚫📰 Can we use nudges to mitigate news avoidance?
Yes and no — 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 consumption—and to do so beyond established Western democracies. 🧵👇

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

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Sophie Lecheler @solecheler.bsky.social · Sep 6

Amazing, congratulations! 🎉

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Aug 8

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 💪🏽

@sarahobolt.bsky.social
@simonhix.bsky.social

#polisky #Belfast

epssnet.org/belfast-2026/

EPSS 2026 Conference | June 18–20 | 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

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Polcom Vienna @polcomvienna.bsky.social · Jul 29

🚨📝 New publication: Svenja Schäfer 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. 🔗 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

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Polcom Vienna @polcomvienna.bsky.social · Jul 8

Today @ #ViennaChildren'sUniversity 🧒
How can YOU stay safe on social media? 🤔
Our @solecheler.bsky.social & @amplanitzer.bsky.social, with @julianeidhardt.bsky.social & @allanhanbury.bsky.social, explored counter speech 🗣️ & algorithmic moderation 🤖 via roleplay, annotation games & a kindness wall 💛

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Sophie Lecheler @solecheler.bsky.social · Jul 8

Had so much fun at our workshop on incivility and content moderation, based on our @wwtf.at Digital Humanism project, at the Vienna children’s university today! @amplanitzer.bsky.social @allanhanbury.bsky.social @julianeidhardt.bsky.social 😎🫶🏼😆

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Sophie Lecheler @solecheler.bsky.social · Jun 26

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. 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

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Sophie Lecheler @solecheler.bsky.social · Jun 18

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Dominik Hokamp @dominikhokamp.bsky.social · Jun 16

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

📷 @amplanitzer.bsky.social

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Polcom Vienna @polcomvienna.bsky.social · Jun 16

What are the content-level characteristics of selectively avoided news? 🤔
@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 👏

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Annie Waldherr @anniewald.bsky.social · Jun 16

@ipk-univie.bsky.social is wrapping up #ica25 in Denver!

From awards to withdrawn presentations, we‘ve had it all this year. Sending warm greetings & thoughts to all colleagues who could not participate 🫶✨

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Anna Maria Planitzer @amplanitzer.bsky.social · Jun 16

What kinds of content do users themselves want to see moderated on platforms? 👀
Surprisingly, it's less about the incivility of language and more about authorial intention, target vulnerability and platform affordances /w @solecheler.bsky.social, @pia-p.bsky.social & Svenja Schäfer 🙂 #ICA25 #PolComm

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Alessandro Nai @alessandronai.bsky.social · Jun 16

Our new book THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ATTACK POLITICS is out next month! 🔥📚

We offer a new look at negativity effects, via perceptions & evaluations🤔😱👿🤣

You can pre-order it with a nice 20% discount on the cover price (for paperbacks this makes it £32 or so)

Check out discount code & link in the flyer 👇

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Polcom Vienna @polcomvienna.bsky.social · Jun 15

📰 Empathy in journalism - meant to connect us, but can it also divide?
@hannahgreber.bsky.social presents findings on the unintended side-effects of empathy-driven journalism at #ICA25 w/ @jesperstromback.bsky.social & @solecheler.bsky.social 👏

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IPK - Department of Communication @ipk-univie.bsky.social · Jun 15

Welcome to the ICA conference!

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Daniel Wiesner @danielwiesner.bsky.social · Jun 15

Presenting in the coziest corner of #ICA25 including a weird neck tilt to see the screen ✅
w/ the one and only @andiisto.bsky.social, co-authored with @solecheler.bsky.social & Svenja Schäfer.

Come watch me do that move again!
📅 Monday, 10:30
📍 Mineral G (again)
🗣️ „Science on the Political Stage“

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Sophie Lecheler @solecheler.bsky.social · Jun 14

@polcomvienna.bsky.social at the #ica25, come see our presentations!

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Sophie Lecheler @solecheler.bsky.social · Jun 14

And follow our great scholars @gngeorgarakis.bsky.social @hannahgreber.bsky.social @amplanitzer.bsky.social @dbetakova.bsky.social @dominikhokamp.bsky.social @danielwiesner.bsky.social @andiisto.bsky.social

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Sophie Lecheler @solecheler.bsky.social · Jun 14

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Andrea Wiesner @andreawiesner.bsky.social · Jun 14

I won something at #ica25 🥹❤️

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Dominika Betakova @dbetakova.bsky.social · Jun 11

🙂 Kicking off #ICA25 this week in beautiful Boulder, CO ⛰️
@amplanitzer.bsky.social presents our ongoing work on political information needs across neurodiverse cognitive profiles at the 2nd Disability, Communication, and Media Preconference w/ @solecheler.bsky.social & @hajoboo.bsky.social 👏

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Eva Kössner @evakoessner.bsky.social · Jun 10

What a wonderful evening! Insights into inspiring teaching and doctoral research, a well-deserved birthday party and a fantastic concert of The Sound of Social Science:
vds-sosci.univie.ac.at/rising-voices/

Rising Voices

3 June 2025, Aula am Campus

vds-sosci.univie.ac.at

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Sophie Lecheler @solecheler.bsky.social · Jun 7

I look great in a hat so… It was a pleasure to celebrate the 5th birthday of the Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences - i miss working with excellent colleagues @evakoessner.bsky.social Roman Pfefferle @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social Emma Dowling & many more 🫶🏼🫶🏼 vds-sosci.univie.ac.at/your-benefit...

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Sophie Lecheler @solecheler.bsky.social · Jun 7

This was an easy job with such a great candidate! well done and congratulations! 🎉

aytalina @aytalina.bsky.social · Jun 6

It still feels surreal, but on June 3, I defended my dissertation! 🎓

SO grateful to my reviewers @solecheler.bsky.social & Silke Adam, committee chair @hajoboo.bsky.social, advisors @anniewald.bsky.social & @nicolarighetti.bsky.social, co-authors Paul Balluff & Nanda Wijermans, & Team! 🙏✨

#PhDone

Defense celebration with my wonderful committee members, fantastic advisors & co-authors, and dear colleagues from all over Europe

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Sophie Lecheler @solecheler.bsky.social · Jun 7

Congratulations again! So well done!

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APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social · Jun 6

Only one week left until the ICA! 🤩 We are pleased to present an overview of the Polcomm programme. Make a note of the sessions you cannot miss!

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