Centre for Digitised Public Spheres Research (ZEDOE)
The Centre for Digitised Public Spheres Research focuses on the theoretical and empirical analysis of the preconditions, consequences and characteristics of digitised public spheres. Analyses are conducted from a social science perspective, in particular a communication science perspective on the micro, meso and macro level. Research also examines specific (partial) public spheres and their processes of interchange with various societal subsystems (such as politics, economy, science, etc). Innovative theoretical approaches and research methods for digitised communication and accompanying processes or societal changes are developed in this process.
The centre’s aims are to bring together the scientists that conduct research on digitised public spheres at the University of Münster, to encourage the exchange and the discussion with external scientists and to make the research results fruitful for academic teaching. The aims also include promoting the engagement in public discourses and to strengthen the university’s profile in this research area, especially in the area of communication science.