Profil
The chair is researching in the fields of (online) radicalization and extremism, as well as their prevention.
The projects and employees work, among other things, on:
- Analysis and monitoring of radicalization indicators such as hate speech, propaganda, conspiracy narratives or disinformation.
- How radicalization forms and radicalized content are influenced by digital spaces.
- The analysis and impact of hate speech and its placement in humorous content.
- The role of gaming(-groups) in radicalization processes.
- How computational methods can be used to identify and analyze radical content and processes.
- Mobilization, mainstreaming and normalization of radical and extrem content.
Additionally, a second focus is in the area of entertainment research:
- Use of (entertainment) media for recreation.
- Relationship between entertaining media content and psychological well-being
- The role of entertainment in (self-) threatening conditions
- Effect of entertaining offers in relation to (one's own) life situation
- The role of multitasking in media reception (e.g. second screening)