Research on “Sustainability & Communication” examines societal communication processes related to sustainability at a macro, meso, and micro level. This includes mediated public communication, organizational communication, intra- and interpersonal communication. The focus lies on communication processes aiming at strengthening awareness of sustainability among different stakeholders to anchor the principle of sustainability in society. Furthermore, research focuses on understanding what impact who is communicating and how sustainability-related messages are communicated have on recipients, with a critical view on greenwashing. Current research topics include an analysis of communication processes and strategies of pro-social influencers, social enterprises, media companies, different stakeholder groups, and the role of (mediated) communication on consumption practices and attitudes.
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Recent Publications
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Fenzl, T., Weder, F., Voci, D., & Lemke, S. (2022). Demoralization Effects of Sustainability: Development of a Theoretical Framework and Exploratory Pilot-Study on Moralization and Demoralization Effects in (M) Eating Behavior. Frontiers in Communication, 7.
Koinig, I., & Diehl, S. (2022). GreenfluencerInnen–eine neue Form der Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation?. Nachhaltigkeit als Gegenstand und Zielgröße der Rezeptions-und Wirkungsforschung: Aktuelle Studien und Befunde, 44, 19.
Peter, C., Kümpel, A. S., Mangold, F., & Schnauber-Stockmann, A. (Hrsg.). (2022). Nachhaltigkeit als Gegenstand und Zielgröße der Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung: Aktuelle Studien und Befunde. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG.
Voci, D. (2022). Logos, ethos, pathos, sustainabilitos? About the role of media companies in reaching sustainable development. Sustainability, 14(5), 2591.
Weder, F., & Voci, D. (2022). Eco-art as discourse driver. In The Routledge Handbook of Nonprofit Communication (pp. 235-245). Routledge.
Further relevant Publications
Diehl, S., Karmasin, M., Mueller, B., Terlutter, R., & Weder, F. (Eds.). (2017). Handbook of integrated CSR communication. Springer International Publishing.
