Dr. Marlene Strehler-Schaaf does research in the field of Political Communication and Journalism Studies. Her current projects focus on the dynamic relationships between social movements, protest movements, and news media and social media, the interactions between journalism and activism, and media-mediated citizenship norms. She also investigated media influences on decision-making processes of political and economic elites.
- Media and protest: (strategic) communication of protest movements, media coverage of protests and activism, and media influences on protest mobilization
- Journalism and activism: Interactions between journalists and activists, new forms of journalism
- Media and citizenship norms: mediated citizenship norms, effects on citizenship norms and political participation
- 2024: Award from the German Communication Science Association (DGPuK) for the best conference submission by doctoral candidates and students (3rd place)
- 2019: Master’s Award Communication Science from the Alumni Foundation for the best final thesis
Strehler-Schaaf, M. (2026). Proteste Für Zeitungen, Fernsehen und Insta? Wie Sich Protestbewegungen (nicht) an Wahrgenommene Medienlogiken Anpassen. Springer VS.
Strehler-Schaaf, M., Viehmann, C., and Quiring, O. (2025). Faulty News Coverage Causes Bad Moods-the Impact of Media Perceptions on the Relationship Between Bad Moods and Negative Negotiation Outcomes. JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY. Published. DOI Author/Publisher URL
Strehler-Schaaf, M. (2025). Proteste für Zeitungen, Fernsehen und Insta?. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. DOI
Maurer, M., Jost, P., Schaaf, M., et al. (2023). How right-wing populists instrumentalize news media: Deliberate provocations, scandalizing media coverage, and public awareness for the Alternative for Germany (AfD). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRESS-POLITICS, 28(4), 747-769. DOI Author/Publisher URL
Schaaf, M., Quiring, O. (2023). The Limits of Social Media Mobilization: How Protest Movements Adapt to Social Media Logic. MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION, 11(3), 203-213. DOI Author/Publisher URL
Schaaf, M., Viehmann, C., Weber, M., Quiring, O. (2023). Does Media Bias Fuel the Confrontation? How Decision-Makers Perceive News Coverage and how this Impression Shapes their Nego-tiation Strategy. IPP Working Paper Series No. 2301. Author/Publisher URL
Schaaf, M., Viehmann, C. (2022). Media use and protest participation – but what is in-between? The role of different sources of information, media-related perceptions, and political efficacy for protest behavior. SCM STUDIES IN COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA, 11(2), 210-239. DOI Author/Publisher URL
- From Street Demonstrations to Digital Activism in Exile. Changing Forms of Protest and the Influence of Digitalization. Presentation as part of the Summer School „Fighting for Democracy in Exile“ of the Deutsche Gesellschaft e. V., Berlin (06.08.2024).
- About the role of media in collective bargaining. Presentation as part of the working group “Tariff Policy and Practice” of the Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA), online (28.09.2023).
- empirical project seminars
- empirical course experiment on “Effects of media-mediated norm messages” (in the BA Communication Science, Summer 2024 & Summer 2025)
- empirical course survey on “Journalism vs. Activism” (in the BA Communication Science, Summer 2023)
- empirical course content analysis on “Reporting on current protest movements” (in the BA Communication Science, Winter 2022/2023)
- empirical course Current research questions in Communication Studies on “Mediatization of current protest movements” (in the MA Communication Science, Summer 2021 & Winter 2021/2022)
- empirical course survey on “The role of media in and around protest movements” (in the BA Communication Science, Summer 2020)
- Basic and advanced courses
- Course Online Communication on “The mobilization potential of social media” and “The role of social media in political and social mobilization (in the BA Communication Science, Summer 2024 & Summer 2022)
- Course Political Communication on “Are the media to blame for the success/failure of protest movements?” (in the BA Communication Science, Winter 2021/2022)
- Additional course on “Media and Protest” (in the BA Communication Science, Winter 2020/2021)
- Course “Mediatization – Key concept and key competences in Communication Science” (in the MA Communication Science, Winter 2023/2024)
- Course Data Analysis (in the BA Communication Science, Summer 2020, Summer 2021 & Summer 2022)
- Course Terms & Theories of Communication Science (in the BA Communication Science, Winter 2020/2021, Winter 2023/2024)
- Course Scientific Practices (in the BA Communication Science, Winter 2019/2020)
