Publikationen und Vorträge

January 2016 – Dr. Jessica Kunert
Publications, Presentations & Awards
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PUBLICATIONS
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Accepted: Kunert, Jessica (2016): Informations- und Transparenzelemente auf den
persönlichen Webseiten der Mitglieder des Europäischen Parlaments, for a special
issue of the Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft on “Web 2.0 Demokratie 2.0” (eds. Prof. Dr. Marianne Kneuer and Prof. Dr. Samuel Salzborn)
In press: Kunert, Jessica (2015): Review of “Social-Media-Kommunikation nationaler
Regierungen in Europa. Theoretische Grundlagen und vergleichende
Länderanalysen”, by eds. Holger Sievert and Astrid Nelke, Medien &
Kommunikationswissenschaft (2015).
Kunert, Jessica (2015): Die Webseiten der Europaabgeordneten: Wie informativ und
transparent präsentieren sich MdEP im Netz. On the German weblog
„Hamburger Wahlbeobachter“. URL: http://www.hamburgerwahlbeobachter.de/2015/08/die-webseiten-der-europaabgeordneten.html
Kunert, Jessica (2015): How websites help MEPs to reconnect with citizens. On the
Political Studies Association UK “Political Insight” weblog. URL:
http://www.psa.ac.uk/insight-plus/blog/how-websites-help-meps-reconnect-citizens.
Kunert, Jessica/Schmidt, Jan (2011): Hub, Fine-Tuner oder Business as Usual? Social
Network Sites und die Bundestagswahl 2009. In: Schweitzer, Eva J./Albrecht, Steffen
(eds.) (2011): Das Internet im Wahlkampf. Analysen zur Bundestagswahl 2009.
Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, pp. 226-243.
Interviews with Darryn Lyons, Michael Kneissler; In: Bergmann, Jens/Pörksen,
Bernhard (eds.) (2009): Skandal! Die Macht der öffentlichen Empörung. Köln:
Halem-Verlag.
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CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS
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Presentation “Parliamentarians on the Web – what do their websites tell us about
them? Members of the European Parliament and national parliamentarians in
comparison” at the General Online Research Conference in Cologne, 20.03.2015
Presentation “MEPs on the Web - different from national MPs or just the same?
Socialisation and the new digital media in the European Parliament“ at the Political
Science and Political Economy Research Group Doctoral Seminar of the Government
Department of the London School of Economics and Political Science in London,
28.10.2013
Presentation „MEPs on the Web. The European Parliament, its communications
function, and the new digital media“ at the Tuesday Seminar of the Centre for the
Study of Democracy of Leuphana University Lüneburg in Lüneburg, 25.06.2013.
Presentation “MEPs on the Web – The European Parliament, its communication
function and the new digital media” at the 13th European Union Studies Association
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Biennial Conference 2013 in Baltimore, 09.05.2013
Presentation „E-Participation in the European Multi-Level System. Supply and Use of
New Digital Media in the European Parliament.“ at the Tuesday Seminar of the
Centre for the Study of Democracy of Leuphana University Lüneburg in Lüneburg,
29.05.2012.
Presentation “Building a digital electoral connection: MEPs' websites and Facebook
profiles. How do MEPs present themselves online?” at the General Online Research
Conference 2012 in Mannheim, 06.03.2012
Presentation “Hub, Fine-Tuner or Business as Usual? Social Network Sites in the
2009 Federal Election” with Dr. Jan-Hinrik Schmidt at the General Online Research
Conference 2010 in Pforzheim, 28.05.2010.
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AWARDS
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Fully funded, three-year PhD Studentship at the Center for the
Study of Democracy at the Leuphana University Lüneburg
Winner of the “Thesis Competition” (best master’s thesis) at the
14th General Online Research Conference 2012 in Mannheim
08/2012-07/2015
03/2012
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