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A formal model of molecular codes with respect to chemical reaction networks
The present thesis introduces a theory of molecular codes with respect to chemical reaction networks. To analyse cellular subsystems for codes a formalization of molecular codes has been developed and applied to a variety of biological and non-biological network models. Two different code identifying…
Work-Life-Balance in der IT-Unternehmensberatung : (Fortsetzungsbericht zur Studie WoBaFIT)
Die Untersuchungen zeigen, dass eine gute Work-Life-Balance (WLB) in Unternehmensberatungen für die Mitarbeiter einen hohen Stellenwert hat. Ein signifikanter geschlechtsspezifischer Unterschied ist nicht erkennbar. Sowohl Frauen als auch Männer streben aktiv nach einer ausgewogenen WLB. Die Inanspruchnahme…
A New Definition of Journalism Functions in the Framework of Hybrid Media Systems : German and Russian Academic Perspectives
The communication patterns of our society have undergone crucial changes due to the development of the digital public sphere and the formation of ‘hybrid media systems’ (Chadwick 2011). This transformation challenges professional journalism in its role as the fourth estate. It is obviously essential…
Editorial Special Issue : Russian and German Perspectives on Transcultural Communication
This special issue assembles articles of young scholars from Berlin and St.
Petersburg that offer new transcultural perspectives on a fundamentally changing
research field. The collection offers Russian and German points of view based on
the national and academic roots of the different authors. This…
Foreign Policy Involvement Matters : Towards an Analytical Framework Examining the Role of the Media in the Making of Foreign…
Foreign policy processes have long played a minor role in the study of political
communication. There is a broad consensus that the media is the central mediating actor and
primary conduit between political decision-makers and the public. However, the media’s influence
on foreign policy remains contingent…
The State of Environmental Journalism in Germany and Russia
In the last few years I have been intensively reporting on all major UN Conferences on climate
change/green economy/sustainable development issues both in Russian and German media. This
type of reporting, which connects themes about the environment, politics and business might be
rather new to a Russian…
"We are Anonymous." Anonymity in the Public Sphere – Challenges of Free and Open Communication
Anonymity, the stealth mode of public communication, challenges different actors who
deal with freedom of communication issues in their day to day life – be it professional journalists,
information and communication scientists, technicians or political activists. This article aims to
deliver theoretical…
Media Cultures of Young Turkish Migrants and German Resettlers in Germany
This article contributes to the understanding of young people’s media cultures by addressing the question whether and to what extent young people with different cultural backgrounds differ in their exposure to and usage of traditional mass media and new digital media as well as in their engagement in…
Fragmentation and Polarization of the Public Sphere in the 2000s : Evidence from Italy and Russia
After the Arab spring, direct linkage between growth of technological hybridization of
media systems and political online-to-offline protest spill-overs seemed evident, at least in several
aspects, as ‘twitter revolutions’ showed organizational potential of the mediated communication of
today. But…
Measuring Strategy by Tracing Political Media Relations Tactics – A Conceptualization
Conceptualizing the strategic interplay of communication experts with political
journalists is like being in the middle of so far conflicting approaches. The mostly economic science
based literature on strategic communication management often implies a prescriptive and rational
approach of decision…