Prof. Dr. Michael Johann
Research focus areas: Strategic communication • Digital communication • Political communication.
Office hours:
by arrangement
About the Person
Michael Johann is currently serving as Interim Professor of Strategic Communication at the Department of Media and Communication at LMU Munich during the 2026/27 winter semester.
He is also Assistant Professor at the Institute for Media, Knowledge and Communication at the University of Augsburg. Previously, he served as Interim Professor of Online Communication at Leipzig University.
He received his doctorate from the University of Passau with a dissertation on dialogic corporate communication on social media.
His research and teaching focus on strategic and organizational communication, political and digital communication, and crisis communication. His current research interests include the role of organizations in strengthening democratic resilience, the political and societal functions of memetic communication, and the use of artificial intelligence in corporate communication.
He is also actively involved in several academic associations and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Organisational and Strategic Communication Section of ECREA.