Research Unit Qualitative Methods and Theoretical-Historical Approaches
The department combines qualitative methods with theoretical-historical analysis to study media systems, media policy, and mediatization.
Research Interests:
Qualitative methods and theoretical-historical analysis • Media systems and media change in international comparison • Mediatization and media policy
Information
The department of Prof. Dr. Michael Meyen at LMU Munich specializes in qualitative methods and theoretical-historical analysis. Research topics include media systems and media change in international comparison, media policy, journalism, PR, public sphere, internet, music, cinema, and sports, as well as the history of the institute and the discipline itself. The goal is to advance communication science beyond data analysis and mid-range theories in a critical and interdisciplinary manner.
The department emphasizes student involvement in research projects, with students contributing as interviewers, coders, idea generators, and sounding boards. These projects often serve as foundations for theses and doctoral dissertations.
Research Projects
The project comprises a systematic research program on the “how” of media use, i.e. the arrangements, styles and inner attitudes during use. We combine qualitative, quantitative and technical methods.
Further information on the project The GDR in Film.
Duration: 12/2018 - 06/2025
Financial support: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
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The Team
Prof. Dr. Michael Meyen
Hannah Broecker, Dr.
Lukas Friedrich, M.A.
Daria Gordeeva, M.A.