CPC’s research on uses and effects of public communication specifically deals with the characteristics of those exposed to news and other information, i.e., the composition and the motives of the audience. The question is how people select, process, and make sense of public-affairs communication. And, what kinds of effects can be expected – in terms of individual recipients’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour, such as participation in the democratic process. Also of interest is how media and communication influence public opinion in general, politics, and the political system, both at the national and supranational level.
Scholars doing work in this domain include:
- Claes de Vreese
- Rachid Azrout
- Bert Bakker
- Linda Bos
- Mark Boukes
- Marcel van Egmond
- Katjana Gattermann
- Sanne Kruikemeier
- Sophie Lecheler
- Jonas Lefevere
- Yph Lelkes
- Judith Möller
- Marjolein Moorman
- Wouter de Nooy
- Damian Trilling
- Andreas Schuck
- Penelope Sheets
- Joost van Spanje
- Knut de Swert
- Rens Vliegenthart
- Magdalena Wojcieszak