The Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences promotes innovative, excellent, problem-oriented research that aspires to contribute to societal debates and address key global challenges.

The cohorts trained and supported by the ViDSS are part of a vibrant research environment and international networks. The ViDSS encompasses and fosters connections between a broad range of disciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives. The ViDSS embraces the entire range of epistemological, methodological and theoretical approaches that are employed at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Doctoral candidates receive research training and write a doctoral thesis in the fields of communication, demography, development studies, nursing science, political science, science and technology studies, social and cultural anthropology, and sociology. The ViDSS aims for the highest standards in doctoral training and close supervision to ensure a mastery of social scientific debates and relevant theories and methods. As a result, ViDSS graduates are highly employable both within and outside academia.

Fellowship and award winners
 

Social and cultural anthropologist and ViDSS Alumna Ilona Grabmaier was awarded the GAIN Gender & Agency Prize and the Förderpreis of the Dr. Maria Schaumayer Stiftung for her doctoral thesis entitled “Stayed at home. (Re)Configurations of care in rural Ukraine”. Congratulations!
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Fellowship and award winners
 

Sociologist and ViDSS Alumna Clara Holzinger won the Danubius Young Scientist Award 2024. The Award aims at honouring the scientific contribution to addressing challenges of the region and at strengthening the networking between the talents in the region. 14 young scientists were granted this award, one for each country that is part of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region. Congratulations!
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Childbirth is often associated with joy, family, and new beginnings, but what happens when it becomes a source of harm? Elif Gül, ViDSS student in science and technology studies, delves into obstetric violence and reproductive justice, specifically birth justice, a concept introduced by Black feminist activists in the 1990s.

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Fellowship and award winners
 

Communication scientist Sophie Mayen was awarded the Best Paper Award of the Fachgruppe Gesundheitskommunikation during the DGPuK Health Communication Conference 2024 in Lucerne (2nd place) for her paper “Parental mediation trajectories and their associations with adolescents’ mental health” (co-authored with Anne-Linda Camerini). Congratulations!
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Political scientist Jule Kegel explains in a short video class for children what participation means and why it is important for democracy. The initiative is part of the project “Nachgefragt” organised by the Kinderbüro of the University of Vienna. (In German)
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Fellowship and award winners
 

Political scientists Carolin Brodtmann and Tobias Doppelbauer were awarded a DOC-team Fellowship by the Austrian Academy of Sciences for their doctoral thesis projects on transformative political education in civil society engagement against far-right ideologies (Brodtmann) and in self-organised learning communities in alternative agri-food systems (Doppelbauer). Congratulations!
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Media articles and press releases
 

Election orientation tools are designed to help voters gain an overview of the substantive positions of various campaigning parties. ViDSS students Franziska Windisch, Manuel Scharrer, Jakob Meinel und Benedikt Seisl (in a team around Matthias Kaltenegger) helped to introduce the Swiss tool smartvote in Austria ahead of the 2024 National Council Elections. (In German)
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Fellowship and award winners
 

The sowi:doc Awards for the academic year 2023/2024 are awarded to Hannah Greber (“Immersive journalism – The future of the news?”), Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki (“Science-policy interfaces for ocean protection”) and Teresa Weikmann (“Getting real with fakes: Characteristics and consequences of ‘deepfakes’ in democracies”). Congratulations!
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Fellowship and award winners
 

Political scientist and ViDSS alumna Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki was awarded the Award of Excellence (Staatspreis für die besten Dissertationen) for her doctoral thesis about science-policy interfaces for ocean protection. Congratulations!
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New publications by ViDSS students

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Four eyes, two truths: Explaining heterogeneity in perceived severity of digital hate against immigrants. / Kirchmair, Thomas; Koban, Kevin; Matthes, Jörg.
In: Communications - The European Journal of Communication Research, Vol. 49, No. 3, 05.09.2024, p. 468-490.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Blurring Boundaries: A longitudinal analysis of skills required in journalism, PR, and marketing job ads. / Bernhard, Jana; Russmann, Uta.
In: Journalism & mass communication quarterly, Vol. 101, No. 3, 09.2024, p. 612-636.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

"I can't see the forest for the ticks, uhm, trees…”: The role of online forums in parents’ vaccination trajectories. / Paul, Katharina Theresa (Corresponding author); Pichelstorfer, Anna; Hansl, Nora et al.
In: Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 357, 117183, 09.2024.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

The more you know…? How disclosures, persuasion knowledge training, and political fit impact cognitive processing of targeted political ads. / Noetzel, Selina (Corresponding author); Binder, Alice; Matthes, Jörg.
In: International Journal of Advertising , 17.08.2024.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Enacting the Future: Environmental Activism Worldwide. / Daniel, Antje (Corresponding author); Jasser, Marie Theresa; Olarte Sanchez, Lorena Elizabeth.
In: Journal für Entwicklungspolitik (JEP), Vol. XXXX, No. 1/2, 13.08.2024, p. 5-32.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Growing prominence of deep-sea life in marine bioprospecting. / Zhivkoplias, Erik; Jouffray, Jean Baptiste; Dunshirn, Paul et al.
In: Nature sustainability, Vol. 7, No. 8, 08.2024, p. 1027-1037.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Corona und Familienleben. Qualitative Längsschnittforschung in der Covid-19-Pandemie. / Dafert, Vera; Zartler, Ulrike.
Familie in pandemischen Zeiten. Zur Deutung, Aushandlung und Bewältigung der Corona-Krise in der Familie. ed. / Franziska Krüger; Jan Frederik Bossek; Christian Gräfe; Christina Lokk; Elif Yildizli. Weinheim: Beltz Juventa, 2024. p. 38-59.

Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed

Parents or Teachers? Parents’ Experiences in Austria with Supporting Their Children in Homeschooling During the COVID-19 Pandemic. / Dirnberger, Petra; Dafert, Vera; Zartler, Ulrike.
Biographical Perspectives on Lives Lived During Covid-19: Global Narratives and International Methodological Innovations. ed. / Lisa Moran; Zeta Dooly. Springer International, 2024. p. 259-280.

Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed

LOCAL INITIATIVES IN SHRINKING CITIES: On Normative Framings and Hidden Aspirations in Scholarly Work. / Sandmann, Leona (Corresponding author); Gunko, Maria (Corresponding author); Shirobokova, Irina (Corresponding author) et al.
In: International Journal for Urban and Regional Research, 17.07.2024.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Can We Counteract Hate? Effects of Online Hate Speech and Counter Speech on the Perception of Social Groups. / Schäfer, Svenja (Corresponding author); Rebasso, Isabella; Boyer, Ming Manuel et al.
In: Communication Research (CR), Vol. 51, No. 5, 07.2024, p. 553-579.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Die Programmatik der AfD – eine Kritik: Darstellung und Vergleich mit Positionen der katholischen Kirche . / Heimbach-Steins, Marianne; Filipovic, Alexander; Claudius, Bachmann et al.
2024.

Publications: Working paper

Self-responsibilization, the municipality, and the state: Peripheralization shaping local initiatives in shrinking small towns. / Großmann, Katrin (Corresponding author); Adams, Ria-Maria; Bolotova, Alla et al.
In: Cities, Vol. 150, 105067, 07.2024, p. 1-10.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Concept Cartoon Diskussionen: Mit Kindern partizipativ über Scheidung forschen. / Parisot, Viktoria; Zartler, Ulrike.
In: Beziehungsweise : Informationsdienst des Österreichischen Instituts für Familienforschung, 03.06.2024, p. 6-7.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article

Protest and repression on social media: Pro-Navalny and pro-government mobilization dynamics and coordination patterns on Russian Twitter. / Kulichkina, Aytalina; Righetti, Nicola; Waldherr, Annie.
In: New Media & Society, 02.06.2024.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Citizenship in times of crisis: biosocial state–citizen relations during COVID‑19 in Austria. / Radhuber, Isabella; Haddad, Christian; Kieslich, Katharina et al.
In: BioSocieties, Vol. 19, No. 2, 06.2024, p. 326-351.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Don’t waste the crisis: The COVID-19 Anthropause as an experiment for rethinking human–environment relations. / Fiske, Amelia; Radhuber, Isabella M.; Salvador, Consuelo Fernández et al.
In: Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, Vol. 7, No. 3, 06.2024, p. 1222-1244.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Felt-bodily communication as a medium for parents and their children with care needs: a neo-phenomenology perspective. / Falkenstein, Thomas; Mayer, Hanna; Nagl-Cupal, Martin.
In: HeilberufeSCIENCE, 06.2024.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract/Conference paper › Peer Reviewed

Katharina Brizić (2022): Der Klang der Ungleichheit: Biografie, Bildung und Zusammenhalt in der vielsprachigen Gesellschaft. Münster, New York: Waxmann. / Holzinger, Clara.
In: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie (ÖZS), Vol. 49, 06.2024, p. 275-278.

Publications: Other contribution to periodical › Book/Film/Event review

Scheidung und Scheidungsfolgen aus Kindersicht. / Zartler, Ulrike; Parisot, Viktoria.
In: Interdisziplinäre Zeitschrift für Familienrecht - iFamZ, Vol. 19, No. 3, 06.2024, p. 152-155.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article

Writing Choreographies: (STS) Knowledge Production in Post- digital Academia. / Schikowitz, Andrea; Dessewffy, Esther; Davies, Sarah et al.
In: Tecnoscienza: Italian Journal of Science & Technology Studies, Vol. 1, 01.2025.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

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