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Dimensions of diversity : mapping the field of media and communication studies by combining cognitive and material dimensions

  • Buhmann, Alexander University of Fribourg, Department of Communication and Media Research (DCM)
  • Ingenhoff, Diana University of Fribourg, Department of Communication and Media Research (DCM)
  • Lepori, Benedetto University of Lugano, Center for Organizational Research
    2015
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  • Communications. - De Gruyter Mouton. - 2015, vol. 40, no. 3, p. 267-293
research activities in media and communication studies
subject topics
scientific output
organizational structures and resources
meta-discourse on media and communication studies
English In this study we empirically map the field of media and communication studies (MCS) by focusing on relationships between cognitive dimensions (such as research topics and approaches) on the one hand and material dimensions (such as funding and institutionalization) on the other. Our analysis, which focuses on the field of MCS in Switzerland, identifies two clusters of research institutions representing distinct strands of research in the field. Results show how these two strands differ in terms of their resource base, institutional positioning and recognition, teaching and transfer activities, as well as activities of scientific production. Similarities and differences in these dimensions serve to explain the general evolution of the field.
Faculty
Faculté des sciences économiques et sociales et du management
Department
Département des sciences de la communication et des médias
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  • English
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Information, communication and media sciences
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