176 research outputs found
Incivility
Incivility is considered a significant challenge for democratic discourse and has been the subject of many studies in a variety of contexts. Although political incivility has a long research tradition, and scholarly attention toward the phenomenon has increased with the advance of social media, there is academic controversy regarding the concept and normative implications of incivility in political contexts. This chapter provides an overview of different incivility approaches in the extant literature, discusses key challenges in incivility research, and outlines normative implications. Further, we suggest future directions for incivility research and argue why an integrative, multidimensional concept of incivility offers great potential for incivility research in the field of political (online) communication
„U-Multirank“ und „U-Map” als Ansätze zur Schaffung von Transparenz im europäischen und globalen Hochschulsystem – Konzepte und Erfahrungen
Im Zuge der wachsenden Bedeutung weltweiter Hochschulrankings werden zunehmend \ud
deren problematische Aspekte thematisiert – etwa ein sich ausweitendes \ud
„reputation race“. Ausgehend von der Überzeugung, dass die über Rankings herzustellende Transparenz von grundlegender Bedeutung für verschiedenste Akteure im Hochschulbereich ist, widmen sich die Autoren den Projekten „U-Map“ und „U-Multirank“. Dabei zeichnen sie nach, welche notwendigen Gestaltungsprinzipien sich aus der Betrachtung des theoretischen Hintergrunds von Klassifikationen und Rankings sowie aus den Erfahrungen mit mehreren Rankings ergeben. Hiernach stellen sie dar, wie jene beiden „multi-dimensional“ und „user-driven“ Ansätze sich an den erarbeiteten Anforderungen orientieren, zentrale negative Effekte zu vermeiden versuchen, in komplementären Funktionen zusammenspielen und so einen Beitrag zur adäquaten Schaffung von Transparenz leisten können. Erste praktische Erfahrungen mit den beiden Ansätzen werden aufgegriffen
U-Multirank: design and testing the feasability of a multidimensional global university ranking: final report
U-Multirank:project ‘Design and testing the feasibility of a multi-dimensional global university ranking’ : interim progress report: preparation of the pilot phase
The digital outcry: What incites participation behavior in an online firestorm?
Brands, celebrities, or politicians are increasingly facing enormous online outrages in response to moral misconducts. These online firestorms are characterized by high message volume, indignant tonality, and negative opinion climate. Based on the concept of moral panics, this article analyzes why people join online firestorms. We argue that participation behavior is driven by a moral compass and a desire for social recognition. Results of an experiment and a content analysis of user comments show that a higher number of participants decreases users' willingness to participate but fosters compliance with the prevalent opinion and tonality of the comments. We also observe that a higher moral arousal of the issue increases perceived similarity with previous participants, which in turn affects whether and how people participate. In total, our results indicate the importance of social context for participation behavior in an online firestorm
"Can we please stop yelling at each other just because it’s the Internet?" Comparing incivility perceptions of community managers, users, and ac-tivists in online comment sections
Mecanismos de financiación de la Educación Superior en Alemania
Within a decade a paradigm shift in the funding of German universities has taken place: autonomy, competition and performance criteria now take center stage. Steering efforts of governments shifted from regulatory interventions to financial incentive systems. Nevertheless, the German funding model is not independent from its context – on the contrary, it is determined by certain factors that are described. This article also introduces major funding instruments for federal and state governments and shows how public funding instruments in Germany try to balance three major purposes. Furthermore, it points out that these tools have a common ground and offers an overview on the three typical pillars of funding models (basic, performance-oriented and innovation-/profile-oriented). They can be combined in different ways. To conclude, the articles highlights several lessons learnt.A lo largo de la década, ha tenido lugar un cambio de paradigma en la financiación de las universidades alemanas: los criterios de autonomía, competencia y ejecución son ahora el centro de atención. Los esfuerzos de dirección de los gobiernos pasaron de intervenciones reguladoras a sistemas de incentivos financieros. Sin embargo, el modelo de financiación alemán no es independiente de su contexto - por el contrario, se determina por ciertos factores que se describen. Este artículo también presenta los principales instrumentos de financiación de los gobiernos y programas federales y estatales acerca de cómo los instrumentos de financiación pública en Alemania tratan de equilibrar tres objetivos principales. Además, señala que estas herramientas tienen un punto en común y ofrece una visión general sobre los tres pilares típicos de los modelos de financiación (básico, orientado al rendimiento e innovación-/orientado a los perfiles). Se pueden combinar de diferentes maneras. Para concluir, en el artículo se destacan varias lecciones aprendida
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