Prof. Dr. Thomas Kern

Chair of Sociology, especially Social Theory, University of Bamberg

Thomas.kern@uni-bremen.de
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Digital public sphere

How are the main social conflict structures in Germany changing? Social media analysis of collective protests and social movements

Project

The project investigated the transformation of social conflicts in Germany due to digitalisation. The central question was to what extent conflicts are transferred to social media, and what are the consequences for democracies.

Publications

  • Kern, Thomas; Opitz, Dahla; Polenz, Julian; Pruisken, Insa; Tell, Sarah (2023)

    A Peripheral Movement?

    Querdenken in the Critical Public Discourse about the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Journal article
    German Politics and Society, German Politics and Society, Nr. 41, P. 16-34
    Project: Konfliktstrukturen
  • Kern, Thomas; Opitz, Dahla (2022)

    Trust Science!

    Institutional Conditions of Movement Resonance in the United States and Germany: The Case of Fridays for Future

    Journal article
    International Journal of Sociology, Volume: 51, Nr. 3, P. 249-256
    DOI: 10.1080/00207659.2021.1910431
    Project: Konfliktstrukturen
  • Kern, Thomas (2021)

    Social movements

    Contribution / chapter
    Greshoff, Rainer; Holstein, Betina; Schimank, Uwe; Weiß, Anja, Soziologie: Sociology in the German-speaking world, P. 399-413, München, DeGruyter Oldenbourg
    Project: Konfliktstrukturen
  • Kern, Thomas; Opitz, Dahla (2021)

    Disruptive Wissenschaft?

    Die Mobilisierung von Fridays for Future in den USA und Deutschland

    Journal article
    Büttner, S., Laux, T., Umstrittene Expertise: Zur Wissensproblematik der Politik, Leviathan, Sonderheft 38, Nr. 38, P. 294-317, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
    DOI: 10.5771/9783748911418
    Project: Konfliktstrukturen