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Comparative Communication Research

A Study of the Conceptual, Methodological, and Social Challenges of International Collaborative Studies in Communication Science

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Comparative research has gained enormous popularity in communication and media studies in the last two decades and is increasingly conducted in international research teams. Collaboration with scholars from different countries brings many advantages, but it is also prone to conflict. Sophia Charlotte Volk presents the first systematic reflection on the conceptual, methodological, and social challenges of international collaborative and comparative studies in communication science. A systematic review of comparative studies and expert interviews with communication scholars shed light on how challenges manifest themselves empirically and what solutions have proven to be appropriate. The book proposes a phase model of collaborative and comparative research that can serve as a guide for scholars on what conditions should be created for productive collaboration in temporary research projects.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Sophia Charlotte Volk

About the author

Dr. Sophia Charlotte Volk is a Senior Research and Teaching Associate at the Department of Science Communication at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. She received her doctorate from Leipzig University, Germany. In addition to international comparative research and team science, her research and teaching interests include strategic science communication, digital corporate communication, media management, evaluation and impact measurement of organizational communication.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Comparative Communication Research

  • Book Subtitle: A Study of the Conceptual, Methodological, and Social Challenges of International Collaborative Studies in Communication Science

  • Authors: Sophia Charlotte Volk

  • Series Title: Studies in International, Transnational and Global Communications

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-36228-7

  • Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-36227-0Published: 02 February 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-36228-7Published: 01 February 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2569-1481

  • Series E-ISSN: 2569-149X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 447

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Media and Communication, Science and Technology Studies

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Softcover Book USD 99.99
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