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Gesellschaftliche Teilhabe und Meinungsbildung auf Twitch: Von einer reinen Gaming-Plattform zum Ort für politischen Austausch?

Viola Carolina Granow

Media Perspektiven, issue 15 (2025), 16 pp.

"42 Prozent der 14- bis 40-Jährigen in Deutschland nutzen Twitch mindestens selten. Die Twitch-User sind überwiegend männlich und zum größten Teil zwischen 21 und 30 Jahren alt. Gaming ist meist der erste Berührungspunkt mit Twitch. Auf der Plattform stehen Content-Creator und ihre Livestreams ... more

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Opus: Database dedicated to national legislation concerning the promotion of European audiovisual works across Europe

European Audiovisual Observatory, Council of Europe (2025)

"This database provides a comprehensive overview of how EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and the UK have transposed key articles of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD), on the promotion of European and independent works, specifically Articles 13 (media servi ... more

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Der Bauernkrieg: Ein Medienereignis

Thomas Kaufmann

Freiburg et al.: Herder (2025), 544 pp.

"Der Bauernkrieg bildet neben der Reformation die Schwelle zur Neuzeit. Anders als die Reformatoren aber können seine Protagonisten ihre teilweise modern klingenden Forderungen nicht durchsetzen. Die Erhebung der Bauern wird blutig niedergeschlagen. Der Bauernkrieg wurde immer auch ideologisch inte ... more

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Autoritarismus kommt vor dem Fall: Die Kirche als Regierungsopposition in Venezuela

Reiner Wilhelm

Herder-Korrespondenz, issue 5 (2025), pp. 44-46

"Die einstige Vorzeigedemokratie Venezuela ist seit der Regierungszeit von Hugo Chávez von Autoritarismus geprägt. Seit 2013 hält sich der Sozialist Nicolás Maduro zunehmend brutal an der Macht. Die Kirche versucht, dagegenzuhalten." (Einleitung)

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Africa Entertainment & Media Outlook 2024–2028: Resilience and Reinvetion

PwC (2025), 20 pp.

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Camera in Times of Crisis: Focus on Africa

Kehinde Christopher Adewumi, Folasayo Enoch Olalere, Gambo Giles Duniya (eds.)

Bingley (UK): Emerald Publishing (2025), 208 pp.

"The presence of cameras, at the forefront of crises, either in the hands of journalists, bystanders or passers-by and sometimes even parties to the crises, has inspired multiple visual notations, commentaries and perspectives. Thus, efforts and resources are channelled towards documenting crises, t ... more

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Los pódcast de infinito

Edmundo Armando Grijalva Brito (coord.)

Quito: Abya-Yala;Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (2025), 245 pp.

"Los pódcast se han convertido en una modalidad de reposición, distribución y difusión de contenidos derivada de la práctica productiva de la radio. El trabajo de laboratorio realizado en Infinito Radio adoptó como propuesta formativa la elaboración de series de narrativas sonoras que perfecc ... more

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Latin America's Contested Pasts in Telenovelas and TV Series: History as Fuel for Entertainment
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Mónika Contreras Saiz, Stefan Rinke (eds.)

Berlin: De Gruyter (2025), xxii, 381 pp.

"In Latin America, the production of telenovelas and TV series about the region's recent and traumatic past has grown considerably in the last 20 years, affecting societal perceptions of the past, historical consciousness, and political culture. While these TV products are usually perceived as trivi ... more

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Kulturtätige aus Belarus, Russland und der Ukraine zwischen Diaspora und Exil: Herausforderungen und Potenziale in den 2020er Jahren

Klara Koszarek

Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2025), 66 pp.

"Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die Entwicklungen der Diasporagemeinschaften aus Osteuropa, die in Deutschland und seinen östlichen EU-Nachbarländern seit 2020 an Größe und Bedeutung gewinnen – bedingt durch politische Krisen und Repressionen im autokratisch regierten Belarus und Russland u ... more

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Public libraries on TikTok: Emerging platform vernaculars of communication and distribution

Camilla Holm Soelsth, Idunn Bøyum, Colbjørnsen. Terje, Nil Pharo, Kim Talleras

Information, Communication & Society (2025), 20 pp.

"Libraries have long embedded social media platforms into their work practices, TikTok being a comparatively new addition. After its international launch, TikTok quickly became a popular platform, especially a space for ‘book talk’, called BookTok. The literature on libraries and TikTok is spars ... more

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The politics of serial television fiction: Structural developments, narrative themes, and the nonlinear turn

Sebastian Naumann

Bielefeld: transcript (2025), 431 pp.

"Fictional TV politics played a pivotal role in the popular imaginaries of the 2010s across cultures. Examining this curious phenomenon, Sebastian Naumann provides a wide-ranging analysis of the rapidly evolving landscape of contemporary polit-series. Proposing a novel structural model of serial tel ... more

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Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Multidimensional Perspectives and Future Challenges

Anda David, Murray Leibbrandt, Vimal Ranchhod, Rawane Yasser (eds.)

Washington, DC: World Bank;Agence Française de Développement (AFD) (2025), xxxvii, 253 pp.

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2025 Democracy Briefer for Funders: What's Happening to European Democracy and What Funders Can Do About It

Sevda Kilicalp, Nils Luyten

Brussels: Philanthropy Europe Association (2025), 52 pp.

"Democratic backsliding in recent years has been characterised by gradual, often legalistic shifts, rather than overt actions like coups. Europe is seeing worrying declines in electoral integrity, civil liberties and rule of law. There are several factors driving democratic backsliding in Europe, bu ... more

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Understanding Pope Francis’ Framing of Technology in Laudato Si’ and Fratelli Tutti in Light of Shannon Vallor’s Technomoral Virtues

Richmon Rey B. Jundis

Religion and Social Communication, volume 23, issue 2 (2025), pp. 399-425

"In an era defined by rapid technological advancements, technosocial issues have emerged, positioning technology as a doubleedged tool that can either foster human flourishing or contribute to moral and societal decline. These challenges provide an opportunity for the Catholic Church to reassess its ... more

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Ruanda 1994 bis heute: Vom Vorhof der Hölle zum Modell für Afrika - Wahrheit und Schein in Ruanda

Gerd Hankel

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2025), 170 pp.

"1994 kam es in Ruanda zu einem Völkermord, bei dem radikale Angehörige der Bevölkerungsgruppe der Hutus innerhalb von drei Monaten Hundertausende Menschen aus der Tutsi-Minderheit wie auch viele gemäßigte Hutus umbrachten. Gut 30 Jahre später gilt Ruanda vor allem in Europa und den USA als Vo ... more

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The power of humour

D+C: Development and Cooperation, issue 4 (2025), pp. 28-54

"All over the world, satirists courageously stand up for democratic values, often under extremely difficult conditions. Through their art, they create spaces for freedom and challenge authorities. On the other hand, extremists use humour for their political purposes too: They ridicule those who diss ... more

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Circulating Films Online: Insights from Independent Distributors in Europe

Roderik Smits

Rotterdam: Erasmus University Rotterdam (2025), 44 pp.

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Sorriso amaro: El humorismo en las letras hispanoamericanas entre los siglos XX y XXI

Andrea Pezzè, Federico Cantoni (eds.)

Buenos Aires: Teseo (2025), 271 pp.

"Con quince contribuciones de investigadores procedentes de universidades italianas e internacionales, este volumen construye una perspectiva de los estudios sobre el humor, las posibles variaciones tropológicas y las metodologías que se necesitan a la hora de acotar sus diferentes expresiones. Es ... more

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Mulheres da comunicação: Região Centro-Oeste
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Nilda Jacks, Lírian Sifuentes, Guilherme Libardi, Márcia Gomes, Benedito Dielcio Moreira, Dione Oliveira Moura

Bogotá: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), FES Comunicación (2025), 276 pp.

"Este livro celebra a trajetória acadêmica das mulheres que ajudaram a construir o campo da Comunicação no Brasil. Organizado por regiões, os volumes resgatam as histórias de pesquisadoras que, como fundadoras e consolidadoras, desafiaram estruturas e deixaram sua marca na produção de conhec ... more

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As USAID dies, many of Georgia's "vibrant" CSOs face extinction

Jaba Devdariani

GEOpolitics, issue 16 (2025), 6 pp.

"For decades, Georgia has been one of the largest per capita recipients of U.S. assistance. In 2012-2023, the years in which the Georgian Dream has been in power, total U.S. overseas development assistance (ODA) stands at USD 1 billion 920 mil lion, according to official data. Of course, the lion’ ... more

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