Johannes Löffler
Institute of Geographical Sciences
Disaster Research Unit (DRU)
Research Associate
BMBF-Project: “RESIK - Resilienz und Evakuierungsplanung für sozioökonomische Infrastrukturen im medico-sozialen Kontext” (Project Head: Prof. Dr. Martin Voss)
Address
Carl-Heinrich-Becker-Weg 6-10
Room 026
12165 Berlin
Room 026
12165 Berlin
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Education
| 2014 | Master of Arts (M.A.), Political Science, University of Leipzig |
| 2011 | Social Science/Philosophy - Political Science, University of Leipzig |
Academic Positions
| Since 08/2022 | Research assistant, BMBF-project: " Resilience and Evacuation Planning for Socio-Economic Infrastructures in a Medico-Social Context" (Professor Martin Voss), Disaster Research Unit (DRU), FU Berlin |
| 08/2016 - 02/2022 | Research assistant, DFG-project: "The Pope's Legions II: A Case Study on Social and Political Transformation" (Professor Mariano Barbato), Center for Religion and Modernity (CRM), WWU Münster |
| 10/2012 - 04/2013 | Student assistant, Tutor B.A. Module: Political Science, Institute of Political Science, University of Leipzig |
| 11/2011 - 08/2012 | Student assistant, research project: "Lost in Translation" (Prof. Rebecca Pates), Institute of Political Science, University of Leipzig |
Research interests
- Political theory and international relations, especially political soft power
- Political communication strategies, especially communication theory of persuasion
- Digital media and disaster communication
- Public media and disaster communication
- Qualitative research, especially discourse analysis, media analysis and speech act analysis
Research projects
| Since 08/2022 | Research assistant, BMBF-project: "Resilience and Evacuation Planning for Socio-Economic Infrastructures in a Medico-Social Context" (Professor Martin Voss), Disaster Research Unit (DRU), FU Berlin |
| 08/2016 - 02/2022 | Research assistant, DFG-project: "Legions of the Popes II: A Case Study in Social and Political Transformation" (Professor Mariano Barbato, Center for Religion and Modernity (CRM), WWU Münster |
Publications
- Löffler, Johannes Ludwig (2021): From Archangels to Virtual Pilgrims: A Brief History of Papal Digital Mobilization as Soft Power. In: Religions 12, 8, p. 657. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12080657.
- Barbato, Mariano; Löffler, Johannes (2019): Papst Franziskus und die Flüchtlinge - Die Wahrnehmung des Weltjugendtags 2016 in deutschen Medien. In: Hidalgo, Oliver/Pickel, Gert (Hg.): Flucht und Migration in Europa: Neue Herausforderungen für Parteien, Kirchen und Religionsgemeinschaften, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, pp. 101-125.
- Löffler, Johannes (2019): Glaube in der Biopolis? Die biopolitischen Debatten der katholischen Kirche. In: Gerhards, Helene/Braun, Kathrin (Hg.): Biopolitiken – Regierungen des Lebens heute, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, pp. 277-299.
- Löffler, Johannes (2018): »Habemus Twitter!« Die digitale Revolution des Heiligen Stuhls. In: Barbato, Mariano/Barbato, Melanie/Löffler, Johannes (Hg.): Wege zum digitalen Papsttum. Der Vatikan im Wandel medialer Öffentlichkeit, Frankfurt a. M.: Campus, pp. 199-226.
- Barbato, Mariano; Barbato, Melanie, Löffler Johannes (2018): Wege zum digitalen Papsttum. Der Vatikan im Wandel medialer Öffentlichkeit, Frankfurt a. M.: Campus 2018.