
Projects

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OpenQDA: open qualitative data analysis software
Based on our own needs regarding collaborative work, methodological expansion, fair data usage, and support for open research processes, ZeMKI has been developing OpenQDA since January 2023. You can use the software at https://openqda.org/ and find the source code and developer documentation at https://github.com/openqda. The current special features of OpenQDA are: As a web-based application (…)
- Duration: 2023 – 2025
- Project lead: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp, Prof. Dr. Karsten D. Wolf

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Re-evaluating Governing Principles: Navigating the Integration of Generative AI in Everyday Communication Systems
Funded by: Zentrale Forschungsförderung (ZF), Universität Bremen Elevator Pitch This postdoctoral project examines the socio-technical impact of generative AI integration into communication ecosystems. Through policy analysis, expert interviews, and user surveys, I will reassess how platform values evolve amid ongoing technological and regulatory changes. Project Overview This research investigates the principles shaping generative AI regulation (…)
- Duration: 2024 – 2027
- Project lead: Dr. Rebecca Scharlach

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Prototypes of social cohesion
Participating institutions: ZeMKI, University of Bremen, Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans Bredow Institute (HBI), Hamburg Funding: Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC) Facebook, X and TikTok promote radicalization and hate speech. Digital platforms and social media are therefore typically seen as problems when it comes to social cohesion. In contrast, this work package focuses (…)
- Duration: 2025 – 2026
- Project lead: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp

ComAI Research Space (ComAI coordination project)
- Duration: 2025 – 2028
- Project lead: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp, Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach, Prof. Dr. Wiebke Loosen, Prof. Dr. Cornelius Puschmann, Dr. Gregor Wiedemann

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Education: ComAI for learning and teaching (ComAI P9)
- Duration: 2025 – 2028
- Project lead: Prof. Dr. Andreas Breiter

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Political discourse: ComAI and deliberative quality (ComAI P6)
- Duration: 2025 – 2028
- Project lead: Prof. Dr. Cornelius Puschmann, Dr. Gregor Wiedemann

Governance: Private ordering of ComAI through corporate communication and policies (ComAI P4)
- Duration: 2025 – 2028
- Project lead: Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach

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Pioneer Communities: Imagining ComAI and its possible futures (ComAI P1)
- Duration: 2025 – 2028
- Project lead: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp