Project

A critical analysis of European media discourses on China’s soft power.

Code
01CD5321
Duration
01 December 2021 → 31 May 2022
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Communications and media policy
    • Intercultural communication
    • Journalism studies
    • Media audience research
Keywords
Soft power China Europe content analysis in-depth interview focus group journalism
 
Project description

This project investigates European media discourses on China’s soft power with multi-method research design (1) news output about China’s soft power in European media through content analysis and framing analysis (2) unravel via in-depth interviews how news about China’s soft power is
constructed by European journalists (3) focus group study on audience to investigate recipe perceptions of China’s soft power.