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CBMR publications and media appearances in February 2026

CBMR publications and media appearances in February 2026

New interview with Manuel Menke on nostalgia as a political strategy

In an interview with NordForsk, Manuel Menke, PI of the PastForward Project on the political uses of the past in the Nordics, talks about the role of nostalgia in politics in a world in constant crisis-mode.

CBMR publications and media appearances in January 2026

CBMR publications and media appearances in January 2026

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen appointed to Committee of Experts on Media Regulators in a Platform-Based Environment

Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (KOMM) has been appointed as a member of the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts on Media Regulators in a Platform-Based Environment (MSI eREG).

CBMR publications and media appearances in December 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in December 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in November 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in November 2025

Signe Sophus Lai and Sofie Flensburg (CTS) are part of a new Carlsberg Research grant

Signe Sophus Lai and Sofie Flensburg from the Center for Tracking and Society are part of a new Carlsberg Research Communication grant for the project SKYEN FINDES IKKE (There is no cloud).

Youths, Media and Performance: How Young People Remember Violent Pasts

Associate Professor Birgit Bräuchler and Research Fellow at Leipzig University Sina Emde have edited a Special Issue of Anthropological Forum titled Youths, Media and Performance: How Young People Remember Violent Pasts…

CBMR publications and media appearances in October 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in October 2025

CGC researcher Anja Simonsen about migrant deaths in the Mediterranean

CGC researcher Anja Simonsen has written an article in Information about migrant deaths in the Mediterranean and their consequences. The article highlights what it means to lose someone and being left behind in…

Small digital frictions can slow the spread of misinformation

New research from the University of Copenhagen points to a simple yet effective method for combating misinformation on social media: make it slightly harder to share content.

Climate Justice at the University: Integrating Struggles for Liberation

Universities are not simply places for learning and research but are also centers of power and influence that can shape society. Historically, the Western model of the university was originally designed to serve wealthy…

Loss, Damage, and Justice in Global Climate Policy

For 30 years, heads of state and diplomats have met at the Conference of the Parties (COP), to negotiate solutions to urgent climate challenges. Usually, coverage of the conferences celebrates successfully signed…

CBMR publications and media appearances in September 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in September 2025

Call for papers for the 2027 issue of Nordic Journal of Media Studies

Nordic Journal of Media Studies invites contributions to the 2027 issue exploring how scandals unfold and are communicated across media.

Second article out in the EXPOSING-project in Nordic Journal of Media Studies

New EXPOSING-publication.

Morten Axel Pedersen in the news commenting on the phenomenon “rawdogging”

Morten Axel Pedersen was interviewed for an article on DR where he commented on the new phenomenon “rawdogging.” Excerpts from the article (in Danish): - Det udtrykker noget ret specifikt om tiden, vi lever i. Alting e…

There is nothing new about renewable energy: Tracing the life of solar panels

This article is a write-up about the event “Exploring the Life of Solar Panels or Why J-B Fressoz is Right” (August 26, 2025).

CBMR publications and media appearances in August 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in August 2025

Pointing out Manicules in AM 76 8vo

Marginal annotations are a popular way to interact with a text; AM 76 8vo showcases manicules, a form of marginalia that literally gets the point across.

Hashtags and humour are used to spread extreme content on social media

Conspiracy theories and incitement to harassment and violence abound on mainstream social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. But the extreme content is often mixed with ironic play, memes and hashtags, which…

CBMR publications and media appearances in June/July 2025

CBMR publications and media appearances in June & July 2025

COMM researchers contribute to new issue of the Nordic Journal of Media Studies

The theme of the new issue is 'Influencers: Navigating Platforms, Expertise, Branding, and Authenticity', and it is is edited and with introduction by Professor Anne Jerslev and Professor Mette Mortensen.

Frankenstein and Kant’s beauty come from Dutch Indonesia

Dehlia Hannah, CApE Hum Fellow 2025 and Professor of Environmental Aesthetics at Copenhagen University is interviewed by CApE writer Semine Long-Callesen in an article for Resilience.