Prof. Dr. Uwe Hasebrink
Prof. Dr. Uwe Hasebrink, after studying Psychology and German Philology in Hamburg, he subsequently worked for three years at the Institute for Social Psychology at the University of Hamburg.
He joined the Hans Bredow Institute in 1986 as a researcher; from 1988 he also acted as the executive manager. In 1998, he was elected to the Institute’s directorate. In 1999, he was Acting Professor of Communications at the College of Music and Theatre in Hanover. In spring 2001, he received a chair in “Empirical Communications Studies” from the University of Hamburg and the Hans Bredow Institute jointly.
Since 2009 he is a member of the board of directors of the Research Center for Media and Communication (RCMC), which brings together university and non-university media and communication research in Hamburg, and at the same time one of the spokespersons of the Graduate School Media and Communication, which is being supported within the context of the Hamburg initiative of excellence.
Alongside this, he was spokesperson for the specialist group on reception research in the DGPuK from 1998 to 2003, co-publisher of the series “Rezeptionsforschung” (reception research) from 2003 to 2007, and a member of the Management Committee of the International Radio Research Network (IREN) from 2004-2006. He has been a member of the Executive Board of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) since 2004 and has held a curatorship at the Academy for Journalism and Communications in Hamburg since 2001. Since 2009 he has been a member of the international board of the "Journal of Children and Media".
His research emphases at the Institute are in the areas of media use and media contents, as well as media politics; in recent years these included primarily: patterns of individual use and media repertoires, the convergence of the media from the user's perspective, consequences of online media for classical media, media use with children and young people, forms of user interest vis-à-vis the media, as well as European media and European audiences.
Latest publications
Hölig, S.; Domeyer, H.; Hasebrink, U. (2011): Souveräne Bindungen. Zeitliche Bezüge in Medienrepertoires und Kommunikationsmodi [Confident Liaisons. Temporal Relations in Media Repertoires and Communications Modes]. In: M. Suckfüll; H. Schramm; C. Wünsch (eds.), Rezeption und Wirkung in zeitlicher Perspektive. Baden-Baden: Nomos (forthcoming).
Hasebrink, U.; Lampert, C. (2011): Kinder und Jugendliche im Web 2.0 - Befunde, Chancen und Risiken [Children and Young People in the Web 2.0 - Findings, Opportunities and Risks]. In: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte, 3/2011, pp. 3-17 (available online in German).
Hasebrink, U.; Domeyer, H. (2010): Die Konstruktion europäischer Fernsehpublika [The Construction of European TV Audiences]. In: U. Daniel, A. Schildt (eds.), Massenmedien im Europa des 20. Jahrhunderts [Mass Media in 20th-Century Europe]. Köln; Weimar; Wien: Böhlau, pp. 121-148.
Livingstone, S.; Hasebrink, U. (2010): Designing a European Research Project on Children and the Internet: Reflections on Comparative Research in Theory and Practice. In: T. Brodasson, U. Kivikuru, B. Tufte, L. Weibull, H. Ostbye (eds.), The Nordic Countries and the World. Perspectives from Research on Media and Communication. Göteborg: Göteborgs Universitet, pp. 135-147.
Hasebrink, U.; Paus-Hasebrink, I.; Schmidt, J.-H. (2010): Das Social Web in den Medienrepertoires von Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen [The Social Web in Media Repertoires of Yound People and Adolescents]. In: Hepp, A.; Wimmer, J. (Eds.): Medienkulturen im Wandel. Konstanz: UVK, pp. 319-355.
Paus-Hasebrink, I.; Hasebrink, U. (2010): Der Umgang von Heranwachsenden mit dem Social Web. Handlungstypen, Chancen und Risiken [How Adolescents Deal with the Social Web. Action Types, Opportunities and Risks]. In: D. Hoffmann, N. Neuß, G. Thiele (eds.), Stream your Life!? Kommunikation und Medienbildung im Web 2.0. München: Kopaed, pp. 33-44.
Hasebrink, U.; Schulz, W.; Deterding, S.; Schmidt, J.-H.; Schröder, H.-D.; Sprenger, R. (2010): Leitmedium Internet? Mögliche Auswirkungen des Aufstiegs des Internets zum Leitmedium für das deutsche Mediensystem [Key Medium Internet? Potential Effects of the Rise of the Internet as “Key Medium” in the German Media System]. Expert Opinion submitted to the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Parliament (TAB) in April 2010 (unpublished).
Hasebrink, U. (2010): Wandel der Mediennutzung [Changes in Media Usage]. In: J. Hennig, M. Tjarks-Sobhani (eds.), Veränderte Mediengewohnheiten – andere technische Dokumentation? Lübeck: Schmidt-Römhild, pp. 13-28 (Schriften zur Technischen Kommunikation; Band 15).
Hasebrink, U. (2009): Quality Assessments and Patterns of Use. Conceptual and Empirical Approaches to the Audiences of Public Service Media. In: G. F. Lowe (Ed.), The Public in Public Service Media. Göteborg: Nordicom, pp. 135-149.
Hasebrink, U.; Domeyer, H. (2010): Zum Wandel von Informationsrepertoires in konvergierenden Medienumgebungen [On the Change of Information Repertoires in Convergent Media Environments]. In: M. Hartmann, A. Hepp (eds.), Die Mediatisierung der Alltagswelt [The Mediatisation of the Everyday World]. Wiesbaden, pp. 49-64.
Latest lectures
"Media Repertoires as Patterns of Behaviour and as Meaningful Practices", lecture by U. Hasebrink and H. Domeyer at the conference "Transforming Audiences 3" in London on 2 September 2011.
"What is the TV Audience? The Audience's Perspective", Lecture by U. Hasebrink und S. Hölig at the preconference "Transforming Audiences 3" of "COST Action IS0906: Transforming Audiences, Transforming Societies" in London on 31 August 2011.
"Communication Modes as Key Elements of Converging Media Environments", lecture by S.Hölig and U. Hasebrink at the "First conference of the COST Action IS0906: Transforming Audiences, Transforming Societies" in Zagreb on 9 April 2011.
"New Challenges and Methodological Innovations in Research on Media Audiences and Patterns of Usage”, keynote by U. Hasebrink at the "First Conference of the COST Action IS0906: Transforming Audiences, Transforming Societies" in Zagreb on 8 April 2011.
"Onlinenutzung und Onlinerisiken von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Europa. Ergebnisse des Projekts EU Kids Online II“ [Online Usage and Risks for Children and Young People in Europe], lecture by U. Hasebrink at the board conference of the State Media Authority Lower Saxony (NLM) in Hanover on 6 April 2011.
"Interkulturell vergleichende Rezeptionsforschung" [Interculturally Comparative Reception Research], lecture by U. Hasebrink in the context of the lecture series "The Sound of Music. Interkulturelle Phänomene der Populärkultur“ at the University of Salzburg on 21 March 2011.
"Online Child Safety – Why it is Important and Which are Issues and Future Challenges", lecture by U. Hasebrink at the Multi-Stakeholder-Workshop “Self-Regulation in the Field of Online Child Safety” of the EU Commission in Brussels on 16 March 2011.
“The Merits of Inter-Cultural Research: The Case of the EU Kids Online Network”, Keynote by U. Hasebrink at the 2nd Workshop of the Young Scholars Network on Privacy and Web 2.0 in Hamburg on 3 March 2011.
„Soziale Netzwerke: Der aktuelle Stand der Nutzungsforschung“ [Social Networks: Current Status of Usage Research], lecture by U. Hasebrink at the 10th Symposium on Media Ethics, Hochschule der Medien, Stuttgart, on 13 January 2011.
“Findings from EU Kids Online II: Initial Results”, lecture by U. Hasebrink at the conference “Growing Up in a Digital Society – Internet and Value Orientation in the Lives of Children and Young People in Germany and Europe” in Berlin on 7 December 2010.
"Giving the Audience a Voice: The Role of Research in Making Media Regulation More Responsive to the Needs of the Audience”, lecture by U. Hasebrink at the workshop “Media Diversity from the User Perspective”, University of Amsterdam on 3 December 2010.
"Fernsehnutzung und Onlinenutzung: Konstruktion von Publika und aktuelle Trends" [TV Usage and Online Usage: Construction of Audiences and Current Trends], presentation by U. Hasebrink in the context of the lecture "Einführung in die Audiovisuelle Kommunikation" [Introduction to Audiovisual Communication] at the Faculty of Communication Studies at the University of Salzburg on 1 December 2010.
"Different Cyberspaces across Europe? Towards a Typology of Young People’s Online Practices", lecture by U. Hasebrink at the Cyberspace 2010 Congress in Brno on 28 November 2010.
"Die Nutzung sozialer Netzwerke im Internet durch Jugendliche" [The Use of Social Networks on the Internet by Young People], lecture by U. Hasebrink at the 19th Federal Congress Schulpsychologie Handy&Computer@schule.de in Hameln on 18 November 2010.
"Mediennutzung in konvergierenden Medienumgebungen: Das Konzept der Medienrepertoires“ [Media Usage in Converging Media Environments: the Concept of Media Repertoires], lecture by U. Hasebrink at the Summer School "Medienkonvergenz: Konzepte, Formen, Folgen" [Media Convergence: Concepts, Forms, Consequences] at the University of Hamburg on 27 July 2010.
"Das Nahe und das Ferne – Mediennutzung im Zeichen der Globalisierung" [The Near and the Distant - Media Use under the Banner of Globalisation], lecture by U. Hasebrink at the conference „Plattdeutsch in den Medien“ in Hamburg on 20 May 2010.
"Lagerfeuer der Zukunft – Wer fesselt die Digital Natives?" [Camp Fire of the Future – Who Captures Digital Natives?], lecture by U. Hasebrink and head of a panel at the Media Congress in Stuttgart on 3 May 2010.
"Zukunft der Kommunikationswissenschaft" [The Future of Communication Studies], participation of U. Hasebrink in the panel discussion at the conference "Die nächsten 40 Jahre – Selbstverständnis und Praxisrelevanz der Kommunikationswissenschaft" [The Next 40 Years – Self-Conception and Practice-Orientation of Communication Studies] of the Faculty of Communication Studies of the University of Salzburg on 1 February 2010.
"Souveräne Bindungen. Zeitliche Bezüge in Medienrepertoires und Kommunikationsmodi“ [Confident Ties. Temporal References in Media Repertoires and Communication Modes], lecture by S. Hölig, H. Domeyer and U. Hasebrink at the conference of the DGPuK work group on reception and impact research "Rezeption und Wirkung in zeitlicher Perspektive“ [Reception and Impact in Temporal Perspective] in Berlin on 30 January 2010.
"Wege in die Wissenschaft: Wissenschaftliche Organisationen, Tagungen & Netzwerke" [Ways into Science: Academic Organisations, Conferences and Networks], lecture by U. Hasebrink at the postgraduate workshop of the DGPuK expert group Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung in Berlin on 28 January 2010.
"Qualitätsbewertungen im Medienbereich: Wer bewertet was nach welchen Kriterien? Begriffsklärung und Einordnung" [Assessment of Quality in the Media: Who Evaluates What According to Which Criteria? Disambiguation and Classification], lecture by U. Hasebrink at the workshop "Zur Bewertung der Qualität öffentlich-rechtlicher Angebote – mit Schwerpunkt Telemedien" der GVK der ARD and the DST committee of SWR Rundfunkrat in Mainz on 15 December 2009.
"Publizistischer Wert und Qualitäten der Telemedien des ZDF: Begriffsklärung und Einordnung" [Journalistic Value and Qualities of the Teleservices of the ZDF: Disambiguation and Classification], lecture by U. Hasebrink at the workshop "Qualität im Netz – Qualitätskriterien, Methoden, Qualitätssicherungssysteme" [Quality in the Net - Criteria, Methods, Quality Assurance Systems] of the ZDF-Fernsehrat in Mainz on 10 December 2009.
"Fernsehnutzung: Konstruktion von Publika und aktuelle Trends" [TV Usage: Construction of Audiences and Current Trends], lecture by U. Hasebrink in the context of the lecture series "Einführung in die Audiovisuelle Kommunikation" [Introduction to Audiovisual Communication] at the Faculty of Communication Studies of the University of Salzburg on 25 November 2009.
"Das Social Web im Alltag Jugendlicher“ [The Social Web in the Everyday Life of Young People], lecture by U. Hasebrink at the Forum Kommunikationskultur of the GMK "Stream your life!?“ in Berlin on 21 November 2009 (with I. Paus-Hasebrink).
"Is a European Public Service Television Possible? Reflections from a German Perspective”, lecture by U. Hasebrink at the conference "Is a European Public Service Television Possible?" in the context of the Prix Italia in Turin on 24 September 2009.
"Heranwachsen mit dem Social Web. Zur Rolle von Web 2.0-Angeboten im Alltag von Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen" [Growing up with the Social Web. On the Role of Web 2.0 Offerings in the Everyday Life of Young People], lecture by U. Hasebrink at the Medienpädagogische Fachtagung of the Media Authority North Rhine Westphalia (LfM) in Dusseldorf on 23 September 2009 (with I. Paus-Hasebrink).
"Die Nutzung sozialer Netzwerke im Internet durch Jugendliche“ [The Use of Social Networks in the Internet by Young People], lecture by U. Hasebrink at the conference of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung "In Netzen gefangen?! Jugendliche in virtuellen communities“ [Caught in Nets?! Young People in Virtual Communities] in Berlin on 16 September 2009.
“The Social Web in the Every Day Life of Young People”, lecture by U. Hasebrink at the conference “Transforming Audiences II” in London on 3 September 2009 (with I. Paus-Hasebrink).
"The Meaning of Media Repertoires. A Qualitative Approach to the Understanding of Transmedial Patterns of Media Use", lecture by H. Domeyer and U. Hasebrink at the conference "Transforming Audiences 2" in London on 3 September 2009.
"The Structure of the Internet as a Communicative Space: The Users' Perspective", lecture by S. Hölig and U. Hasebrink at the Transforming Audiences 2 conference in London on 3 September 2009.
"Medien und kollektives Gedächtnis" [Media and Collective Memory], workshop by J. Finger, H.-U. Wagner and U. Hasebrink at the Summer School „Film, Fernsehen, Internet. Kulturwissenschaftliche Rezeptionsforschung“ [Film, Television, Internet. Reception Research in Cultural Studies] of the Institute of Media and Communication at the University of Hamburg on 28 July 2009.
"Kulturwissenschaftliche und kommunikationswissenschaftliche Rezeptionsforschung: Wo liegt der Unterschied? Und was können Beide von einander lernen?“ [Reception Research in Cultural and Communication Studies: What Is the Difference? And What Can They Learn from Each Other?], lecture by U. Hasebrink at the Summer School "Film, Fernsehen, Internet - Kulturwissenschaftliche Rezeptionsforschung“ in Hamburg on 27 July 2009.
"Protection of Users in the Web 2.0: Between Regulation and Self-Responsibility", participation of U. Hasebrink in a panel discussion at the Medienforum NRW in Cologne on 24 June 2009.
"Comparing Countries: Similarities and Differences in Findings”, lecture by U. Hasebrink at the EU Kids Online Conference in London on 11 June 2009.
"Social Network Sites - Challenges for Media Literacy", lecture by I. Paus-Hasebrink, C. Lampert and U. Hasebrink at the EU Kids Online Conference in London on 11 June 2009.
"Zum Abhängigkeits- und Suchtpotential von Computerspielen" [On the Addiction Potential of Computer Games], participation of U. Hasebrink in an expert hearing of the federal states Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia in Hanover on 8 June 2009.
"Die Medienpolitik der EU und ihre Auswirkungen auf Deutschland“ [Media Policies of the EU and their Effects on Germany], lecture by U. Hasebrink at the EuroMaPS-conference „Perspektiven auf Europa. Beiträge aus Kommunikationswissenschaft, Medienpolitik und Medienpraxis“ [Perspectives on Europe. Articles from Communication Studies, Media Politics and Media Practice] in Hamburg on 5 May 2009.
"Das Social Web im Kontext übergreifender Medienrepertoires" [The Social Web in the Context of Overlapping Media Repertoires], lecture by U. Hasebrink at the DGPuK annual conference in Bremen on 30 April 2009.
"Heranwachsen mit dem Social Web" [Growing up with the Social Web], lecture by U. Hasebrink, I. Paus-Hasebrink (University of Salzburg) and J.-H. Schmidt at the media briefing for the presentation of the eponymous study in in Düsseldorf on 29 April 2009.
"Heranwachsen mit dem Social Web" [Growing up with the Social Web], presentation of the eponymous study by U. Hasebrink and I. Paus-Hasebrink (University of Salzburg) at the conference of the Media Authority North Rhine-Westphalia in Düsseldorf in 24 April 2009.
"Kindheit und medialer Wandel" [Childhood and Medial Change], lecture by U. Hasebrink at the "Familienkanzel" of the Protestant Community St. Nikolai in Hamburg on 22 April 2009.
"Mediennutzung in konvergierenden Medienumgebungen" [Media Use in Convergent Media Surroundings], lecture by U. Hasebrink at the lecture series of the Research Center for Media and Communication at the University of Hamburg on "Die Medien und ihre Wissenschaften" [Media and their Areas of Study] in Hamburg on 15 April 2009.
„Das Publikum verstreut sich. Nutzungsforschung in konvergierenden Medienumgebungen.“ [The Audience Disperses. Usage Research in Converging Media Environments], Keynote by U. Hasebrink at the SGKM annual conference 2009 on the topic „State-of-the-Art und Zukunft der Media- und Werbeforschung“ in Zurich on 26 March 2009.
"Das Publikum verstreut sich. Nutzungsforschung in konvergierenden Medienumgebungen" [The Audience Disperses. Research of Usage in Convergent Media Sourroundings], keynote by U. Hasebrink at the SGKM Annual Conference 2009 on "State-of-the-Art und Zukunft der Media- und Werbeforschung" [State-of-the-Art and Future of Media and Advertising Research] in Zurich on 26 March 2009.
"Veränderungen der Mediennutzung" [Changes in Media Use], lecture by U. Hasebrink at the Strategy Day of Gruner+Jahr New Media Ventures in Hamburg on 16 September 2008.
Latest Courses
"Audiences and Identities in Europe", seminar by U. Hasebrink and H. Domeyer in the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme "Journalism and Media within Globalisation" at the University of Hamburg, winter semester 2010/2011.
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