Social media have become an integral part of our society. Though the ability to network globally and form communities is a great achievement, on the downside, however, there are also negative phenomena such as the reinforcement of prejudices, radicalization and the spread of hate speech. The increasing online misogyny towards politically active individuals is particularly worrying.
Against this background, the new interdisciplinary research project by HfP Professors Janina Steinert (Professorship for Global Health) and Jürgen Pfeffer (Chair for Computational Social Science) will conduct three case studies in Germany, India and Brazil in order to better understand the dynamics and content of online misogyny as well as of online hate directed towards politicians, journalists and activists.
A central aim of the project is to develop new standards for recognizing misogyny in various languages, including German, Hindi and Portuguese. In addition, the global and local dimensions of this problem are to be taken into account in order to enable a differentiated approach. The findings should help to improve automated recognition systems and further develop text analytical methods.
The research project is currently looking for people to take part in an online survey on their own potential experiences of violence. The survey is completely anonymous and can be completed within 10-15 minutes.
We are looking for:
- Politicians
- Journalists
- Activists
- Influencers who post on political topics
- Scientists who speak out publicly on political issues (e.g. climate change, gender equality, infection control, etc.)
Contact:
Luise Koch
luise.koch(at)tum.de