Research

The Chair of Political Communication with a Focus on Eastern Europe and the Post-Soviet Region is presently comprised of two research groups. For further information, please consult the info box or the sub-pages.

Authoritarian AI bidt project on authoritarian AI: How large language models are being adapted to Russia's propaganda

The bidt-funded project Authoritarian AI investigates how authoritarian states - especially Russia -regulate, control, and adapt large language models for propaganda purposes. It analyzes the impact of such authoritarian data on AI systems and its significance for democratic publics.

DFG Research Project Central Asia as a Film Country: Culture as Power

The project examines film production in the Central Asian republics since independence, its political role, and national narratives. It analyzes the transition from state control to market structures, production/distribution/consumption, and soft power based on state and independent films in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.