Media and power: Theoretical perspectives on analytical practicalities

Centre for Power, Media and Communication at Roskilde University works on the basis of a broad multi-dimensional understanding of power in relation to media, covering “power over”, “power to” and “power through”. The purpose of this PhD course is to pull together theoretical perspectives in empirical analysis of media and power in the three ‐ still often separated ‐ fields of empirical research on media and power; production of media, media content, and media use. The media development towards e.g. more mobility and interaction is commonly used to argue for suggesting the necessity of making more subtle or even breaking down the categories and distinctions about media-production, content and use. However, how this might be done in empirical analysis is dependent upon the theoretical perspective taken. The focus in this PhD course is to connect the theoretical perspective of the researcher with the ways in which empirical design and analysis is formed, and the applied theoretical categories work.