Overview
Background
Assoc. Prof. Dr. habil Franzisca Weder, Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland, Brisbane (Australia), is researching, writing and teaching in the areas of Organizational Communication and Public Relations with a specific focus on Sustainability Communication and Corporate Social Responsibility.
She worked as Guest Professor at University of Alabama (USA), University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (GER), University of Waikato (NZ), RMIT (Melbourne, AUS) and University of Ilmenau (GER).
Franzisca Weder is Chair of the International Environmental Communication Association (IECA) -> check this out (and become a member :-): https://www.theieca.org
Curious about her work? check…
- her eco-culture jamming
- her sustainability related conversations with artists and campaigners
- one of her papers on Sustainability and Storytelling
- one of her books
- on Sustainability Communication: THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNICATION READER
- on integrated CSR Communication: INTEGRATED CSR COMMUNICATION
- or (in case you speak German..) on Organizational Communication and PR
- or other recent papers:
- on how (much) Covid made us more sustainable
- on sustainability as cognitive friction https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2020.00008/full
- or on antagonistic framing and CSR Communication https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/CCIJ-01-2018-0014/full/html
- or (in case you speak German), her ideas on cultures of sustainability
Availability
- Dr Franzisca Weder is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Diploma, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
- Doctor of Philosophy, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
Research interests
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Sustainability Communication
Communication about and for sustainability and sustainable development and sustainable communication
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Storytelling
I'm interested in storytelling as a communication strategy, as well as storytelling as process to story everyday live experiences, looking at narratives as social representations, and stories as the organising principle of how people give sense to the world
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Climate change communication
public representations and framing of climate change and related phenomena
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Framing
It's not always "only" about what is communicated in the media, by political institutions, corporates or NGO and even individuals (journalists etc.), but also about HOW it is communicated ... so I'm very interested in research that works with frame theory/framing approaches to better understand the interpretations and arguments about certain topics/issues.
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Career, Covid-19, and Care: (Gendered) Impacts of the Pandemic on the Work of Communication Scholars
Müller, Kathrin Friederike, Peil, Corinna and Weder, Franzisca (2023). Career, Covid-19, and Care: (Gendered) Impacts of the Pandemic on the Work of Communication Scholars. Media and Communication, 11 (1), 184-196. doi: 10.17645/mac.v11i1.6050
2023
Journal Article
Curating conversations in times of transformation: convergence in how public relations and journalism are “Doing” communication
Weder, Franzisca, Weaver, C. Kay and Rademacher, Lars (2023). Curating conversations in times of transformation: convergence in how public relations and journalism are “Doing” communication. Public Relations Inquiry, 12 (2), 163-182. doi: 10.1177/2046147x231154550
2023
Journal Article
More support for hydrogen export than its domestic application in Australia
Bharadwaj, Bishal, Weder, Franzisca and Ashworth, Peta (2023). More support for hydrogen export than its domestic application in Australia. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10 (1) 7, 1-8. doi: 10.1057/s41599-022-01476-y
2023
Book Chapter
Practice spotlight: queer communicators in environmental, climate change, and sustainability conversations
Weder, Franzisca (2023). Practice spotlight: queer communicators in environmental, climate change, and sustainability conversations. Queering science communication. (pp. 172-174) edited by Lindy A. Orthia and Tara Roberson. Bristol, United Kingdom: Bristol University Press.
2023
Book Chapter
Is sustainable already “Normal”? Sustainability as a consumption compass and self-moralisation in dealing with consumer goods
Weder, Franzisca, Hübner, Renate and Voci, Denise (2023). Is sustainable already “Normal”? Sustainability as a consumption compass and self-moralisation in dealing with consumer goods. Repair, do-it-yourself and circular economy. (pp. 133-153) edited by Michael Jonas, Sebastian Nessel and Nina Tröger. Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-40150-4_8
2023
Book
CSR communication in the media: media management on sustainability at a global level
Franzisca Weder, Lars Rademacher and René Schmidpeter eds. (2023). CSR communication in the media: media management on sustainability at a global level. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-18976-0
2022
Journal Article
Differences in universal health coverage and governments' COVID-19 communication: a global comparative analysis
Weder, Franzisca and Courtois, Cedric (2022). Differences in universal health coverage and governments' COVID-19 communication: a global comparative analysis. Frontiers in Communication, 7 1080948, 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2022.1080948
2022
Book Chapter
Eco-art as discourse driver
Weder, Franzisca and Voci, Denise (2022). Eco-art as discourse driver. The Routledge Handbook of Nonprofit Communication. (pp. 235-245) New York: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003170563-28
2022
Book Chapter
The complexities of contemporary communicator roles and the future of public relations
Weder, Franzisca and Weaver, C. Kay (2022). The complexities of contemporary communicator roles and the future of public relations. The Routledge Companion to Public Relations. (pp. 428-440) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003131700-39
2022
Journal Article
Demoralization effects of sustainability: development of a theoretical framework and exploratory pilot-study on moralization and demoralization effects in (m)eating behavior
Fenzl, Thomas, Weder, Franzisca, Voci, Denise and Lemke, Stella (2022). Demoralization effects of sustainability: development of a theoretical framework and exploratory pilot-study on moralization and demoralization effects in (m)eating behavior. Frontiers in Communication, 7 763465, 1-17. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2022.763465
2022
Journal Article
#finaltrashtination. An art-based intervention to collaboratively generate conversations about climate change
Weder, Franzisca (2022). #finaltrashtination. An art-based intervention to collaboratively generate conversations about climate change. Journal of Science Communication, 21 (2) N05, 1-12. doi: 10.22323/2.21020805
2022
Journal Article
Social learning of sustainability in a pandemic—changes to sustainability understandings, attitudes, and behaviors during the global pandemic in a higher education setting
Weder, Franzisca, Yarnold, Jennifer, Mertl, Stefanie, Hübner, Renate, Elmenreich, Wilfried and Sposato, Robert (2022). Social learning of sustainability in a pandemic—changes to sustainability understandings, attitudes, and behaviors during the global pandemic in a higher education setting. Sustainability, 14 (6) 3416, 3416. doi: 10.3390/su14063416
2022
Journal Article
Re-framing sustainability in a pandemic. Understanding sustainability attitudes, behaviors, visions and responsibilities for a post-Covid future
Weder, Franzisca, Mertl, Stefanie, Hübner, Renate, Elmenreich, Wilfried and Sposato, Robert (2022). Re-framing sustainability in a pandemic. Understanding sustainability attitudes, behaviors, visions and responsibilities for a post-Covid future. Journal of Sustainability Research, 4 (2) e220006, 1-21. doi: 10.20900/jsr20220006
2022
Book Chapter
Alles eine Frage der Verantwortung. Konvergenz der Kommunikations-Professionen in einer digitalisierten Welt
Weder, Franzisca (2022). Alles eine Frage der Verantwortung. Konvergenz der Kommunikations-Professionen in einer digitalisierten Welt. Die digitale Transformation der Medien. (pp. 347-364) edited by Niko Alm, Paul Clemens Murschetz, Franzisca Weder and Mike Friedrichsen. Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-36276-8_16
2022
Book
Die digitale Transformation der Medien: Leitmedien im Wandel
Niko Alm, Paul Clemens Murschetz, Franzisca Weder and Mike Friedrichsen eds. (2022). Die digitale Transformation der Medien: Leitmedien im Wandel. Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-36276-8
2022
Journal Article
Nachhaltigkeit kultivieren. Öffentliche Kommunikation über Umwelt, Klima, nachhaltige Entwicklung und Transformation
Weder, Franzisca (2022). Nachhaltigkeit kultivieren. Öffentliche Kommunikation über Umwelt, Klima, nachhaltige Entwicklung und Transformation. Communicatio Socialis, 55 (2), 146-159. doi: 10.5771/0010-3497-2022-2-146
2021
Book Chapter
Revolutionaries needed! Environmental communication as a transformative discipline
Weder, Franzisca and Milstein, Tema (2021). Revolutionaries needed! Environmental communication as a transformative discipline. The handbook of international trends in environmental communication. (pp. 407-419) edited by Bruno Takahashi, Julia Metag, Jagadish Thaker and Suzannah Evans Comfort. New York, NY, United STates: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780367275204-30
2021
Journal Article
Advocacy for sustainability communication: Unseen potential of queer communicators in environmental, climate change and sustainability science
Weder, Franzisca and Samanta, Swastika (2021). Advocacy for sustainability communication: Unseen potential of queer communicators in environmental, climate change and sustainability science. Sustainability, 13 (24) 13871, 13871. doi: 10.3390/su132413871
2021
Journal Article
Framing sustainable fashion concepts on social media. An analysis of #slowfashionaustralia instagram posts and post-covid visions of the future
Lee, Ellen and Weder, Franzisca (2021). Framing sustainable fashion concepts on social media. An analysis of #slowfashionaustralia instagram posts and post-covid visions of the future. Sustainability , 13 (17) 9976, 9976. doi: 10.3390/su13179976
2021
Conference Publication
The evolution of the sustainability story in corporate communication
Weder, Franzisca and Baker, Tallis (2021). The evolution of the sustainability story in corporate communication. International Association for Media and Communication Research 2021, Nairobi, Kenya, 11-15 July 2021.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Franzisca Weder is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
How has the COVID-19 pandemic created new public science experts and improved public science communication more broadly?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Richard Murray
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Doctor Philosophy
The science of rhetoric as a means to effectively communicate climate change information and refute climate disinformation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Aparna Hebbani, Dr Elena Block
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Doctor Philosophy
Re-branding Country Image Abroad: the Efficacy of Mega-events in KSA
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Aparna Hebbani, Dr Elena Block
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Franzisca Weder directly for media enquiries about:
- Climate Change
- Climate Change Communication
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- CSR
- Environmental Care
- Environmental Journalism
- Green Journalism
- Greening
- Public Relations
- Strategic Communication
- Sustainability
- Sustainable Consumption
- Sustainable Energy
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