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
Search Professor Franzisca Weder’s works on UQ eSpace
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
Overmoralization of (m)eating behavior?
Weder, Franzisca (2021). Overmoralization of (m)eating behavior?. International Association for Media and Communication Research 2021, Nairobi, Kenya, 11-15 July 2021.
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.
2021
Journal Article
Employee representatives and a good working life: Achieving social and communicative sustainability for hrm
Koinig, Isabell and Weder, Franzisca (2021). Employee representatives and a good working life: Achieving social and communicative sustainability for hrm. Sustainability, 13 (14) 7537, 7537. doi: 10.3390/su13147537
2021
Journal Article
Strategic problematization of sustainability reframing dissent in strategic communication for transformation
Weder, Franzisca (2021). Strategic problematization of sustainability reframing dissent in strategic communication for transformation. Public Relations Inquiry, 11 (3) 2046147X211026857, 2046147X2110268-360. doi: 10.1177/2046147x211026857
2021
Book Chapter
SDG #3: communicating “health for all” in German-speaking countries as exemplified by HIV/AIDS advertising campaigns
Koinig, Isabell, Diehl, Sandra and Weder, Franzisca (2021). SDG #3: communicating “health for all” in German-speaking countries as exemplified by HIV/AIDS advertising campaigns. The Palgrave Handbook of International Communication and Sustainable Development. (pp. 449-486) edited by Muhammad Jameel Yusha'u and Jan Servaes. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-69770-9_20
2021
Book Chapter
Sustainability communication as critical perspective in media and communication studies—an introduction
Weder, Franzisca, Karmasin, Matthias, Krainer, Larissa and Voci, Denise (2021). Sustainability communication as critical perspective in media and communication studies—an introduction. The sustainability communication reader. (pp. 1-12) edited by Franzisca Weder, Larissa Krainer and Matthias Karmasin. Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-31883-3_1
2021
Book Chapter
Ist nachhaltig „normal“?: Nachhaltigkeit als Konsum-Kompass und Selbst-Moralisierung im Umgang mit Konsumgütern
Weder, Franzisca, Hübner, Renate and Voci, Denise (2021). Ist nachhaltig „normal“?: Nachhaltigkeit als Konsum-Kompass und Selbst-Moralisierung im Umgang mit Konsumgütern. Reparieren, Selbermachen und Kreislaufwirtschaften: Alternative Praktiken für nachhaltigen Konsum. (pp. 147-169) edited by Michael Jonas, Sebastian Nessel and Nina Tröger. Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-31569-6_8
2021
Book Chapter
(P)Rebels needed! Transformative potential of problematization for social change
Weder, Franzisca (2021). (P)Rebels needed! Transformative potential of problematization for social change. Public relations for social responsibility: affirming DEI commitment with action. (pp. 191-206) edited by Donnalyn Pompper. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing. doi: 10.1108/978-1-80043-167-620211014
2021
Journal Article
From ignorance to resonance: analysis of the transformative potential of dissensus and agonistic deliberation in sustainability communication
Weder, Franzisca and Voci, Denise (2021). From ignorance to resonance: analysis of the transformative potential of dissensus and agonistic deliberation in sustainability communication. International Journal of Communication, 15, 163-186.
2021
Journal Article
Conceptualisation of sustainability
Weder, Franzisca and Dobrić, Nikola (2021). Conceptualisation of sustainability. Colloquium: New Philologies, 6 (2), 46-64. doi: 10.23963/cnp.2021.6.2.3
2021
Book Chapter
Future perspectives: sustainability communication as scientific and societal challenge
Karmasin, Matthias, Voci, Denise, Weder, Franzisca and Krainer, Larissa (2021). Future perspectives: sustainability communication as scientific and societal challenge. The sustainability communication reader. (pp. 585-591) edited by Franzisca Weder, Larissa Krainer and Matthias Karmasin. Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-31883-3_31
2021
Book Chapter
Food and morality: deconstruction of value judgments in sustainability documentary films
Gottwald, Franz-Theo and Weder, Franzisca (2021). Food and morality: deconstruction of value judgments in sustainability documentary films. The sustainability communication reader. (pp. 177-196) edited by Franzisca Weder, Larissa Krainer and Matthias Karmasin. Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-31883-3_11
2021
Book Chapter
Sustainability as master frame of the future? Potency and limits of sustainability as normative framework in corporate, political and ngo communication
Weder, Franzisca (2021). Sustainability as master frame of the future? Potency and limits of sustainability as normative framework in corporate, political and ngo communication. The sustainability communication reader. (pp. 103-119) edited by Franzisca Weder, Larissa Krainer and Matthias Karmasin. Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-31883-3_7
2020
Journal Article
Framing the End: Analyzing Media and Meaning Making During Cape Town's Day Zero
Voci, Denise, Bruns, Catherine J., Lemke, Stella and Weder, Franzisca (2020). Framing the End: Analyzing Media and Meaning Making During Cape Town's Day Zero. Frontiers in Communication, 5 576199. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2020.576199
2020
Book Chapter
Health communication: a discussion of north American and European views on sustainable health in the digital age
Koinig, Isabell, Diehl, Sandra and Weder, Franzisca (2020). Health communication: a discussion of north American and European views on sustainable health in the digital age. Handbook of communication for development and social change. (pp. 1039-1061) edited by Jan Servaes. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-2014-3_81
2020
Book Chapter
Sparking an interest in local water issues: social media as an enabler for (Hyper)local community engagement in environmental issues and the role of solution journalism
Weder, F. (2020). Sparking an interest in local water issues: social media as an enabler for (Hyper)local community engagement in environmental issues and the role of solution journalism. The local and the digital in environmental communication. (pp. 223-245) edited by J. Díaz-Pont, P. Maeseele, A. Egan Sjolander, M. Mishra and K. Foxwell-Norton. London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-37330-6_11
2020
Book
The sustainability communication reader: a reflective compendium
Franzisca Weder, Larissa Krainer and Matthias Karmasin eds. (2020). The sustainability communication reader: a reflective compendium. Wiesbaden, Germany: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-31883-3
2019
Conference Publication
Celebrity CSR
Weder, F. and Huber-Heim, K. (2019). Celebrity CSR. KWT, Vienna, Austria, 25-26 April 2019.
2018
Book Chapter
The role of CSR communication in Master's degree curricula throughout Europe: universities' roles as digital communities in preparing students for future challenges
Koinig, Isabell, Weder, Franzisca, Diehl, Sandra and Karmasin, Matthias (2018). The role of CSR communication in Master's degree curricula throughout Europe: universities' roles as digital communities in preparing students for future challenges. Corporate responsibility and digital communities: an international perspective towards sustainability. (pp. 205-228) edited by Georgiana Grigore , Alin Stancu and David McQueen. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan . doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-63480-7_11
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
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
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Doctor Philosophy
How has the COVID-19 pandemic created new public science experts and improved public science communication more broadly?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Richard Murray
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Doctor Philosophy
How has the COVID-19 pandemic created new public science experts and improved public science communication more broadly?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Richard Murray
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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