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The Leibniz Institute for Media Research \u2502 Hans Bredow Institute (HBI) conducts research on media-mediated public communication. What makes the institute\u2019s media research unique is its interdisciplinary approach. The institute combines the perspectives of empirically grounded social science with legal scholarship focused on regulatory processes and the structural perspective of computer science on socio-technical ecosystems.<\/p>\n

The institute combines research into long-term fundamental scientific questions with problem-oriented expertise for politics, business, and civil society.<\/p>\n

Its work is committed to the standards of scientific excellence and the principle of research independence. International networking through global collaborations is a high priority.<\/p>\n

As part of an expansion initiative, the HBI 2026 has restructured itself to examine, beyond individual mass media and intermediaries, the entire socio-technical ecosystem of social communication that shapes socially relevant communication in the digital society. Only in this way can the current challenges that the transformation of communication (keywords: automation, platformization) poses for society be understood and shaped in the interest of society.<\/p>\n

The following program areas (PA) and research groups (RG) or teams were established at the beginning of 2026:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n