Dr. Tobias Heidenreich
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D-10785 Berlin
Research fields
CV
since 10/2021
Reserch Fellow (post-doc), Global Governance unit, WZB Berlin
01/2020−09/2021
Research Associate (pre-doc), Project "Tango on a Tightrope - An Investigation of Media Politics in Austrian EU Crisis Management", Department of Communication, University of Vienna
01/2017−12/2019
Research Associate (pre-doc), Project "REMINDER (Role of European Mobility and its Impacts in Narratives, Debates and EU Reforms)", Department of Communication, University of Vienna
since 01/2017
Doctorate, Communication Science, University of Vienna
Graduated on 15 September 2021 (with distinction)
Doctoral Thesis: “Mapping Political Migration Discourses on Social Media in Europe”. Cumulative Dissertation.
Thesis Supervisors: Prof. Hajo G. Boomgaarden & Dr. Jakob-Moritz Eberl
10/2010−11/2016
MA & BA in Communication Science, University of Vienna
Selected Publications
Eisele, Olga, Tobias Heidenreich, Phoebe Maares (2026) "Pics or it didn’t happen! EU institutions’ visual communication and user engagement on Facebook and Instagram", European Journal of Political Research.
Cupać, Jelena, Tobias Heidenreich (2025) "A house divided: Feminist and conservative NGOs’ legitimacy beliefs about the United Nations", Review of International Studies.
Heidenreich, Tobias, Jakob-Moritz Eberl, Petro Tolochko, Fabienne Lind, and Hajo G. Boomgaarden (2024) "My Voters Should See This! What News Items Are Shared by Politicians on Facebook?", The International Journal of Press/Politics.
Eisele, Olga, Tobias Heidenreich, Olga Lytviak, Hajo G. Boomgaarden (2023) "Capturing a News Frame – Comparing Machine-Learning Approaches to Frame Analysis with Different Degrees of Supervision", Communication Methods and Measures.
Dimitrova, Daniela, Tobias Heidenreich, and Teodor A. Georgiev (2024) "The relationship between humanitarian NGO communication and user engagement on Twitter", New Media & Society.
Heidenreich, Tobias, Jakob-Moritz Eberl, Fabienne Lind, and Hajo G. Boomgaarden (2024) "Discontentment trumps Euphoria: Interacting with European Politicians’ migration-related messages on social media", New Media & Society.
Eisele, Olga, Tobias Heidenreich, Nina Kriegler, Pamina Syed Ali, and Hajo G. Boomgaarden (2023) "A window of opportunity? The relevance of the rotating European Union presidency in the public eye", European Union Politics.
Heidenreich, Tobias, Olga Eisele, Kohei Watanabe, and Hajo G. Boomgaarden (2022) "Exploring Engagement With EU News on Facebook: The Influence of Content Characteristics", Politics and Governance.