Emilija Gagrčin

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Postdoktor, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow

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I study political media use, with a particular focus on the social, normative, and infrastructural dimensions of political communication. My current research explores how people experience and make sense of democracy in times of social, environmental, and technological change.
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I completed my Ph.D. at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society and the Free University of Berlin in 2023, where I examined political participation and citizenship norms in social media environments. After a 2-year postdoctoral position at the University of Mannheim, I moved to Bergen in September 2025. 

At the moment, I am conducting an ethnographic study in southern Germany on how the expansion of wind energy is experienced locally. I am interested in how people talk about the future of their region, how they get informed, and what they see as a “good life” in their region. Through these questions, I explore what keeps democracy resilient in times of social and environmental change. Read more here.

In another Bergen-based project funded by the Norwegian Media Authority, we explore how family members teach each other about the use, logics and consequences of algorithmic media in everyday life. The goal is to build insight into intergenerational learning as a foundation for strengthening critical and inclusive digital literacy. Read more here.

Academic service: Having served for several years as an Early-Career Scholars representative within the management team of the Political Communication Section of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), I am currently serving as chair of YECREA, the young scholars' network within ECREA.

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