IMI Projects

Viral Communication: Understanding Public Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Client | FunderGerman government – BMBF: Ministry for Education and Research
Years2020 - 2022
Budget€394,269

Client

German government – BMBF: Ministry for Education and Research

Years

2020 - 2022

Budget

€394,269

Outbreaks often see heightened public anxiety, concerns, different levels of perceived risk, misinformation, and stigmatization.

How do individuals and communities perceive risks, individual human rights, ethical duties and their own socio-economic situations regarding this pandemic? How do different publics’ understandings of the disease evolve?

How does engagement in social media affect attitudes toward COVID-19 and containment measures? Which information about the pandemic from which sources is being sought? What is the level of trust in these sources?