2. Research on transnational and transcultural communication history and its phenomena, which can be described as “histoire croisée” or “entangled history”. These can, for example, concern:
•Communication and media in exile and / or in the diaspora
•Cross-border media communication during certain periods or relating to a certain event (“Media Events”)
•Cross-border media production and reception (this also includes issues of cultural homogenization or hybridization)
•Media, communication and migration
•Memory and the media3. Research on entangled developments of and in various national media systems, such as cross-border implications of digital media and new forms of participation in public media or in terms of political transformation processes. This includes questions of cross-border media and communication policy and regulation.4. Research on various forms of per se international and transcultural communication in a historical perspective such as
•Public Diplomacy
•International news flows and foreign reporting
•Development communication and development journalism
•Global and translocal protest communication5. International comparative research on historical media developments that explains differences and similarities in the history of media systems and communication processes, elaborates on relevant contextual factors and discusses appropriate methods.