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Henri Mütschele

PhD Student/Research Associate

Henri Mütschele

Henri Mütschele is a research associate in the scientific directorate at CAIS, where he works on the theoretical conceptualisation and empirical measurement of social polarisation. As part of his PhD at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf, he is researching communication styles in the external communication of climate movements and their effect on individual attitudes towards climate protection.

Curriculum vitae

  • Since 2023 Research Associate in the Scientific Directorate at CAIS
  • 2021 – 2023 Research assistant at the Institute for Social Sciences, Chair of Communication and Media Studies III, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
  • 2019 – 2021 Research Assistant & Tutor, Seminar for General Rhetoric, University of Tübingen
  • 2018 – 2019 Studies M.A. Legal & Political Theory, University College London
  • 2018 – 2021 Studies M.A. General Rhetoric, University of Tübingen
  • 2013 – 2018 Studies B.A. Sociology, Politics & Economics, Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen
  • 2013 – 2019 Scholarship holder of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation

  • Mütschele, H. (in press). Persuasion within Deliberation: Symbiosis or Parasitism? In Proceedings of the 4th European Conference on Argumentation.

  • Nienhaus, S., & Mütschele, H. (2022). Argumentation und Narration als zentrale Bestandteile deliberativer Diskurse. In F. Gerlach, & C. Eilders (Hrsg.) #meinfernsehen2021. Bürgerbeteiligung: Wahrnehmungen, Erwartungen und Vorschläge zur Zukunft öffentlich-rechtlicher Medienangebote (S. 237–250). Nomos.

  • Mütschele, H. (2022). Strategic Communication in Deliberative Settings. A Linguistic Model of Permissible and Harmful Strategic Speech. In D. Daszko; S. Nienhaus; H.S. Vogel & V.N.E. Warnken (Hrsg.) Deliberation, politischer Wettbewerb und politische Berichterstattung. Beiträge zu 16. Fachtagung des Düsseldorfer Forum Politische Kommunikation (S. 23–41). Shaker Verlag.

  • Mütschele, H. (2019). Bridging Civic Nationalism, Cosmopolitanism and Constitutional Patriotism – In the Defence of Citizenship Tests. Status Quo and Social Change. International Public Policy Review,13(1): 89–95.

  • Eilders, C., & Mütschele, H. (2023). Taking polarisation to the meso-level: An analytical framework for assessing positional changes within the climate movement and political parties. ECREA Political Communication Section Conference, 31. August – 01. September, Berlin.

  • Mütschele, H. (2023). Disagreement as a Factor for Reason-Giving within Deliberation. 8th Rhetoric in Society Conference (RIS), 01.-03. Juni, Tübingen.

  • Mütschele, H. (2023). Persuasion as a Driving Force for Opinion Formation within Deliberation: A Systematic Literature Review. 73rd Annual International Communication Association (ICA), 25.-29. Mai, Toronto.

  • Mütschele, H. (2023). The Role of Argumentative Exchange for Post-Deliberative Opinion (Trans-)formation [Research Escalator]. 73rd Annual International Communication Association (ICA), 25.-29. Mai, Toronto.

  • Mütschele, H. (2022). The Use of Enemy Images in British and German Parliamentary Question Times on Covid-19. 9th European Communication Conference (ECREA), 19.-22. Oktober, Aarhus.

  • Mütschele, H. (2022). Persuasive Modes within Deliberation: Symbiosis or Parasitism? 4th European Conference on Argumentation (ECA), 28.-30. September, Rom.

  • Mütschele, H. (2022). Assessing Interactivity within Online-Deliberation: Argument Structures and their Persuasive Potential [Poster]. Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaftliche Tage 2022, 14.-16. September, Salzburg.

  • Mütschele, H. (2022). Enemy Images as Rhetorical Means for Political Agonism. Politicologenetmaal Conference 2022, 16.-17. Juni, Nijmegen.

  • Mütschele, H. (2020). Strategic Communication in Deliberative Settings. Examining Institutional Incentives Fostering Language Usage in a Deliberative Manner. 16. Düsseldorfer Forum für Politische Kommunikation (DFPK), 03.-05. September, Düsseldorf.

  • Mütschele, H. (2025, March 19-21). When is radical too radical? The media portrayal of Fridays for Future and The Last Generation during the protest winter 2022/23. 70. Jahrestagung der DGPuK, FU Berlin, Germany.

Henri Mütschele

PhD Student/Research Associate

E-Mail: henri.muetschele@cais-research.de

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