Scientific, Artistic and Teaching Profile: VUPCH
Research Outputs: VTC1 | VTC2 | VTC3 | VTC4 | VTC5
Education and Professional Qualifications
2007 – Habilitation in Political Science, University of Innsbruck.
1998 – PhD in Political Science, University of Vienna.
1990 – Postgraduate Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies and Scientific Research, Vienna.
1987 – Mgr. (Master’s degree) in Political Science / Ethnology, University of Vienna.
1985 – Diploma University Course of Studies “Advertising and Marketing”, University of Economics, Vienna.
Current Professional Activities
Since 2022 – Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley (Spring Semester 2022).
Since 2015 – Associate Professor (Docent), Department of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy, Trnava University in Trnava.
Since 2011 – Department of Political Science, University of Vienna.
Since 2009 – Faculty Member, Initiative College “European Historical Dictatorship and Transformation Research”, Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies and Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Vienna.
Since 2008 – Postgraduate Program “Master of European Studies”, University of Vienna.
Since 2012 – Nationalism Studies Program, CEU Budapest.
Since 2006 – Jean Monnet Chair, Comenius University in Bratislava.
Additional Professional Experience
Winter Semester 2011 – Visiting Professor (Comparative Dictatorship and Transformation Research), Department of Contemporary History, University of Vienna.
Spring and Fall Semesters 2009 – Visiting Professor, Institute of Government and Politics, University of Tartu.
Fall Semester 2008 – Visiting Fellow, University of Podgorica.
Spring Semester 2008 – Visiting Professor (Comparative Political Culture Research), Department of Political Science, University of Vienna.
2007–2008 – Visiting Fellow, WSHE Łódź.
2003–2008 – Researcher, Department of Political Science, University of Vienna.
1996–2003 – Researcher, Social Sciences Department, Austrian Institute of East and Southeast European Studies, Vienna.
1997–1998 – Researcher, Research Centre “Discourse, Politics, Identity”, Vienna.
1990–2000 – Researcher, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Consulting WKW, Vienna.
Further Teaching and Supervising Experience
Since 2007 – Regular supervision of Master’s and Doctoral theses at the University of Vienna and the University of Innsbruck.
2011–2012 – Associated Lecturer, University of Klagenfurt.
2008–2010 – Staff Member, Summer School and Distance Learning Program “Security, Stability & Integration”, Chisinau.
2005–2007 – Associated Lecturer, Department of History, University of Vienna.
2000–2007 – Associated Lecturer, Universitätslehrgang Politische Bildung / MSc Program, IFF Klagenfurt.
1996–1997 – Associated Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Salzburg.
Since 1995 – Associated Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Innsbruck.
1991–2011 – Associated Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Vienna.
Selected Publications
Sozialwissenschaftliche Analysen von Bild- und Medienwelten (De Gruyter Studium) Paperback - 2021, by Roswitha Breckner (Herausgeber), Karin Liebhart (Herausgeber), Maria Pohn-Lauggas (Herausgeber). ISBN-10 3110613646
Wie Bilder Wahlkampf machen [textový dokument (print)] / Bernhardt, Petra [Autor, 50%] ; Liebhart, Karin [Autor, 50%]. – 1. vyd. – Wien (Rakúsko) : Mandelbaum, 2020. – 157 s. [tlačená forma]. – [recenzované]. – ISBN 978-3-85476-850-0
Zur symbolischen Bevölkerung "identitärer" Landschaften / Liebhart, Karin [Autor, 100%]. – [recenzované]
In: Dauerkämpfe [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] : Feministische Zeitdiagnosen und Strategien / Bargetz, Brigitte [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Kreisky, Eva [Zostavovateľ, editor] ; Ludwig, Gundula [Zostavovateľ, editor]. – 1. vyd. – Frankfurt am Main (Nemecko) : Campus verlag, 2017. – ISBN 978-3-593-50804-7. – ISBN 978-3-593-43735-4. – ISBN 978-3-593-43773-6, s. 217-227
Zur symbolischen Bevölkerung "identitärer" Landschaften / Liebhart Karin, 2017. In: Dauerkämpfe : Feministische Zeitdiagnosen und Strategien / Brigitte Bargetz, Eva Kreisky, Gundula Ludwig (Hrsg.). - 1. - Frankfurt am Main : Campus Verlag, 2017. - ISBN 978-3-593-50804-7. - S. 217-227.
Political Storytelling on Instagram : Key Aspects of Alexander Van der Bellen’s Successful 2016 Presidential Election Campaign / Liebhart Karin (Osoba zodpovedná za aukciu), Bernhardt Petra, 2017. In: Media and Communication. - ISSN 2183-2439. - Vol. 5, Issue 4 (2017), s. 15-25.
Austria. In: Viola, Donatella M. (ed.): Routledge Handbook of European Elections. 377-395 Taylor and Francis. Routledge 2016 (with Silvia Kritzinger). ISBN 9781138597495
Cultural Patterns of Politics (ed. with Olga Gyarfasova). LIT Berlin-Münster-Vienna 2014, In: Constructing and Communicating EUrope, ISBN: 978-3-643-90515-4
The Discursive Construction of National Identity. Second Edition (revised and updated). Edinburgh University Press 2009 (with Ruth Wodak/ Rudolf de Cillia/ Martin Reisigl). ISBN-13: 978-0748637348
EUropäische Bildpolitiken. Politische Bildanalyse an Beispielen der EU-Politik. WUV Vienna 2009 (with Petra Bernhardt/ Leila Hadj-Abdou/ Andreas Pribersky). ISBN -13: 978-3825283797
Monographs
2014 - Constructing and Communicating Europe. Cultural Patterns of Politics Volume 2. Liebhart, K. & Gyarfasova, O., 2014, Berlin-Vienna-Zuerich: LIT Verlag. 237 p. Publications: Book › Collection
2009 - Europäische Bildpolitiken: Politische Bildanalyse an Beispielen der EU-Politik. Bernhardt, P., Hadj-Abdou, L., Liebhart, K. & Pribersky, A., 2009, Vienna: Uni-Taschenbücher GmbH (UTB). Publications: Book
The discursive construction of national identities. Second and extended edition. Wodak, R. (Editor), de Cillia, R. (Editor), Reisigl, M. (Editor) & Liebhart, K. (Editor), 2009, Edinburgh University Press. 240 p. Publications: Book
Zeitgeist Ne Anlatiyor? Alpat, E. (Editor), Arslan, T. (Editor), Bilbilik, E. (Editor), Hepkon, H. & Liebhart, K. (Editor), 2009, Istanbul: Kirmizi Kedi Yayinevi. Publications: Book › Collection
2006 - Das andere und künftige Österreich im neuen Europa. In memoriam Felix Kreissler. Kramer, H. (Editor), Liebhart, K. (Editor) & Stadler, F. (Editor), 2006, Berlin-Münster-Vienna: LIT Verlag. 362 p. Publications: Book › Collection
Publications in Academic Journals and Book Chapters
2015
Austria. In: Viola, Donatella M. (ed.): Routledge Handbook of European Elections. 377–395. Taylor and Francis, Routledge (with Silvia Kritzinger).
Visuelle Repräsentationen antipluralistischer Politik am Beispiel der Islamfeindlichkeit. In: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, Volume 44, 2/2015. 87–103.
Images of the Mediterranean Region in Late 20th Century German Quality Press. In: Journal of European Integration History, Volume 21, 1/2015. 33–46.
Die 1978er Ausstellung im Kontext der Studienreisen der Gesellschaft für politische Aufklärung. In: Nationalfonds der Republik Österreich (ed.): Dokumentationsband zur 1978er-Ausstellung. Vienna. 80–89 (with Sabine Pölcz, Waltraud Riegler).
Dimensionen transnationaler Erinnerung – 1989 und die friedlichen Systemwechsel in der MOE-Region als neuer europäischer lieux de mémoire? In: Nagy, Hajnalka; Wintersteiner, Werner (eds.): Erinnern–Erzählen–Europa: Das Gedächtnis der Literatur. Studienverlag, Innsbruck–Vienna. 217–235.
2014
Austria and its Experience with European Parliament Elections: Evidence since 1996. In: Politics in Central Europe, Volume 10, 2014/1. 75–95 (with Sylvia Kritzinger).
Discursive and Visual Representations of EU Presidencies: Austria, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland in Comparison. In: Gyarfasova, Olga; Liebhart, Karin (eds.): Cultural Patterns of Politics. LIT Verlag, Berlin–Münster–Vienna. 53–79.
Visual Narratives of Political Change in European History Textbooks. In: Gyarfasova, Olga; Liebhart, Karin (eds.): Cultural Patterns of Politics. LIT Verlag, Berlin–Münster–Vienna. 215–231 (with Petra Mayrhofer).
2013
Icon of the Orange Revolution, Evita of Kyiv, Ukrainian Barbie Doll, Jeanne d’Arc, Innocent Victim? The Multifaceted Visual Representations of Yulia Tymoshenko. In: Politics in Central Europe, Volume 9, 2013/1. 27–46.
The CEE and SEE Expansion of Austrian Banks. A Showcase Analysis of Relating Media Coverage. In: Agh, Attila et al. (eds.): The ECE Region in the EU28. Together for Europe Series. Budapest 2013. 365–379.
2012
Political Culture in Southeast Europe. In: Döring, Thomas; Sternad, Dietmar (eds.): Handbook of Doing Business in Southeast Europe. Houndmills, Basingstoke. 51–86.
2011
Demokratiequalität und Demokratiereform – aktuelle Diskussionen auf nationaler und europäischer Ebene. In: Prammer, Barbara; Rosenberg, Barbara; Duffek, Karl A. (eds.): Die Qualität der Demokratie. Kriterien, Befunde, Herausforderungen. Vienna. 91–117.
2010
Stichwort „Europa“. In: Adibeli Nduka-Agwu; Hornscheidt, Antje (eds.): Rassistische Sprachhandlungen. Berlin. 299–303. Anmerkungen zu Gedächtnis und Politik im europäischen Integrationsprozess. In: De Cillia, Rudolf et al. (eds.): Diskurs–Politik–Identität. Festschrift für Ruth Wodak. Tübingen. 275–281. Menschen–Mythen–Meilensteine. Die Österreichische Länderausstellung 1996. In: Rupnow, Dirk; Uhl, Heidemarie (eds.): Zeit-/Geschichte ausstellen in Österreich. Bestandsaufnahme und Recherche. Vienna. 255–274.
2009
Divergierende Erinnerungskulturen und gedächtnispolitische Konflikte als Faktoren im europäischen Integrationsprozess: Das Beispiel der Baltischen Staaten Estland und Lettland. In: Ratkovic, Viktorija et al. (eds.): Spielregeln der Gewalt. Klagenfurt. 119–138. Ezoterik, Okültizm ve Asain Sagci Düsünce. In: Alpat, Emrah; Arslan, Tunca; Bilbilik, Erol; Hepkon, Haluk; Liebhart, Karin (eds.): Zeitgeist Ne Anlatyor? Istanbul. 94–122.
Additional Professional Activities
Evaluator for the European Commission, FP7 and FP6 (2011, 2009, 2007, 2003).
Member of the Editorial Board of the online orientation tool "wahlkabine.at."
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the project “Neugestaltung der Österreichischen Gedenkstätte in Auschwitz-Birkenau”.
Member of the Council “Doktorat neu”, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Vienna.
Member of the interdisciplinary working group “Visual Studies in Social Sciences”, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Vienna.
Member of the interdisciplinary working group “East-West-legacies and -linkages in Europe”, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Vienna.
Member of the interdisciplinary working group “Sites of Memory”, Commission of Cultural Studies and History of the Theatre, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna.
Member of “AGORA (Section on Democracy Research)”, Austrian Political Science Association (AuPSA).
Main Research Areas
Political cultures and political systems
Political, economic, cultural and social processes of transformation
Quality of democracy and political participation
European integration, enlargement process and European Neighbourhood Policy
Political memory
Visual representation of politics and political communication
Social science methods
Gender studies
Membership in Professional Organisations
2009–2012 – President, Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA).
2010–2011 – Member, Austrian Political Science Association (AuPSA).
Teaching Activities
Politics and Film
Visual Sociology
Analysis of Visual Documents
Political Memory and Culture of Remembrance
Impact of Crisis on European Societies
Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences