Winners of EUPRERA awards

Congratulations to all those who created great works which deserved a special recognition!
We have a long list of successful works, have a look!

EUPRERA PhD Award

2023
Jérôme Chariatte, The contribution of different communication channels and sub-state actors to country perception in today’s globalized and digitalized society – a public diplomacy listening approach. Tutors: Diana Ingenhoff, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.

2021
Alena Kirchenbauer, Corporate agenda for strategic topic planning. Theoretical framework and empirical findings on topic-based corporate communications. Tutors: Claudia Mast and Frank Brettschneider, University of Hohenheim, Germany.

2019
Evandro Oliveira, Strategic Communication: The Instigatory Theory of NGO Communication (ITNC). Tutors: Teresa Ruão, University of Minho, Portugal; Ansgar Zerfass, Universität Leipzig, Germany.

2017
Irina Lock
, Credibility in CSR Communication. Concepts, Methods, Analyses. Tutor: Peter Seele, Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland

2015
Alina Dolea
Country promotion as a public issue in Romania after 1989 –A social constructivist and interdisciplinay approach. Tutor: Camelia Beciu, University of Bucharest, Romania

Previously, the EUPRERA Annual Congress has been the occasion to celebrate the Günter Thiele Award, awarded every two years by the University of Leipzig’s Foundation for the Support of PR-Science (SPRL). Winners of this recognition:

2011
Howard Nothhaft, Communication Management as a professional organisational practice. Theoretical approaches on the basis of a shadowing study. Tutor: Günter Bentele, University of Leipzig, Germany.
In 2011 a special recognition, as second and third places, has been given to:
Anja Prexl, Corporate Sustainability Communication as a Future Oriented Challenge for Public Relations. Normative Theory, Good Practice Examples, and an Empirical Study with Austrian Energy Providers. University of Salzburg, Austria.
Ansgar Thießen, Organisational Communication in Crises. A Model of Situative, Integrated and Strategic Crises Communication. Université de Fribourg, Switzerland.

2009
Julia Jahansoozi, When Interests Collide: The Story of an Industry-Community Relationship. Tutors: Jacquie L’Etang and Matthew Hibberd, University of Stirling, UK.

2007
Frank Herkenhoff, Risk management for Public Relations. Theoretical foundation and instrumental systematics for the management of journalistic risks. Tutor: Günter Bentele, University of Leipzig, Germany.

EUPRERA Bachelor and Master Award

2023
Practical Impact Award: Temitope Oyelade, PR Strategies for Audience Engagement and Dialogue on Social Media: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of Select British NGOs’ Twitter Posts. Tutor: Sally Chalmers, University of Stirling, UK.
Theoretical Impact Award: Caitlin Carbury, The Role of Consumer PR in Feminist Menstrual Activism. Tutor: Clare McKeown, University of Stirling, UK.

2022
Practical Impact Award: Lucille Ann Cotman-Morrison, The Lie of The “Perfect Mom” & The Role of Public Relations in the Construction and Deconstruction of its Discourse. Tutor: Raluca Moise, University of the Arts London, UK.
Theoretical Impact Award: Anne Margaret Cumming, How racial justice documentaries can be used as a public relations tool: a case study of Ava DuVernay’s ‘When They See Us’. Tutor: Mairead McCoy, University of Stirling, UK.

2021
Practical Impact Award: Clara Heroux-Rhymes, Put your students before your public image: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Strategic Communications in the University of Warwick Rape Chat Scandal. Tutor: Mrya Georgiou, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.
Theoretical Impact Award: Iris Lopez Wyld, Sexual Violation, Weinstein and Speaking Out: The role of public relations and media in legitimising accounts of sexual violation. Tutor: Alenka Jelen Sanchez, University of Stirling UK.

2020
Practical Impact Award: Sasha Jurchak, Inside an evolving organisation: a framework for assessment. Tutors: Wim Elving, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands; Rudiger Theilmann, Leeds Beckett University, UK.
Theoretical Impact Award: Daniel Ziegele, Work stress among communication professionals. A comparative study between Germany and the United States. Tutors: Ansgar Zerfass, Leipzig University, Germany; Juan Meng, University of Georgia, USA.

2019
Practical Impact Award: Jérôme Chariatte, The Impact of International News and Stereotypes on Country Images. A Case Study of the Swiss Country Image. Tutor: Diana Ingenhoff, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
Theoretical Impact Award: Melissa Walker, Building the Nation: Analysing the Scottish Government’s Public Diplomacy Campaign Scotland is Now in the Context of Brexit. Tutor: Mariola Tarrega, University of Stirling, UK.

2018
Practical Impact Award: Lisa Grimmeiss, Towards a Lobbying Regulation – A comparative study on the efforts to implement a lobby register in the Republic of Ireland and the Federal Republic of Germany. Tutor: Tom Clonan, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Theoretical Impact Award: Luisa Bißwanger, Value Creation through Thought Leadership. Theoretical fundamentals and empirical framework. Tutor: Ansgar Zerfass, University of Leipzig, Germany

2017
Practical Impact Award: Celine Bousseronde, B2B digital branding: how to integrate digital channels in the development of a holistic brand experience strategy in the aerospace sector. Tutor: Alex Frame, University of Burgundy, France
Theoretical Impact Award: Nicola McDonagh, Social media logic is demonstrated in communications related to @scotgov in the Autumn 2016 session of the Scottish Parliament. Tutor: Ana Adi, Quadriga University of Applied Sciences, Germany

2016
Theoretical Impact award, Sophia Charlotte Volk, Public Relations Evaluation and Measurement Research: A Systematic Review within the Field’s Academic Journals from 1975 to 2015. Tutor: Ansgar Zerfass, Christine Viertmann, University of Leipzig, Germany
Practical Impact award: Alena LakovaPublic Diplomacy and Nation Branding:Case Study of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2011 in View of the Upcoming Bulgarian Presidency in 2018, Tutor: Astrid Berg, Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, The Netherlands

2015
Theoretical impact award: Antonia Hess, Strategic Communication of Non-governmental Organizations:The Role of Volunteers as Communicators and Multipliers, Tutor: Ansgar Zerfass, University of Leipzig, Germany

2014
Bachelor Award: Callum Strode, Is sexuality when salient to a person’s sociocultural identity a significant predictor for other variables in the Situational Theory of Publics? If so, should sociocultural identity be included as an antecedent variable in situational theory? Tutor: Liz Yeomans, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Master Award: Beatriz de Urquijo IsoardExperience Marketing and Destination Branding: A Qualitative Study of Spanish Consumers’ Decision-Making Process and Image Perception of Mexico and its Magical Towns as a Cultural Touristic Destination. Tutor: Franz Joseph Gellert, Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, The Netherlands

2013
Bachelor Award: Liza Tomaszek, The Psychology of Sharing, University of Arts

Master Award: Grace Omondi, Corporate Communication for Ngo: storytelling as a platform reputation management, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

2012
Bachelor Award: Tove Nordstrom, Two-way communication potential of social media in public relations: Application by environmental NGOs. Tutor: Nicky Garsten, University og Greenwich, UK
Master Award: Martin Höfelmann, Digital Public Affairs: A new way of strategic framing, dialogical communication and transparent lobbying?, Tutor: Wiebke Möhring, University of Applied Sciences Hannover, Germany

Previously this award was called Jos Willems Award and was launched in 1995: each year two winners were selected, one for the bachelor award and one for the master award.

EUPRERA Best Paper Award

2023
Ketil Raknes and Oyvind Ihlen, I want what you want! Understanding the Impact of Public Interest Arguments in Lobbying and Public Affairs
Peter Winkler, Jannik Kretschmer, and Philip Wamprechtsamer, Sustainable Engagement with Digitalization Challenges in Strategic Communication: Introducing the VUCA Radar
Ansgar Zerfass, Daniel Ziegele, Sünje Clausen, and Stefan Stieglitz, Trend Research in Communication Management: Introducing an Interdisciplinary Approach based on Futures Research Methodology

2022
Timo Lenk, Navigating Moral Minefields in a VUCA-World: The Contribution of Moral Foundations Theory to Research on Issues Management, Risk and Crisis Communication
Michael Etter, Polarized Stakeholders and Crisis Communication
Jannik Kretschmer and Peter Winkler, Prospects and Risks of Digitalization in Public Relations Research: Mapping Recurrent Narratives of a Debate in Fragmentation (2010-2021)

2021
Hui Zhao and Chiara Valentini, Navigating Turbulent Political Waters: Organizational Stances and Public Perceptions of NBA’s International Crisis with China
Nina Pološki Vokić, Ana Tkalac Verčič and Dubravka Sinčić Ćorić, Strategic Internal Communication for Effective Internal Employer Branding
Sarah Marschlich and Ganga Dhanesh, CSR in Hypermodern Times: Towards a New Measurement of Segmentation of Socially Conscious Publics

2020
Peter Winkler
and Jannik Kretschmer, Revisiting Public Relations’ (Hi)Stories: A Narrative Approach to Progress in a Multi-Paradigmatic Discipline
Valentin Vasile, Public Relations “avant la lettre”: Press Accreditation during Russo – Turkish War (1877 – 1878)
Daniel Ziegele and Ansgar Zerfass, Stress Resilience: A Key Competence For Professionals In Public Relations

2019
Petrus ter Halle, Pascal de Vries, Liesbeth Hermans, Small But Mighty. Communication Strategies Of Dutch Local Energy Initiatives
Øyvind Ihlen, Ketil Raknes, Anders O. Larson, The Democratic Success of Twitter as a Lobbying tool
Gayadini Imesha Dharmasena Madho Kandage, Margalit Toledano, Kay Weaver, Building Community Resilience: Strategic Communication in Disaster Management

2018
Christian Schwäger, Big Ideas Emerging From a Microscopic Perspective. The Why and How of Conversation Analytic Thinking for Strategic Communication
W. Timothy Coombs and Sherry Holladay, The Conceptual Heritage of Public Relations: Using Public Memory to Explore Constraints and Liberation
Alexander Buhmann, Kateryna Maltseva, Christian Fieseler, Matthes Fleck, Controlling Conversations: The Effects of Moderation Strategies in Online Stakeholder Dialogues

2017
Jens Seiffert-Brockmann and Trevor Diehl, Interactive creative criticism: Effects of Internet memes on stakeholder-company identification
Michael Etter, Matthes Fleck and Roy Müller, The Influence of Social Media Comments on the Public’s Perspection of Crisis Responses
Astrid Spatzier and Jessica Breu, Effects of Knowledge Transfer on the Mediation of Creativity. An Austrian Empirical Study Comparing Three Types of Education

2016
Karina Goransson, Anna-Sara Fagerholm, Visual Strategic Communication – an Interdisciplinary New Perspective
Peter Winkler, Michael Etter, Itziar Castell, Strategic CSR Communication between Fashion, Affordance, and Emergence
Cristina Navarro, Angeles Moreno, Ansgar Zerfass, Analysis of social media use and perceptions of public relations practitioners in Latin America. Results from the LCM 2014-15

2015
Alexander Buhmann, Diana IngenhoffGrasping the Variability of the “Real Organization”:Towards a Framework for Analyzing Strategic Communication in Light of highly variable organizational contexts
Howard Nothhaft, Sara von PlatenSubjection Under or Emancipation from Management Logic? An analysis of cases in search for public relation’s unique rationality
Astrid SpatzierPublic Relations: Economics vs. Communication Science. Effects of Education on the Practice

2014
Johanna FawkesTo serve society: the polis and public relations’ professional ethics
Alexander Buhmann, Diana Ingenhoff, Applying Variance-Based Structural Equation Modeling to Analyze Causal Effects Between Target Constructs in Public Relations
Ansgar Zerfass, Dejan Vercic, Markus WiesenbergManaging CEO communication and positioning: A cross-national study among corporate communication leaders

2013
Ralph Tench, Angelès MorenoCompetencies of EU Communication Practitioners: Evaluation, Audit and Intervention
Birte Fähnrich, Claudia Janssen, Howard NothhaftThe German Plagiarism Crisis: Defending and Explaining the Workings of Scholarship on the Front Stage
Camilla NothhaftI’m a Lobbyist and I’m Proud – How Lobbyists are Communicating and Negotiating their Roles and Identities in Brussels

2012
Timothy Coombs, Sherry HolladayFaith-holders as Crisis Managers: The Costa Concordia Crisis Rhetorical Arena on Facebook
Peggy Brønn, Øystein Pedersen DahlenCommunication Managers as Strategists: Are They Making the Grade Yet? A View of How Other Leaders View Communication Managers and Communication in Norwegian Private and Public Sector Organizations
Jerry Swerling, Kjerstin Thorson, Ansgar Zerfass, Changing Roles, Changing Status: Comparing The Role Of PR Across Organizations In The United States and Europe
Eliane Bucher, Christian Fieseler, Miriam MeckelDifferences In Social Media Usage Among PR Professionals In Europe, Istanbul

Emerald Professional Impact Award

2021
Christopher Ruppel, Julia Stranzl and Sabine Einwiller, Employees’ Personal Crisis within an Organizational Crisis: When a Lack of Transparency and Support Causes Job Frustration and Disengagement

2020
Korien van Vuuren-Verkerk, Noelle Aarts and Jan Van der Stoep, Meaning-making On The Ground: (Re)-discovering The Competence Of Interactional Framing In Environmental Conflicts

2019
Markus Wiesenberg, Alexander Hagen Godulla, Katharina Tengler, Inga-Marit Noelle, Julia Kloss, Natalie Klein and David Eeckhout, Happy or End: The Role of Strategic Communication in Start-ups

2018
Karolin Köhler, Ansgar Zerfass, Communicating the Corporate Strategy: An International Benchmark Study in the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany

2017
Helle Kryger Aggerholm and Sophie Esmann Andersen, ’Recruitainment’ and Social Media 3.0: Towards a New Paradigm of Strategic Recruitment Communication

2016
Jens Seiffert Brockmann, Wolfgang Weitzl and Lena Felzmann, Stakeholder engagement Through Gamification: Effects of User motivation on Psychological and Behavioral stakeholder reactions

2015
Markus WiesenbergCreating Social Capital With Higher Standards for the Future PR Profession

EUPRERA Best Reviewer Award

2023
Melissa A. Johnson, North Carolina State University, USA

2022
Maria Isaksson, BI Norwegian Business School, Norway

2021
Anne-Marie Cotton, Arteveldehogeschool University College, Belgium

2020
Sherry Holladay, Texas A&M University, USA

2019
Grazia Murtarelli, IULM University, Italy

2018
Anne-Marie Cotton, Arteveldehogheschool, Belgium

2017
Chiara Valentini, Aarhus University, Denmark

2016  
Julia Jahansoozi, Royal Roads University, Canada

2015  
Susanne Holmström, Roskilde University, Denmark

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