Ennio Brandt studied Sociology (B.A.) at the University of Göttingen and the University of Liège (ULiège) in Belgium. In 2023, he completed the European Master in Global Studies (EMGS) – coordinated by the University of Leipzig – at Roskilde University (RUC) in Denmark and the University of Wrocław in Poland. His master’s thesis examined (pro-)Russian disinformation campaigns targeting Germany, while his bachelor’s thesis addressed disinformation campaigns related to climate change.
Since September 2024, he has been working at the DZHW, where he is pursuing a PhD on science-related disinformation in digital media. He is also involved in the projects "Capacities and Competencies in Dealing with Hate Speech and Hostility towards Science" (CAPAZ) and "Discipline-Based Knowledge Transfer Practices: Expectations, Practices, and Effects of Knowledge Transfer in a Cross-Disciplinary Perspective" (DiTraP).
His research focuses on the sociology of knowledge, science communication, disinformation, conspiracy theories, digital media, populism, and intersectionality studies.
Ennio Brandt
Research Area Research System and Science Dynamics
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Patterns of attacks against scholars in Germany: controversial topics as contexts and accelerators of science hostility.Blümel, C., & Brandt, E. (2026).Patterns of attacks against scholars in Germany: controversial topics as contexts and accelerators of science hostility. Journal of Science Communication 25(4).(Abgerufen am: 09.07.2026) (online first). https://doi.org/10.22323/369120260520202026 Abstract
In this commentary, we examine patterns of attacks against scholars focusing on the case of Germany. Drawing on the responses to open and closed questions in a recent survey of 2,600 German researchers, we identify context- and field-specific patterns of science hostility. While most responding researchers do not experience severe attacks, those engaged in specific fields may be at a higher risk of being threatened. We argue that attacks on researchers may not be perceived as acts of hostility against scientific institutions but rather emerge in the context of controversial topics. |
Understanding hostility towards researchers. A collection of empirical insights into science hostility and attacks on the integrity of researchers.Blümel, C., Fähnrich, B., Fecher, B., Sokolovska, N., & Brandt, E. (2026).Understanding hostility towards researchers. A collection of empirical insights into science hostility and attacks on the integrity of researchers. In Sokolovska, N. (Hrsg.), Tackling hostility towards scientists. Five complementary educational resources to equip institutions and individual researchers with knowledge and skills. (S. 6-11). Berlin: Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19468307 |
Wissenschaft und berufliche Praxis in der Graduiertenausbildung - Forschungskollegs. Abschlussbericht der Begleitforschung.Brandt, E., & Lovakov, A. (2025).Wissenschaft und berufliche Praxis in der Graduiertenausbildung - Forschungskollegs. Abschlussbericht der Begleitforschung. Berlin: DZHW (nicht zur Veröffentlichung vorgesehen). |
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