Prof. Dr. Christian Pieter Hoffmann

Prof. Dr. Christian Pieter Hoffmann

Professor

Communication Management
Zeppelinhaus
Nikolaistraße 27-29, Room 4.03
04109 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97-35061
Fax: +49 341 97-35049

Abstract

Prof. Dr. Christian Pieter Hoffmann is professor for Communication Management at Leipzig University's Institute of Communication and Media Studies. He is also associated with the Institute of Political Science, where he is responsible for research and teaching in Political Communication. Prof. Hoffmann is the academic director of the Center for Research in Financial Communication. His research portfolio encompasses strategic communication management, financial communication and political communication - with a focus on opportunities and challenges provided by new media.


Professional career

  • since 02/2017
    Academic Director at the Center for Research in Financial Communication.
  • since 10/2015
    Professor for Communication Management, Institute of Media and Communication Studies, University of Leipzig.
  • 08/2010 - 11/2015
    Assistant Professor at the Institut for Media and Communications Management, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
  • 10/2004 - 08/2010
    Research assistant at the Institut for Media and Communications Management, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Education

  • 10/2004 - 07/2008
    PhD Studies at the University of St. Gallen, thesis on Cognitive Approaches to Success Measurement in Communication
  • 10/2004 - 03/2008
    Studies of Political Sciences at the FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany
  • 10/1999 - 07/2003
    Studies of Business Administration with a focus on Media and Communications Management at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Christian P. Hoffmann conducts research in the fields of corporate communications, strategic communications, communications management and, in particular, financial communications. In addition, he has a differentiated research portfolio in the field of digital participation, including the digital divide/digital inequality, online privacy and trust, self-expression, digital citizenship as well as political participation and political discourses.



  • Online-Report-Perspektiven
    Hoffmann, Christian Pieter
    Duration: 01/2019 – 12/2023
    Funded by: Wirtschaft
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Kommunikationsmanagement
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  • Corporate Reporting Monitor
    Hoffmann, Christian Pieter
    Duration: 01/2019 – 12/2025
    Funded by: Wirtschaft
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Kommunikationsmanagement
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  • Ermittlung der Informations- und Schutzbedürfnisse von Einsatzkräften im Notfallschutz
    Hoffmann, Christian Pieter
    Duration: 12/2018 – 06/2020
    Funded by: andere Bundesministerien
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Kommunikationsmanagement
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  • Cross media Annual Reporting
    Hoffmann, Christian Pieter
    Duration: 02/2018 – 06/2019
    Funded by: Wirtschaft
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften und Philosophie
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  • Integrated Financial Communication
    Hoffmann, Christian Pieter
    Duration: 01/2018 – 12/2019
    Funded by: Stiftungen Inland
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Kommunikationsmanagement
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more projects

  • Fachkongress
    REFRESH 2017 – Plattform für Wissenstransfer und Alumnitreffen
    Strategische Kommunikation
    Event Organiser: Zerfaß, Ansgar; Hoffmann, Christian Pieter; Wolf, Cornelia
    19/05/2017
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Prof. Dr. Christian P. Hoffmann teaches at the University of Leipzig as well as other universities in the fields of corporate communications, communications management, financial communications, online communication and social media, digital participation, political participation and political communication.

Research fields

Communication and media studies, Digital transformation

Specializations

 

Contact for media inquiries

Phone: +49 341 97-35061