Schulz, Winfried (1938–)

Winfried Schulz (born in Berlin, Germany) is especially well known for his many publications in the field of political communication. He has been influential over decades not only on the direction of research in political communication but on the methodological developments of the field in Germany. His work has been unconventional but tenacious. He has focused on empirical methods since his dissertation when he explored the role of experiments in social sciences. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Mainz, Germany. His advisor was Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann. From 1972 until 1975 he was assistant professor at the University of Mainz. From 1975 until 1976 he worked as a research fellow at the University of California at Berkeley. From 1977 to 1983 he was a professor ...