Niklas-Maximilian Lembke

Niklas-Maximilian Lembke

Positions

Graduate student and Teaching Assistant

Faculty of Arts, Department of Political Science

Contact information

Location

Office: SS715

Background

Educational Background

BA Political Science, Goethe University Frankfurt, 2020

ERASMUS+ Fellowship Maynooth University, 2016

Biography

My research focuses on the political power of podcasting, particularly in the context of foreign interference. In this emerging field of disinformation studies, I explore the new political environment that podcasts have created, how their openness and credibility can be exploited for radicalization, and the challenges this poses to democratic societies and their media ecosystems. Originally from Germany, I started my career in corporate communications before venturing into the media industry.

Awards

  • ERASMUS+ Fellowship, European Union. 2016
  • International Graduate Tuition Award, University of Calgary. 2025