PhD Workshop
The aim of the PhD seminar is to provide doctoral students in the corporate communication and CSR field with an opportunity to discuss their dissertation research with fellow students and leading academics in the field of CSR and Corporate Communication.

Prior to the 6th CSRCOM conference, there will special seminar/workshop for Ph.D. students on September 13 and 14, 2022.
The seminar will be dedicated both to corporate and CSR communication themes; PhDs will present their work and experts from the field will give inputs and research advice not only on the students’ work but also discuss further main issues of the conference and thus broadening their horizon – so the students will get in touch with important authors and experts in the field of CSR communication.
The workshop is designed to advance understanding of and skills in mastering the specificities of working on CSR communication themes, including aspects of publishing as well as methodological considerations. In addition, key to this workshop is to enable interactions with and generate feedback from experts in the field of CSR communication. Specifically, in roundtable sessions, workshop participants will receive feedback on their PhD proposal from expert scholars and discuss their PhD project based on a two-minute pitch. Submitted proposals will be read by the roundtable facilitators in advance in order to prepare feedback.
This workshop is relevant for students within wider CSR communication and CSR research fields and is appropriate for doctoral students in different stages of their dissertation process. After the workshop, you will be provided with:
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new specific knowledge about the dissertation topic,
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methodological competences that are relevant to CSR communication and CSR fields,
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general competencies within research design and knowledge dissemination via publishing in peer-reviewed journals
Activities & Requirements
The main focus of the PhD Seminar is on the work in progress of participants. The seminar is organized primarily around participative interaction. During the seminar participants will make a brief presentation (10 minutes) of their work. A feedback of facilitators and peers will be provided to each proposal. The proposals of all participants will be made available to everyone. Participants will provide structured feedback to one specifically assigned presentation of another participant. They are also encouraged to read all proposals and give feedback to each other’s work during the sessions. The lectures will be related to the topical and/or methodological angles of participants’ work and some will include discussions on selected readings provided for the participants
Emerging scholars, who would like to disscus their work at the PhD seminar may submit an abstract of their research project via the conference Email (phdseminar@csr-com.org).
The abstract (of up to 3 pages plus references) should present in a concise way the purpose or aim of the project, main theoretical framework/assumptions and, if applicable, research methods and final or preliminary results.
All participants of the PhD seminar will receive a certificate of participance and certificate of presentation/participation.
Important dates
Avgust 29, 2022 Deadline for Phd seminar registration
Avgust 29, 2022 Submission of PhD proposals (max. 3 pages + figures, tables and references) that describe the subject of interest, the theoretical and methodological approach, preliminary findings (if any), specific problems to be solved (if any), and submission of a ranked (1–3, from highest to lowest) preferences of roundtable facilitators to be gained feedback from.
September 13-14, 2022 PhD SEMINAR at Leuphana University Lüneburg.
Workshop registration occurs through the conference registration. Proposals and the ranking of preferences must be submitted via email to phdseminar@csr-com.org.
They are offered different rates for registration and a reduced rate for conference participation for members of the PhD seminar!
For more information please contact: phdseminar@csr-com.org More specific information for the seminar will be available on this site and via social media.
The preliminary program for PhD seminar is available here.
PhD Workshop Team:
Anne Ellerup Nielsen, Aarhus University
Urša Golob, Ljubljana University
Dennis Schoeneborn, Copenhagen Business School & Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Christa Thomsen, Aarhus University
Matthias Wenzel, Leuphana University of Lüneburg