Dr B.C. (Britta) Brugman
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Communication, Organizations and Society
Area of expertise: moral communication (satirical news, framing, corporate advocacy)
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Postal address
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Postbus 15791
1001 NG Amsterdam
Contact details
Social media
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Profile
I am an Assistant Professor at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR). Before I joined ASCoR, I held multiple research and teaching positions at the Vrije Universteit Amsterdam.
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Research
Research methods
- surveys
- experiments
- content analysis
- systematic reviews
- meta-analysis
Research
My research focuses on the characteristics of moral communication and its effects on public opinion formation across various communication contexts: satire/humor, journalism, and corporate communication. I analyze the content and structure of moralizing messages in the public domain concerning topical, contentious issues, and investigate how they influence citizens' social and political decision-making.
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Teaching
I am specialized in teaching methods courses (e.g., about experiments) and supervising bachelor and master theses.
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Publications
- refereed (25)
- academic (2)
- professional (2)
- popular scientific (3)
- conference contributions (7)
- recognitions (2)
- doctoral thesis (1)
2025
- Arendsen, J. L., Brugman, B. C., van Koningsbruggen, G. M., & Fransen, M. L. (2025). Terror management theory in the consumer domain: A systematic review and meta-analysis on mortality salience driven consumer responses. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 49(3), Article e70056. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.70056
Brugman, B. C. (in press). Equivalence and emphasis frames. In A. Nai, M. Grömping, & D. Wirz (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Political Communication. (Elgar encyclopedias in the social sciences). Edward Elgar Publishing.- Brugman, B. C. (in press). Metaphorical framing. In A. Nai, M. Grömping, & D. Wirz (Eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication (Elgar encyclopedias in the social sciences). Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Brugman, B. C., & Burgers, C. (2025). Satire omnivores: Characteristics of Dutch viewers of American satire. Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap, 53(1), 73-90. https://doi.org/10.5117/TCW2025.1.005.BRUG [details]
- Brugman, B. C., Burgers, C., & Beukeboom, C. J. (2025). More engagement equals more persuasion? How entertainment experiences predict attitudinal effects of satirical news articles. Humor, 38(4), 517-539. https://doi.org/10.1515/humor-2025-0044
- Reijnierse, W. G., Brugman, B. C., & Droog, E. (2025). The differential effects of metaphor on comprehensibility and comprehension of environmental concepts. JCOM, Journal of Science Communication, 24(4), Article A01. https://doi.org/10.22323/150520250702095506
2024
- Boukes, M., Droog, E., Brugman, B. C., & Burgers, C. (2024). Political satire. In N. D. Bowman (Ed.), Entertainment Media and Communication (pp. 273-288). (Handbooks of communication science; Vol. 20). Mouton-De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110792881-020 [details]
- Brugman, B. C. (2024). How the Effects of Emphasizing Ethics are Examined: A Systematic Review of Moral Framing Experiments. Annals of the International Communication Association, 48(4), 436-455. https://doi.org/10.1080/23808985.2024.2393845 [details]
- Brugman, B. C., van Huijstee, D., & Droog, E. (2024). Debunking the corporate paint shop: Examining the effects of misleading corporate social responsibility claims on social media. New Media & Society. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448241288482
- Eisele, O., Brugman, B. C., & Marschlich, S. (2024). The moral foundations of responsible business: Using computational text analysis to explore the salience of morality in CSR communication. Public Relations Review, 50(2), Article 102453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2024.102453 [details]
2023
- Brugman, B. C., Burgers, C., Beukeboom, C. J., & Konijn, E. A. (2023). Frame repertoires at the genre level: An automated content analysis of character, emotional, and moral framing in satirical and regular news. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 67(1), 90-111. https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2022.2164282 [details]
- Brugman, B. C., Burgers, C., Beukeboom, C. J., & Konijn, E. A. (2023). Humor in satirical news headlines: Analyzing humor form and content, and their relations with audience engagement. Mass Communication & Society, 26(6), 963-990. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2022.2144747 [details]
- Skalicky, S., Brugman, B. C., Droog, E., & Burgers, C. (2023). Satire from a far-away land: Psychological distance and satirical news. Information, Communication & Society, 26(8), 1548–1565. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2021.2014545 [details]
2022
- Brugman, B. C., Burgers, C., Beukeboom, C. J., & Konijn, E. A. (2022). Satirical news from left to right: Discursive integration in written online satire. Journalism, 23(8), 1626-1644. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884920979090 [details]
- Brugman, B. C., Droog, E., Reijnierse, W. G., Leymann, S., Frezza, G., & Renardel de Lavalette, K. Y. (2022). Audience Perceptions of COVID-19 Metaphors: The Role of Source Domain and Country Context. Metaphor and Symbol, 37(2), 101-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926488.2021.1948332 [details]
- Burgers, C., & Brugman, B. C. (2022). How satirical news impacts affective responses, learning, and persuasion: A three-level random-effects meta-analysis. Communication Research, 49(7), 966-993. https://doi.org/10.1177/00936502211032100 [details]
2021
- Brugman, B. C., & Burgers, C. (2021). Sounds Like a Funny Joke: Effects of Vocal Pitch and Speech Rate on Satire Liking. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 75(2), 221-227. https://doi.org/10.1037/cep0000226 [details]
- Brugman, B. C., Burgers, C., Beukeboom, C. J., & Konijn, E. A. (2021). From the daily show to last week tonight: A quantitative analysis of discursive integration in satirical television news. Journalism Studies, 22(9), 1181-1199. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2021.1929416 [details]
2019
- Brugman, B. C., Burgers, C., & Vis, B. (2019). Metaphorical framing in political discourse through words vs. concepts: A meta-analysis. Language and Cognition, 11, 41-65. https://doi.org/10.1017/langcog.2019.5
- Burgers, C. F., Brugman, B. C., & Boeynaems, A. (2019). Systematic literature reviews: Four applications for interdisciplinary research. Journal of Pragmatics, 145, 102-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2019.04.004 [details]
- Welbers, K., Konijn, E. A., Burgers, C., Bij de Vaate , A., Eden, A., & Brugman, B. (2019). Gamification as a tool for engaging student learning: A field experiment with a gamified app. E-Learning and Digital Media, 16(2), 92-109. https://doi.org/10.1177/2042753018818342
2018
- Brugman, B. C., & Burgers, C. (2018). Political framing across disciplines: Evidence from 21st-century experiments. Research & Politics, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168018783370
- Haan, M., Konijn, E. A., Burgers, C., Eden, A., Brugman, B. C., & Verheggen, P. P. (2018). Identifying sustainable population segments using a multi-domain questionnaire A five factor sustainability scale. Social marketing quarterly, 24(4), 264-280. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524500418794019
2017
- Brugman, B. C., Burgers, C., & Steen, G. J. (2017). Recategorizing political frames: A systematic review of metaphorical framing in experiments on political communication. Annals of the International Communication Association, 41(2), 181-197. https://doi.org/10.1080/23808985.2017.1312481 [details]
2016
- Burgers, C., Brugman, B. C., Renardel de Lavalette, K. Y., & Steen, G. J. (2016). HIP: A Method for Linguistic Hyperbole Identification in Discourse. Metaphor and Symbol, 31(3), 163-178. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926488.2016.1187041 [details]
2024
- Brugman, B. (2024). Humor die grenzen overschrijdt: [Recensie van: Ivo Nieuwhuis (2023) Het was maar een grapje : Nederland in tien humorschandalen]. Vooys, 42(2), 74-77. https://tijdschriftvooys.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Archief-Vooys_oktober-2024.pdf
2022
- Brugman, B. C. (2022). Review of Barnden & Gargett (2020): Producing figurative expression: Theoretical, experimental and practical perspectives. Metaphor and the Social World, 12, 348–353. https://doi.org/10.1075/msw.22010.bru
2024
- Brugman, B. (2024). Wat is beter voor duurzaamheidsrapportages: Morele of pragmatische taal?. Web publication or website, SWOCC. https://www.swocc.nl/kennisbank-item/wat-is-beter-voor-duurzaamheidsrapportages-morele-of-pragmatische-taal/ [details]
- Burgers, C., Boukes, M., Brugman, B. C., & Droog, E. (2024). Humor om te lachen? Hoe satire ons beeld van organisaties en issues kleurt. (CSC Insights; Vol. 4). Logeion. [details]
2023
- Droog, E., & Brugman, B. C. (2023). De satirische formule voor serieuze boodschappen. Tekst[blad], 29, Article 26-30. https://tekstbladpremium.nl/tekstblad-3-2023/satire/
2021
- Brugman, B. C. (Author). (2021). Arjen Lubach, en het effect van een goede grap en 20 minuten verontwaardiging. Web publication or website, Adformatie. https://www.adformatie.nl/gedragsverandering/arjen-lubach-en-het-effect-van-een-goede-grap-en-20-minute
2019
- Brugman, B., Burgers, C. F., & Vis, B. (2019). Politieke metaforen: Zoete koek of niet?. Web publication or website, StukRoodVlees.
2025
- Schwinges, A., & Brugman, B. C. (2025). Corporate responsibility going digital – Legitimacy perceptions across responsibility types and frames. Abstract from Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2025, Brugge, Belgium.
- Schwinges, A., & Brugman, B. C. (2025). From CSR to CDR: Navigating the New Frontier of Corporate Responsibility Communication in the Digital Age. Paper presented at Euprera Annual Congress 2025, Lund, Sweden.
2024
- Brugman, B. C., Marschlich, S., & Eisele, O. (2024). Advocating for Good? Political Predictors of Attitudes Toward Corporate Social Advocacy. Abstract from Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2024, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
- Brugman, B. C., Marschlich, S., Eisele, O., & Shaikh, S. J. (2024). Advocating for good? How political leaning and attitudes are related to Corporate Social Advocacy. Abstract from Annual Conference of the Public Relations Division of the German Association for Communication Research, Berlin, Germany.
- Jacobs, S. H. J., & Brugman, B. C. (2024). Beyond the single organization’s reputation and legitimacy: Factors that predict CSA’s differentiation and norm-setting potential. Abstract from Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2024, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
- Jacobs, S. H. J., & Brugman, B. C. (2024). CSA and norm entrepreneurship: When CSA impacts reputation and legitimacy beyond the organization in question. Abstract from EUPRERA 2024 Congress, Bucharest.
2023
- Eisele, O., Brugman, B. C., & Marschlich, S. M. (2023). The Moral Foundations of Responsible Business: Using Computational Text Analysis to Explore the Salience of Morality in CSR Communication. Paper presented at 24th Annual Conference of the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA), Prague, Czech Republic.
Prize / grant
- Brugman, B. C. (2024). Strategic Communication Challenge. https://www.logeion.nl/nieuws/detail/2024/05/01/onderzoeksproject-naar-erfgoedcommunicatie-wint-strategische-communicatie-challenge-2024
- Khanna, S., Eisele, O., Billedo, C., Taylor, L., Tulin, M., van Hoof, M., Jacobs, S., Brugman, B. & Meppelink, C. (2024). ASCoR Collaborative Grant.
2023
- Brugman, B. C. (2023). Consumption, Characteristics, and Consequences of Satirical News. [Thesis, fully external, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam]. proefschriftenprinten.nl. https://doi.org/10.5463/thesis.208
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Brugman, B. C. (in press). Equivalence and emphasis frames. In A. Nai, M. Grömping, & D. Wirz (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Political Communication. (Elgar encyclopedias in the social sciences). Edward Elgar Publishing.