FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management, Essen, Germany
ann-katrin.voit@rub.de
Prof. Dr. Ann-Katrin Voit is Professor of Economics, with a particular focus on economic policy, at FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management in Essen, Germany.
Her research focuses on sustainability transformations, political economy, democratic resilience, digital governance, financial and economic education, and the societal implications of misinformation and disinformation.
She is particularly interested in how economic, political, and digital structures shape public discourse, trust, participation, and the legitimacy of sustainability-oriented transformation processes.
Relevant publications
My work relates to conspiracy theory research through its focus on digital disinformation, democratic resilience, and the political economy of sustainability transformations. I am particularly interested in how conspiracy narratives and related forms of misinformation undermine trust in scientific knowledge, democratic institutions, and climate governance.
In my current research, I examine how digital publics, platform dynamics, and politically motivated narratives shape perceptions of sustainability policies, climate action, and economic transformation. This includes questions of legitimacy, social acceptance, polarization, and the communicative conditions under which democratic societies can respond to complex crises.
Voit, A. K. (2025). Die Gefahr von Datenmissbrauch, Intransparenz, Täuschung und Co. in der Vermarktung digitaler Medien: Ethische Herausforderungen und Erfolgsstrategien. In Vermarktungsstrategien für Digitale Medien: Innovative Unternehmenspraxis: Insights, Strategien undImpulse (pp. 259-268). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden