Esteban Courbet
esteban.courbet@unifr.ch
+41 26 300 8429
https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7519-6588
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Diploma Assistant / Assistant paid with third-party funding,
Department of Communication and Media Research
PER 21 bu. E321
Bd de Pérolles 90
1700 Fribourg
- Political communication
- New technologies and media
- Mixed methods (qualitative, quantitative and experimental)
Biography
Since September 1, 2024, Esteban Courbet has been a graduate assistant and PhD candidate in the Department of Communication and Media Research (DCM) at the University of Fribourg. He is affiliated with the Chair of Political Communication and Media, led by Professor Alexandra Feddersen. Since January 2026, he has also been a PhD candidate at Paris-Panthéon-Assas University within the Centre for Interdisciplinary Analysis and Research on Media (CARISM), under the supervision of Professor Arnaud Mercier, as part of a cotutelle agreement.
He holds a Master’s degree in Communication Sciences from Paris-Panthéon-Assas University and a Master’s degree in Political Science from Paris-Panthéon-Sorbonne University. His research focuses on political communication, social media, and their effects.