Naíde Müller

Assistant Professor

Bio

PhD in Communication Sciences by Catholic University of Portugal, she has been professor at the same institution since 2020. Researcher at the Research Centre for Communication and Culture (CECC) since 2017. In 2021 was visiting researcher at Kent State University – USA. Worked as communication consultant on projects in the public and private sector (2008-2015) and was a political communication advisor between 2015 and 2019 in the Portuguese Parliament. Her main research areas are strategic communication and social movements. She is the author of several publications on strategic and interpersonal communication dynamics, media relations and human rights activism.

Book Chapter

Communication for social change behind the scenes

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2025. Communicating otherness, otherness in communication research
Other

Decoding silence in thematic analysis

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2025. 9th World Conference on Qualitative Research (Online), Poland, 11/02/25
Paper

Challenge or resist dominant discourses: authenticity as a strategic component of activist public relations

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Feijó Muller Cajado Caldeira). 2024. Public Relations Inquiry
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How should we interpret silence in qualitative communication studies?

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2024. Social Sciences
Book Chapter

Public relations within the promotional work of human rights activists in Portugal

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2024. The Sage handbook of promotional culture and society
Book

Relações públicas ativistas

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2024. Estudos de Comunicação e Cultura
Other

Silence in qualitative communication studies

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2024. 8th World Conference on qualitative research, Portugal, 23/01/24
Paper

Social justice advocacy in the classroom through service-learning in public relations

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2024. Journal of Advertising and Public Relations
Other

A Sagração da Autenticidade de Gilles Lipovetsky

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2023. Análise Social
Other

How students' positioning dynamics affects engagement with service-learning in public relations

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2023. University as an epicentre for social responsibility, Porto, Portugal, 19/06/23
Paper

Literacia para a cidadania e a democracia: enquadrar a propaganda no âmbito da comunicação persuasiva organizada

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Feijó Muller Cajado Caldeira). 2023. Estudos em Comunicação
Opinion article

Literacia para a cidadania e a democracia: Enquadrar a propaganda no âmbito da comunicação persuasiva organizada

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2023. Revista Estudos em Comunicação
Book Chapter

Literacy for citizenship and democracy

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2023. Pathologies and dysfunctions of democracy in the media context - the return of the propaganda model
Paper

Public Relations and Feminist Activism: Strategic Consensual Persuasion or Propaganda?

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller C.). 2023. Revista Comunicando
Book Chapter

The Role of Strategic Communication in Gender Equality Activism and Collective Action: Illustrating the Need for SDG18

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2023. SDG18 Communication for All, Volume 1. Sustainable Development Goals Series
Other

Activist public relations in digital public space during the pandemic

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2022. Researching Communication in Times of Disruption, 8/02/22
Book Chapter

Companies and human right activists' engagement

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2022.
Paper

Perceptions about corporate positioning on controversial sociopolitical issues: Examining big pharma engagement with patient advocacy

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2022. Public Relations Review
Paper

Public relations and dissent: Anti-racism digital advocacy Portuguese case study

Naíde Müller 2022. Communication & Society
Other

Corporate activism trends and public relations strategies for the UN sustainable development goals

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2021. Accelerating the progress towards the 2030 SDGs in times of crisis
Other

DEBACER

Naíde Müller (with Thomas Palmeira Ferraz). 2021. ENIAC 2021
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DEBACER: a method for slicing moderated debates

Naíde Müller 2021. Anais do XVIII Encontro Nacional de Inteligência Artificial e Computacional (ENIAC 2021)
Paper

From grassroots movement to parliament: Strategic communication and the achievement of public legitimacy: Case Study: PAN (People-Anima- Nature)

Naíde Müller (with Müller, Naíde). 2021. Public Sciences and Policies - Ciências e Políticas Públicas
Book Chapter

Improvisation Takes a Lot of Planification: Strategic Communication and Sociopolitical Contemporary Activism

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2021.
Other

Public relations and anti-racism digital advocacy

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2021. International Association for Media and Communication Research 2021: Rethinking borders and boundaries: Beyond the global/local dichotomy in communication studies, Nairobi, Kenya, 11/07/21
Other

The role of strategic communication in the appearance and growth of a new party in the Portuguese political spectrum

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2021. 8th ECREA European Communication Conference: Communication and trust: building safe, sustainable and promising futures, Belgium, 6/09/21
Other

From being a “government on Facebook” to the parliament

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2020. International Association for Media and Communication Research 2020, Tampere, Finland, 12/07/20
Other

TV news representations of contemporary activism in uncertain and complex information landscapes

Naíde Müller 2020. Second Lisbon Winter School for the Study of Communication - media and uncertainty
Other

TV news representations of contemporary activism in uncertain and complex information landscapes

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2020. 2.ª Edição da Lisbon Winter School for the Study of Communication , Lisboa, Portugal, 7/01/20
Book Chapter

“Who are the Contemporary Activists represented on Portuguese TV News and what are they Fighting for?”,

Naíde Müller 2020. Comunicação, Cidadania e Movimentos Sociais – Perspectivas contemporâneas da participação cidadã
Book Chapter

"The Control of Screens and Collective Imagination TV news and contemporary activism in Portugal"

Naíde Müller (with Müller, Naíde). 2019. Pathologies and dysfunctions of Democracy in Media Context: Theoretical Approaches, Case Studies, Applied Research
Book Chapter

"The Control of Screens and Collective Imagination TV news and contemporary activism in Portugal"

Naíde Müller 2019. Pathologies and dysfunctions of Democracy in Media Context: Theoretical Approaches, Case Studies, Applied Research Organização: João Carlos Correia, Anabela Gradim, Ricardo Morais
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A representação do conceito de ativismo nos programas de informação dos canais de serviço público de televisão em Portugal

Naíde Müller (with Müller, Naíde). 2019. Interações: Sociedade e as novas modernidades
Other

Not only populism on the screens

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2019. 1st Lisbon Winter School for the Study of Communication, Lisboa, Portugal, 15/01/19
Book Chapter

The control of screens and collective imagination. TV news and contemporary activism in Portugal

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2019. Pathologies and dysfunctions of democracy in the media context
Other

Who are the contemporary activists represented on Portuguese TV news and what are they fighting for?

Naíde Müller 2019. International Association for Media and Communication Research
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Who are the contemporary activists represented on Portuguese TV news and what are they fighting for?

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2019. Annual conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Madrid, Spain, 1/01/19
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“Not Only Populism on the Screens: The Concept of Activism on Portuguese Television News”

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"Control of screens and collective imagination"

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“A representação do ‘ativismo’ na informação televisiva em Portugal”

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2018. Ciência 2018, Lisboa, Portugal, 2/07/18
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“Representação do ativismo na informação televisiva em Portugal”

Naíde Müller 2018. Ciência 2018 - Encontro de Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal
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“The Control of screens and collective imagination"

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2018.
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«The Bidirectional Communication and Interaction between Journalist and Press Officer. Case-Study Logica»

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«Media relations and bi-directional communication interaction»

Naíde Müller (with Caldeira, Naíde Müller ). 2011. Atas 7º Congresso da SOPCOM - MEIOS DIGITAIS E INDÚSTRIAS CRIATIVAS – OS EFEITOS E OS DESAFIOS DA GLOBALIZAÇÃO
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“Relações com os Media e Interacção Comunicacional Bidireccional – Estudo de Caso Logica”

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2011. “Meios Digitais e Indústrias Criativas - os efeitos e os desafios da Globalização”
Other

“The Bidirectional Communication and Interaction between Journalist and Press Officer.

Naíde Müller (with Naíde Müller). 2011. «The Dialogue Imperative. Trends and Challenges in Strategic and Organizational Communication»,