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Digital child and youth research is often conducted in schools involving minors. Corresponding research designs raise two related sets of problems: Ethical issues with regard to working with vulnerable groups like children and adolescents and access to these groups. The latter pertains to the concept of gatekeeping which is an ethical issue in and of itself if certain groups or areas of research are systematically excluded from empirical research and, consequently, from the resulting benefits. Thus, our study examines how perceived ethical challenges influence gatekeepers' decisions to grant or deny access to investigate a potentially problematic topic: pupils' group communication. We addressed this research question empirically via semi-structured in-depth interviews with eight educational gatekeepers in Germany inquiring their attitudes on research in schools in general and on the specific topic of pupils' group communication via instant messaging as an exemplar of digital child and youth research. Approaching the question from two perspectives (procedural ethics and ethics in practice), we identified hierarchical power structures within multiple levels of gatekeeping and revealed rationales to deny access based on ethical considerations with regard to the given scenario of pupils' group communication.

Social cohesion: communication and consensus. Whether it is social networks, television, radio or newspapers, the media influence our perception of the world and our understanding of society. One question here is what significance media have in the context of social cohesion. Media can make an important contribution to social cohesion. However, there are also developments that jeopardise this. This volume presents a selection of theoretical, empirical and practice-oriented perspectives on the question of how structures of interpersonal and (partially) public communication and the media as a whole strengthen social cohesion, but also challenge it.; Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt: Kommunikation und Konsens Ob es sich um soziale Netzwerke, Fernsehen, Radio oder Zeitungen handelt, Medien haben Einfluss auf unsere Wahrnehmung der Welt und unser Verständnis für die Gesellschaft. Eine Frage hierbei ist, welche Bedeutung Medien im Kontext gesellschaftlichem Zusammenhalt haben. Medien können einen wichtigen Beitrag zum sozialen Zusammenhalt leisten. Jedoch gibt es auch Entwicklungen, die diesen gefährden. Der vorliegende Band zeigt eine Auswahl an theoretischen, empirischen und praxisorientierten Perspektiven zur Frage auf, wie Strukturen interpersonaler und (teil-)öffentlicher Kommunikation sowie Medien insgesamt gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt stärken, aber auch herausfordern.