Personal profile

Short presentation

I am a sociologist who specializes in the conceptual and theory-driven empirical analysis of ethnic diversity and inequality stemming from immigration. My research focuses on the resulting processes of stratification, inclusion, and political contestation. I am currently investigating ethno-racial discrimination in immigration societies, with a particular focus on the disparities in perspectives between citizens regarding the definition and perceived prevalence of this form of discrimination. I draw on a wide range of social theories from various traditions to contribute to sociology through original theoretical and conceptual work. My empirical research utilizes state-of-the-art statistical methods to analyze various types of data, including survey data, (online) experiments, behavioral games, register and spatial data, meta-analytic data, and new forms of digital trace data.

 

My office hour is Tuesdays 10-11am in office 16.1.93.

 

 

Current research

My current research revolves around four main questions:

  1. Ethnic diversity and social cohesiveness: How does growing ethnic diversity affect societies' social cohesiveness? I have recently published a review and meta-analysis on this topic with Peter Dinesen (KU Political Science) and Kim Sønderskov (Aarhus University).
  2. Perceived and actual discrimination: Why do claims about the pervasiveness of discrimination seem to intensify as western societies increase equality and liberty with regards to immigrant minorities? To answer this question, I am conducting online trust games among a large representative sample of the German population. This research is part of my APAX project, which is funded by the German Research Council (DFG). A second project, funded by the Carlsberg Foundation, uses survey experiments to study misperceptions of the extent of discrimination among mainstream majority Danes.
  3. Ethnic residential segregation: How do immigrants and their descendants fare in mainstream suburbs? In the WELLMOB project, which is also funded by the DFG, Sarah Carol (UC Dublin), Jonas Wiedner (WZB Berlin Social Science Center), and I are investigating the internal migration of persons of immigrant origin and how they fare in terms of subjective wellbeing when they move to mainstream suburbs.
  4. Comparative research: How can we perform valid and reliable statistical multilevel analysis of small cluster samples? I have recently published an article on this topic with Martin Elff (Zeppelin University), Jan Paul Heisig (WZB Berlin Social Science Center), and Susumu Shikano (University of Konstanz) in the British Journal of Political Science.

Teaching

At KU's Department of Sociology I am teaching statistical methods, courses on race, ethnicity and discrimination, and theory-guided introductions to Sociology. Currently I teach:

  • Multiple Regression and Fundamentals of Causal Inference
  • Sociolodgy of Discrimination

 

 

Education/Academic qualification

Social and Behavioral Sciences, Dr., University of Amsterdam

1 Jan 200924 Apr 2012

Award Date: 24 Apr 2012

Social Sciences, Master of Arts, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin

1 Oct 200619 Nov 2008

Award Date: 19 Nov 2008

Social Sciences, Bachelor of Arts, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin

1 Oct 200327 Nov 2006

Award Date: 27 Nov 2006

External positions

Research Fellow, WZB Berlin Social Science Center

1 Mar 2019 → …

Keywords

  • Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Immigration
  • Ethnic stratification
  • Political sociology
  • Quantitative methods
  • Discrimination and differential treatment

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