Research.
Take a look at my research activity as well as latest journal articles, reports and other publications.
Research Activity.
2026 - Today
PhD Candidate in Political Science
University of Duisburg-Essen
Co-Supervised by Prof Achim Goerres and Prof Sabrina J Mayer
Title: "Descriptive Representation, Political Trust, and Participation - Citizen-Level Attitudes and Conseuquences of Immigrant Representation in Germany"
2025 - 2026
Research Associate and Project Manager of the Project “Wahldemokratie vor Ort“ funded by the LpB NRW
University of Duisburg-Essen
PIs: Prof Achim Goerres and Prof Sabrina J Mayer
2023 - 2026
Research Associate in the DFG Project “Trust in Politicians: The Role of Representation“
Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main
PIs: Prof Thomas Zittel and Prof Stefanie Bailer
2023 - 2024
Research Associate in the DFG Project “Immigrant German Election Study II“
University of Duisburg-Essen
PIs: Prof Achim Goerres and Prof Sabrina J Mayer
Journal Articles.
Everyday Discrimination as a Driver of Political Protest Among the Lower Social Class: Evidence from Germany (with Sabrina J. Mayer and Magdalena Riedl) in Swiss Political Science Review. 2026.
Surveying immigrant-origin voters in a post-migrant society: The first Immigrant German Election Study, 2017 (with Sabrina J. Mayer, Achim Goerres, Dennis C. Spies and Jonas Elis) in Electoral Studies. 2024.
Ohter Publications.
Synthetische Stimmbezirke zur Verbesserung der räumlichen Präzision wahlstatistischer Analysen (with Nick Schlitter) in Über Politik aus der Wissenschaft. 2026.
Sie prägen wirklich das Stadtbild. Kioske in NRW-Großstädten und die Kommunalwahl 2025 (with Achim Goerres and Sabrina J. Mayer) in Über Politik aus der Wissenschaft. 2025.
Wähler*innen mit internationalen Wurzeln bei der Kommunalwahl NRW 2025 in Über Politik aus der Wissenschaft. 2025.
Politische Einstellungen und Präferenzen von Menschen mit familiärer Migrationsgeschichte in Deutschland (with Achim Goerres, Sabrina J. Mayer and Philipp Hoffmann) for FES diskurs - Friedrich Eber Stiftung. 2024.
Mobilisierung in der Nachbarschaft: Ein Feldexperiment zur Wahlbeteiligung bei der Europawahl 2024 (with Jonas Elis) in Über Politik aus der Wissenschaft. 2024.
Diversität von Nachnamen als Maß für soziale Offenheit – Was sagt uns die Verteilung von Nachnamen in einer deutschen Großstadt? (with Jonas Elis) in Über Politik aus der Wissenschaft. 2024.
Russlanddeutsche und die Alternative für Deutschland: Die Bedeutung von Migrationsgeschichte und Identität (with Jonas Elis) in Über Politik aus der Wissenschaft. 2023.
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Teaching.
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Seminar: "Chances and Limitations of Descriptive Political Representation"
Course Description: The seminar examines the importance of the descriptive representation of socially marginalized groups for political attitudes and behavior of citizens and elites, including the normative debate about its desirable role. Further, it examines the effects of descriptive representation on attitudes that support democracy and on substantive representation (German).
Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main
Winter term 2024/2025 & Summer Term 2025
Syllabus.
Evaluation.
Seminar: "Democracy and Migration"
Course Description: The seminar explores the impact of international migration on social cohesion and political culture, particularly in the context of liberalism and demarcation. It examines classical concepts of migration research, questions of citizenship, integration, political participation, country-specific policies, and societal responses to migration (German).
Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main
Summer Term 2025
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Media.
Press Coverage.
Oberbürgermeister von München ist 35: Wer will noch in die Politik? WDR aktuell (TV). 23 March 2026.
Politik am Büdchen: Pilotprojekt gegen niedrige Wahlbeteiligung. WDR Lokalzeit Ruhr (TV). 14 October 2025.
Politik am Büdchen: Pilotprojekt gegen niedrige Wahlbeteiligung. WDR Lokalzeit aus Duisburg (TV). 14 October 2025.
Manuel Diaz Garcia: “Almanya’da Camiler, Uzun Vadeli Siyasi Katılımı Güçlendirebilir“. perspektiv.eu (online). 12 September 2025.
Wie blicken neu eingebürgerte Erstwähler auf die Bundestagswahl? hr INFO Politik (Podcast). 20 February 2025.
Freibier und Bockwurst für Briefwähler:innen. WDR Lokalzeit aus Duisburg (TV). 28 January 2025.
Wie lassen sich Nichtwähler mobilisieren?. Rheinische Post (print only). 16 January 2025.
Pilotprojekt: Wie Kioske die Wahlbeteiligung steigern können. WAZ (online and print). 26 December 2024.
Wenn der Postmann nicht mehr klingelt. Warum DHL aus Sorge um seine Boten keine Pakete mehr in ein Duisburger Hochhaus liefert. DIE ZEIT (online and print). 31 July 2024.
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