Doctoral Students

with Prof. Dr. Christian Welzel

  • Marcus Kronfeldt
    “What Creates Learning Societies? The Perspective of Cultural Evolution”
    Leuphana University
    in progress

  • Maria Ravlik
    “Explaining Variation in Anti-Human Trafficking Enforcements around the Globe”
    Leuphana University
    in progress
  • Stefan Kruse
    “Social Capital and Development Aid Effectiveness; The African Evidence”
    Leuphana University
    in progress

  • Nina-Kathrin Wienkoop
    Leuphana University
    in progress

  • Evgenya Bystrov
    “Value Change and Fertility Trends in Comparative Perspective”
    Jacobs University (BIGSSS PhD program)
    finished as pass 2014

  • Ina Kubbe
    “Causes of Corruption in International Comparison: A Time-Pooled Cross-Sectional Analysis”
    Leuphana University
    finished Magna Cum Laude 2013 (co-supervisor)

  • Charlotte Freund
    “Professionalisierung von Wahlkaempfen auf Kommunalebene: Eine Untersuchung am Beispiel Niedersachsens”Leuphana University
    finished Magna Cum Laude 2013 (co-supervisor)

  • Jolanda van der Noll
    “Explaining Anti-Muslim Sentiment in Western Europe”
    Jacobs University (BIGSSS PhD program)
    finished as pass 2013

  • Jan Mueller
    “Trust in Media and Emancipative Values: Dynamic and Comparative Perspectives”
    Jacobs University
    finished with distinction 2012

  • Nicola Buecker, “Framing Europe: East German and Polish Perspectives”
    Jacobs University
    finished as pass 2012

  • Franziska Deutsch
    “Determinants of Protest in Comparative and Longitudianl Perspective”
    Jacobs University
    finished with distinction 2011

  • Jennifer Paturyan
    “Explaing Variation in Civil Society Strength in the Post-Soviet Space”
    Jacobs University
    finished with pass 2010