David Schieferdecker - Coping with Affective Polarization

Dr. David Schieferdecker

Postdoctoral Researcher (?)

Website:

https://www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/kommwiss/arbeitsstellen/kommunikationstheorie/mitarbeiterinnen/dschieferdecker/index.html

Short Vita

I am a researcher at the Institute of Media and Communication Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin. My research interests lies in the the conditions and consequences of political and intergroup communication. In my research, I usually combine at least two of the following four concepts: (1) communicative behavior (particularly interpersonal communication and media repertoires), (2) social identities, (3) political attitudes, and (4) pro-social behavior. I work predominantly in the contexts of economic inequality, political polarization, and racism.

Key publications

Schieferdecker, D., Joly, P., & Faas, T. (2024). Affective Polarization Between Opinion-Based Groups in a Context of Low Partisan Discord: Measuring Its Prevalence and Consequences. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 36(2), edae009. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edae009
Demel, R., Masch, L., Schieferdecker, D., Schwander, H., Hutter, S., & Specht, J. (2025). Empathy During Crises: Investigating Attitudes, Tolerance, and Ingroup–Outgroup Dynamics in Response to Refugee Movements. Journal ofPersonality, jopy.13012. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.13012
Schieferdecker, D., Reinhardt, S., Mijs, J., Silva, G. M., Teeger, C., Carvalhaes, F., & Seekings, J. (2024). Everyday Conversations About Economic Inequality: A Research Agenda. Sociology Compass, 18(9), e70001. https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.70001
Schieferdecker, D. (2021). Passivity In The Face of Distant Others’ Suffering: An Integrated Model to Explain Behavioral (Non-)Response. Annals of the International Communication Association, 45(1), 20-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/23808985.2021.1908837
Schieferdecker, D., & Wessler, H. (2017). Bridging Segregation via Media Exposure? Ingroup Identification, Outgroup Distance and Low Direct Contact Reduce Outgroup Appearance in Media Repertoires. Journal of Communication, 67(6), 993–1014. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcom.12338.

Press publications

Fluch der Sensibilität (Spektrum, 2022)

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