Press & Publications - Coping with Affective Polarization

Knab, N., Steffens, M. C., Halabi, S., Friehs, M.-T., Nadler, A., & Hameiri, B. (2025). A wolf in sheep’s clothing? The interplay of perceived threat and social norms in hierarchy-maintaining action tendencies towards disadvantaged groups. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64, e12849. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12849

Empathy during crises: Investigating attitudes, tolerance, and ingroup–outgroup dynamics in response to refugee movements.

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 of Personality, 0, 1-16 https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.13012

We Are All the Same and (Not) Judged the Same? Examining Attribution Tendencies of Liberals in the Context of Norm Violations by Refugees

Wolf, T., Pauen, H., Steffens, M.C. and Knab, N. (2025), We Are All the Same and (Not) Judged the Same? Examining Attribution Tendencies of Liberals in the Context of Norm Violations by Refugees. J Community Appl Soc Psychol, 35: e70093. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70093

Against the odds: On the arduous production of linking social capital in local refugee reception.

van den Berg, C., Steinhilper, E., & Sommer, M. (2025). Against the odds: On the arduous production of linking social capital in local refugee reception. Administration & Society, 00953997251314509.

Affective polarization between opinion-based groups in a context of low partisan discord: Measuring its prevalence and consequences.

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, 1-14.

How local brokers keep interaction going. Pro-refugee communities after heightened mobilization.

van den Berg, C. & Hutter, S. (in press). How local brokers keep interaction going. Pro-refugee communities after heightened mobilization. Mobilization.

Press releases & articles

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Talk with: Catherine Newmark & Christian von Scheve
Date: 06.04.2025

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Authors: Hanna Schwander
Date: 22.02.2025

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Authors: Thorsten Faas
Date: 21.02.2025

Polarisiertes Deutschland? Ein Blick in die Zahlen zeichnet ein anderes Bild

Publication: Tagesspiegel
Authors: Christian von Scheve & Céline Teney
Date: 18.02.2025

Salonfähige Vorurteile und einfache Lösungen: Wie Parteien das Thema Migration im Wahlkampf instrumentalisieren

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Authors: Stefanie Hechler & Diego Dametto
Date: 17.02.2025

Rechtsextremismus zuvorkommen. Demokratie fängt mit Zuhören und Mitmachen an

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Authors: Lucas Köhler
Date: 12.02.2025

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Publication: Tagesspiegel
Authors: Thorsten Faas
Date: 24.01.2025

Gespaltene Gesellschaft. Das sind Wege, sie zu überwinden – für Bürger und Politiker

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Date: 16.01.2025

Scientific Publications

A wolf in sheep's clothing? The interplay of perceived threat and social norms in hierarchy-maintaining action tendencies towards disadvantaged groups

Knab, N., Steffens, M. C., Halabi, S., Friehs, M.-T., Nadler, A., & Hameiri, B. (2025). A wolf in sheep’s clothing? The interplay of perceived threat and social norms in hierarchy-maintaining action tendencies towards disadvantaged groups. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64, e12849. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12849

Empathy during crises: Investigating attitudes, tolerance, and ingroup–outgroup dynamics in response to refugee movements.

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 of Personality, 0, 1-16 https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.13012

We Are All the Same and (Not) Judged the Same? Examining Attribution Tendencies of Liberals in the Context of Norm Violations by Refugees

Wolf, T., Pauen, H., Steffens, M.C. and Knab, N. (2025), We Are All the Same and (Not) Judged the Same? Examining Attribution Tendencies of Liberals in the Context of Norm Violations by Refugees. J Community Appl Soc Psychol, 35: e70093. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70093

Against the odds: On the arduous production of linking social capital in local refugee reception.

van den Berg, C., Steinhilper, E., & Sommer, M. (2025). Against the odds: On the arduous production of linking social capital in local refugee reception. Administration & Society, 00953997251314509.

Affective polarization between opinion-based groups in a context of low partisan discord: Measuring its prevalence and consequences.

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, 1-14.

How local brokers keep interaction going. Pro-refugee communities after heightened mobilization.

van den Berg, C. & Hutter, S. (in press). How local brokers keep interaction going. Pro-refugee communities after heightened mobilization. Mobilization.

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