Katharina Heger
Research Associate
About
Katharina Heger is a research assistant at the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society. She studied political science and sociology at Mannheim University and Leipzig University and worked as research associate at Leipzig University in both political science and communication science.
Her research focusses on gender inequalities in political participation and representation, and the impact of political norms and attitudes on political engagement. At the Weizenbaum Institute, she conducts research in the Weizenbaum Panel research unit on the interaction and change of civic norms and digital forms of political participation.
Research Group: Weizenbaum Panel
Fields of Research
Katharina Heger researches:
- Political behavior and public opinion,
- (digital) political communication,
- politics and gender
Memberships, committees and functions
- Membership American Political Science Association (APSA)
- Membership European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)
- Membership European Political Science Association (EPSA)
- Membership International Communication Association (ICA)
Publications
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