Hi, my name is Leonie Rettig.
I’m a PhD candidate, lecturer & researcher at the University of Mannheim and MZES (Mannheim Centre for European Social Research). I studied at the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz for my B.A. degree and completed my M.A at University of Mannheim. During my studies, I worked as a research assistant at the Collaborative Research Center 884 - “Political Economy of Reforms”. My research interest focus mostly on political attitudes and behaviour, democratic representation and inequality, social identity and politics, as well as climate policy.
What I’m up to lately
A Research Portfolio To Grow
Young Policy Opinions and their Impact:
To what extent is the policy representation of young people biased? Read more
Is it simply a question of age?
How represented do generations and age cohorts feel? Read more
Just like me
Do citizens consider candidates' social group characteristics when casting their vote? Read more
Teaching
Data Analysis Workshop
In this workshop, students learn how to independently apply statistical methods to study voter behaviour and political attitudes in the Bundestagswahl 2021. In doing so, we critically engage with current research literature. Based on the principles of open and comprehensible science, students learn to understand, interpret, question and test the statistical analyses of this literature through their own replications. Application of statistical methods is taught using Stata (R material will be provided as well). Teaching language is German. Read more
Identity and Politics
This course introduces students to different facets of identity in politics. It moreover covers how group identities are developed in the first place, and discusses what role identity plays for democracy. Read more
Data Analysis Workshop
In this workshop, students learn how to independently apply statistical methods to study voter behaviour and political attitudes. In doing so, we critically engage with current research literature. Based on the principles of open and comprehensible science, students learn to understand, interpret, question and test the statistical analyses of this literature through their own replications. Application of statistical methods is taught using Stata (R material will be provided as well). Teaching language is German. Read more
