Micaela Grossmann

DOCTORAL Member

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Office: Feldkirchenstr. 21, Room: F21/03.13, 96052 Bamberg

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E-Mail: micaela.grossmann(at)uni-bamberg.de

Phone: +49(0)951/863-3010

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Pillar 4: Governance, Institutional Change and Political Behaviour

Field: Political Science

Research Interests: Political representation, political behaviour, underrepresented groups, ethnic minorities, democratic innovations
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// DISSERTATION PROJECT

Class Matters: Exploring Subjective and Objective Class Impact on Political Behaviour and Attitudes

My dissertation project investigates the resurgence of social class in contemporary European politics, focusing on both subjective and objective dimensions. Unlike previous studies that primarily consider material class positions, this research explores the nuanced influence of class identity on public opinion and political behaviour. It delves into the dynamics of individuals identifying concordantly or discordantly with their objectively assigned social class over the past decades. The central question examines the extent to which matching and mismatching subjective and objective class explain variations in political attitudes in the European context.

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// ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

2017 – 2020
M.A. in International Relations and Political Science, University of Essex and University of Bamberg

2013 – 2017
B.A. in Political Science, University of Bamberg

Awards:

Nomination for the “Excellent Teaching Award 2023” at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business Administration, University of Bamberg

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// CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

2023 American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Presentation: "The Impact of Mismatching Subjective and Objective Class on Political Attitudes". Los Angeles, USA. 31^st of August – 3^rd of September, 2023.

European Political Science Association (EPSA) 13th Annual Conference. Presentation: "How Do Different National Class Identities Affect Political Trust?". Glasgow, UK. 22-24^th of June, 2023.

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// EXPERIENCE

2016 (3 months)
Internship at Konrad Adenauer foundation in Lima, Peru

Academic Experience:

Since 10/2021
Research assistant at the Professorship of Comparative Politics, University of Bamberg

2020 - 2021
Research assistant at the Professorship of Political Sociology, University of Bamberg

2019 - 2020
Student assistant at the Chair for Comparative Politics, University of Bamberg

2018 - 2019
R Tutor for Quantitative Methods at the Chair for Political Sociology, University of Bamberg

Teaching Experience:

Winter Term 2023/24
Undergraduate advanced seminar “Political Inequality - is just representation possible?”, Comparative Politics

Summer Term 2023
Undergraduate advanced seminar “Political Inequality - is just representation possible?”, Comparative Politics

Winter Term 2022/23
Undergraduate seminar “The Political System of Chile”, Comparative Politics
Undergraduate advanced seminar “Political Inequality - is just representation possible?”, Comparative Politics

Summer Term 2022
Undergraduate seminar “The Political System of Chile”, Comparative Politics

Winter Term 2021/22
Undergraduate seminar “The Political System of Chile”, Comparative Politics
Undergraduate seminar “Ethnic Discrimination”, Political Sociology

Summer Term 2021
Undergraduate seminar “Ethnic Discrimination”, Political Sociology
Undergraduate seminar “Political participation in the digital age”, Political Sociology
Master seminar “Political Inequality”, Political Sociology

Winter Term 2020/21
Undergraduate seminar “Ethnic Discrimination”, Political Sociology
Master seminar “Political Inequality”, Political Sociology

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