Stephan Dochow-Sondershaus

Stephan Dochow-Sondershaus

I am a quantitative sociologist interested in public opinion dynamics and polarization, the role of family socialization on political attitudes, ethnic educational inequalities and the impacts of ethnic diversity on social cohesion. My methods focus on causal inference with observational data, and encompassing descriptive work.

Posts by Collection

portfolio

publications

Mass Media and Concerns About Immigration in Germany in the 21st Century: Individual-Level Evidence over 15 Years

Published in European Sociological Review, 2018

Peer-reviewed article in European Sociological Review on mass media and concerns about immigration in Germany.

Publication | Replication materials

Recommended citation: Czymara, Christian S., and Stephan Dochow (2018). Mass Media and Concerns About Immigration in Germany in the 21st Century: Individual-Level Evidence over 15 Years. European Sociological Review. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcy019

Are Students with Migration Background Aiming Too High?

Work in progress

Work in progress on competence development and school experience after ambitious transitions in Germany.

Recommended citation: Dochow-Sondershaus, Stephan, Sebastian Neumeyer, and Christoph Sporlien (2020). Are Students with Migration Background Aiming Too High?

An Investigation of the Causal Effect of Educational Expectations on School Performance

Published in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 2021

Peer-reviewed article in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility on educational expectations and school performance.

Publication | Replication materials

Recommended citation: Dochow, S., and S. Neumeyer (2021). An Investigation of the Causal Effect of Educational Expectations on School Performance. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2020.100579

Ideological Polarization During a Pandemic: Tracking the Alignment of Attitudes Toward COVID Containment Policies and Left-Right Self-Identification

Published in Frontiers in Sociology, 2022

Peer-reviewed article in Frontiers in Sociology on ideological polarization during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publication | Replication materials

Recommended citation: Dochow-Sondershaus, S. (2022). Ideological Polarization During a Pandemic: Tracking the Alignment of Attitudes Toward COVID Containment Policies and Left-Right Self-Identification. Frontiers in Sociology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2022.958672

Which Facet of Immigrant Optimism Best Explains Immigrant Students’ Higher Transition Rates to Academic Upper Secondary Education?

SocArXiv

Work in progress on immigrant optimism and transition rates to academic upper secondary education.

Publication

Recommended citation: Dochow-Sondershaus, Stephan, and Sebastian Neumeyer (2022). Which Facet of Immigrant Optimism Best Explains Immigrant Students' Higher Transition Rates to Academic Upper Secondary Education? SocArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/by2jg

Catalyst of Hate? Ethnic Insulting on YouTube in the Aftermath of Terror Attacks in France, Germany and the United Kingdom 2014-2017

Published in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2023

Peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies on ethnic insulting on YouTube after terror attacks.

Publication | Replication materials

Recommended citation: Czymara, C. S., S. Dochow-Sondershaus, L. G. Drouhot, M. Simsek, and C. Sporlien (2023). Catalyst of Hate? Ethnic Insulting on YouTube in the Aftermath of Terror Attacks in France, Germany and the United Kingdom 2014-2017. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2022.2100552

Family Origins of Affective Polarization

Work in progress

Work in progress on affective polarization and family origins.

Recommended citation: Dochow-Sondershaus, Stephan, Frederik Hjorth, and Kristian Karlsson. Family Origins of Affective Polarization.

Opinion Polarization of Immigration and EU Attitudes Between Social Classes: The Limiting Role of Working Class Dissensus

Published in European Societies, 2024

Peer-reviewed article in European Societies on polarization of immigration and EU attitudes between social classes.

Publication | Replication materials

Recommended citation: Dochow-Sondershaus, S., and C. Teney (2024). Opinion polarization of immigration and EU attitudes between social classes: The limiting role of working class dissensus. European Societies. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2024.2312948

The Gendered Effect of Parenthood on Voting Behaviour in the 2021 German Federal Election

Published in German Politics, 2024

Peer-reviewed article in German Politics on the effect of parenthood on voting behaviour in the 2021 German federal election.

Publication | Replication materials

Recommended citation: Teney, C., S. Dochow-Sondershaus, and F. Lovette (2024). The Gendered Effect of Parenthood on Voting Behaviour in the 2021 German Federal Election. German Politics. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644008.2023.2196410

Hunkering Down or Catching Up? No Long-Term Effect of Ethnic Minority Share on Neighborhood Contacts

Published in Sociological Science, 2024

Peer-reviewed article in Sociological Science on the long-term effect of ethnic minority share on neighborhood contacts.

Publication | Replication materials

Recommended citation: Dochow-Sondershaus, Stephan (2024). Hunkering Down or Catching Up? No Long-Term Effect of Ethnic Minority Share on Neighborhood Contacts. Sociological Science. https://doi.org/10.15195/v11.a35

talks

On my way to ECSR meeting in Barcelona

Published:

Presenting “Correcting Misperceptions Does Not Decrease Ideological Polarization” in Barcelona

This Thursday evening, I am going to present work with Merlin Schaeffer on the polarizing effects of providing information about immigration on attitudes towards immigration and immigrants at the 2024 Meeting of the European Consortium of Sociological Research in Barcelona.

Previous talks

Published:

A list of my previous talks and conference presentations can be found here:

teaching