Lennard Naumann

Lennard Naumann is a research fellow in the unit Institutions and Political Inequality and affiliated member of the Research Training Group “The Dynamics of Demography, Democratic Processes and Public Policy” (DYNAMICS), jointly organized by the Hertie School and the Department of Social Sciences at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.  He holds a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Heidelberg and an M.Sc. in Statistics from the Humboldt University of Berlin, the Free University of Berlin, and the Technical University of Berlin. During his studies, he spent exchange semesters at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá and at the ISCTE — University Institute of Lisbon. In the past, he has worked for the Bertelsmann Transformation Index, the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, and the Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research.

In his dissertation project, Lennard uses quasi-experimental and experimental methods to study intergroup relations and prejudice. He focuses on the drivers of intergroup approach and avoidance patterns among majority and minority groups, and on how intergroup contact preferences affect outgroup attitudes and discrimination. In addition, he is involved in research projects on elite connections and webscraping.