SWEN HUTTER
POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
EUROPEAN POLITICS
Welcome to my website! My name is Swen Hutter, and my research bridges European politics and comparative political sociology, with a focus on political conflict and the evolving role of civil society. Among other things, I study how social movements and political parties articulate and mobilize new societal divides, particularly within the context of Europe's multi-level polity. I have the pleasure of teaching political sociology at Freie Universität Berlin and directing the Center for Civil Society Research, a joint initiative of Freie Universität and the WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
On this website, you can find information about my current research projects, recent publications, and institutional affiliations. You’ll also find updates on my collaborative, interdisciplinary work and my engagement with civil society actors.
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Game Changers: National Referendums and the Politicization of Europe
Article in
Politics and Governance
Varieties of Trade Union Protest
Article
with Gesine Hoeltmann and Endre Borbáth in Socio-Economic Review
Empathy During Crises: Investigating Attitudes, Tolerance and Ingroup-Outgroup Dynamics in Response to Refugee Movements
Article with Ronja Demel, Lena Masch, David Schieferdecker, Hanna Schwander and Jule Specht in
Journal of Personality
The Big Five Personality Traits and Social Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Supporters, the Supported, and the Overlooked
Article with Luise Kratt, Gesine Hoeltmann and Jule Specht in
Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology
Europe's Changing Protest Landscape
Guest Editorship with Sophia Hunger
Special Issue of the Journal of European Public Policy