12/04/2012 New book chapter on Religious Pluralism and Social Capital in Europe In this chapter in an edited book I investigate the consequences of religious pluralism for the social capital (i.e. civic networks and social trust) of selected European societies. Based on data from the European Social Survey and using cross-classified multilevel models, I show that religious groups differ in terms of their... View Article
20/03/2012 Call for Papers: Quantitative Research on Religion and Socialisation Call for papers for the 4th Workshop of the AK Quantitative Religionsforschung on “Religion and Socialisation” in Leipzig, Okober 26/27. See here.
22/12/2011 New journal article on the religious factor in family policy In this article Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen and I test classic versus new hypotheses on the religious factor in family policy in a comparison of 27 OECD countries. Stadelmann-Steffen, I. & Traunmüller, R. (2011): Der religiöse Faktor in der Familienpolitik. Ein empirischer Test klassischer und neuerer Ansätze im Vergleich von 27 OECD-Ländern. Zeitschrift... View Article
14/12/2011 Invited talk on civil war and social trust at the Institute of Sociology Next week, Markus Freitag, David Born, and myself will give a talk on the impact of civil war exposure on different dimensions of social trust. When? December 20th, 18.15-20.00. Where? University of Berne, Unitobler, Lerchenweg 36, room F-111.