Estimates of sensitive questions from list experiments are often much less precise than desired. We address this well-known inefficiency problem by presenting a unified Bayesian framework which combines indirect measures with prior in- formation. Specifying informed priors amounts to a...

We provide the first systematic research into the origins of subjective freedom of speech in Germany. Relying on the GLES 2021 Cross-Section Pre-Election Survey which includes a newly designed survey item on subjective freedom of speech, we evaluate a whole range of plausible candidate...

Wartime sexual violence is widespread across conflict zones and thought to leave a disastrous legacy for survivors, communities, and nations. Yet, systematic studies on i) the prevalence and ii) the social and political consequences of wartime sexual violence are fraught with severe data...

This article argues that governments play a considerable role in shaping citizens' attitudes toward Muslim immigrants through the way they regulate religion. European democracies are far from secular, and matters of religious regulation cannot be reduced to abstract values or constitutional...

This paper examines the role of religion as a source of social capital in Germany. In addition to networks of civic engagement and informal social connections with family and friends, I also consider the identity- and statusbridging nature of these networks. Results based on data from the German...

Religion as a Source of Social Capital. This paper examines the role of religion as a source of social capital in Germany. In addition to networks of civic engagement and informal social connections with family and friends, I also consider the identity- and status-bridging nature of these...

Given the salience of political conflicts over Muslim immigration in many Western countries, it is surprising how little we know about the reasons why Muslims are resented and their religious practices opposed. This paper takes a look at political factors and argues that governments shape...

The concept of social identity has gained prominence among empirical social scientists in the recent past. Yet, its measurement remains elusive. Despite a multiplicity of approaches, no measure currently exists that provides a holistic, multidimensional, and relative assessment of subgroups and...

type="main" <p>Scholars have recently stressed two important avenues for the study of cultural diversity and social capital: the role of political integration regimes as well as alternative indicators to generalised trust. This article addresses both. Focusing on Germany, it provides the first...</p>