Dr. Christine Stedtnitz

Biography

Christine Stedtnitz is a Senior Consultant at the Centre Strategy Evaluation Services (CSES) with a decade of experience in collecting, processing, and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data for research projects across European countries. Prior to joining CSES, she was a lecturer at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she taught in the field of comparative politics. Christine has conducted research on a wide array of topics including political communication, political psychology, and behavioral science. Her main research interests focus on how individuals' personal circumstances impact their political thinking. She has investigated various issues such as the dynamics of political debates, the origins and impacts of misinformation on public opinion, and the psychological aspects of status perception in political contexts. At CSES, she is involved in studies and policy evaluations for public sector clients across Europe, working on projects that address foreign interference in EU democracies and the impacts of new technologies. She has also evaluated projects related to human rights and biomedicine in Armenia and is currently studying the gender investment gap affecting women-led companies. Christine holds a PhD in government from the University of Essex and an MA from the University of Konstanz.

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