Carolin Hillenbrand, M.A.

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Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Politics and Religion
  • Religion and Sustainable Development
  • Research on societal / social cohesion, social capital
  • Sociology of religion, empirical research on religion
  • Empirical methods, statistical regression & multi-level analysis, survey research
  • Mixed Methods
  • International relations, development policy, Global South
  • Peace and Conflict Studies, Transitional Justice, religion and conflict/peace
  • Religion and Conspiracy Theories

Academic Education

10/2016 - 02/2019Master of Arts in Political Science (major) and "Christianity & Culture" (minor) at the Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg
10/2013 - 09/2016Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (major) and Catholic Theologie (minor) at the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz
07/2015 - 11/2015Semester abroad at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth (South Africa)

Work Experience

10/2018 - 02/2019Cooperation with the "German Development Institute" (DIE) for the Master Thesis, Bonn
10/2017 - 02/2019Research Assistant at the Chair of International Relations at the Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg
05/2016 - 08/2016Research Associate for the Bachelor Thesis at the "German Corporation for International Cooperation" (GIZ), Eschborn
07/2015 - 11/2015International internship at the NGO "Masifunde Learner Development", Port Elizbaeth (South Africa)
10/2012 - 03/2013International internship at the GIZ (German Corporation for International Cooperation) in Lima (Peru)

Functions and Memberships

2021 - 2023Visiting scholar at HU Berlin

Publications

Hillenbrand, Carolin; Pollack, Detlef (2023)
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung.
Type of Publication: Book (monograph)
Hillenbrand, Carolin; Pollack, Detlef (2023)
In: German Politics and Society, 41
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Hillenbrand, Carolin (2023)
In: Religion & Development, 2
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Hillenbrand, Carolin; Pollack, Detlef (2023)
In: Gorski, Horst; Kaiser, Klaus-Dieter; Lepp, Claudia; Oelke, Harry (eds.), Dokumente zum kirchlichen Zeitgeschehen: Kirchliches Jahrbuch 2020. München: Gütersloher Verlagshaus.
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Pollack, Detlef; Hillenbrand, Carolin (2023)
In: Bubert, Marcel; Krischer, André (eds.), Zwischen Gottesstrafe und Verschwörungstheorien: Deutungskonkurrenzen bei Epidemien von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart.. Frankfurt a. M.; New York: Campus Verlag.
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
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Talks

Does religion immunize against or stimulate conspiracy beliefs? The role of religiosity in conspiracy theories in the context of the Covid19 pandemic in Germany
Hillenbrand, Carolin (24/02/2021)
IV ISA Forum of Sociology, Online
Type of talk: scientific talk
You can't serve God and the conspiracy - Relationships between religiosity and conspiracy mentality during the Corona Pandemic
Carolin Hillenbrand & Alexander Yendell (05/02/2021)
Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises quantitative Religionsforschung 2021 „Religion und Migration“ , Digital
Type of talk: scientific talk
Religion: a curse or blessing for the socio-ecological transformation? A research design for global cross-country analyses of the role of religion in…
Hillenbrand, Carolin (16/09/2020)
40. DGS Kongress "Gesellschaft unter Spannung", Digital
Type of talk: scientific talk
The role of citizens’ religion for the cohesion of societies from a global comparative perspective
Hillenbrand, Carolin (24/08/2020)
ECPR General Conference - Section "Religion and Politics Across Boundaries", Virtual
Type of talk: scientific talk
Religion as bridge or barrier? A cross-country multi-level analysis on the role of religion in the social cohesion of staties with varying level of democracy
Carolin Hillenbrand (12/03/2020)
Sicherheit, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft - Theorien und Problemfelder internationaler Politik - 14. IB-Nachwuchstagung…, Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing
Type of talk: scientific talk
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Prizes

Scholarship for dissertation exposé
Awarded by: Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
Award given to: Carolin Hillenbrand
Announced at: 01/01/2019 | Date of awarding: 01/01/2019
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Award for the best degree at the Institute for Political Science
Awarded by: Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg
Award given to: Carolin Hillenbrand
Announced at: 01/01/2019 | Date of awarding: 01/01/2019
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Award for the best degree at the Institute for Political Science
Awarded by: Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz
Award given to: Carolin Hillenbrand
Date of awarding: 01/01/2016
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Scholarship for studies, talent promotion program
Awarded by: Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
Award given to: Carolin Hillenbrand
Announced at: 01/01/2014
Type of distinction: Scholarship
Scholarhip for studies, talent promotion program
Awarded by: Cusanuswerk
Award given to: Carolin Hillenbrand
Announced at: 01/01/2013
Type of distinction: Scholarship
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Doctorates

Religion, a bridge or barrier? The role of religion in social cohesion from an empirical cross-country perspective
Candidate: Hillenbrand, Carolin | Supervisors: Pollack, Detlef
Period of time: 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2022
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster