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 - 02/2019 | Master of Arts in Political Science (major) and "Christianity & Culture" (minor) at the Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg |
| 10/2013 - 09/2016 | Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (major) and Catholic Theologie (minor) at the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz |
| 07/2015 - 11/2015 | Semester abroad at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth (South Africa) |
Work Experience | |
| 10/2018 - 02/2019 | Cooperation with the "German Development Institute" (DIE) for the Master Thesis, Bonn |
| 10/2017 - 02/2019 | Research Assistant at the Chair of International Relations at the Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg |
| 05/2016 - 08/2016 | Research Associate for the Bachelor Thesis at the "German Corporation for International Cooperation" (GIZ), Eschborn |
| 07/2015 - 11/2015 | International internship at the NGO "Masifunde Learner Development", Port Elizbaeth (South Africa) |
| 10/2012 - 03/2013 | International internship at the GIZ (German Corporation for International Cooperation) in Lima (Peru) |
Functions and Memberships | |
| 2021 - 2023 | Visiting scholar at HU Berlin |
Publications
Hillenbrand, Carolin; Pollack, Detlef (2023) Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung. doi:10.11586/2023013 Book (monograph) | Published | |
Hillenbrand, Carolin; Pollack, Detlef (2023) In: German Politics and Society, 41, 128-148. doi:10.3167/gps.2023.410207 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Hillenbrand, Carolin (2023) In: Religion & Development, 2, 213-260. doi:10.30965/27507955-20230003 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Hillenbrand, Carolin; Pollack, Detlef (2023) In: Gorski, Horst; Kaiser, Klaus-Dieter; Lepp, Claudia; Oelke, Harry (eds.), Dokumente zum kirchlichen Zeitgeschehen: Kirchliches Jahrbuch 2020, 95-117. München: Gütersloher Verlagshaus. Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Pollack, Detlef; Hillenbrand, Carolin (2023) In: Bubert, Marcel; Krischer, André (eds.), Zwischen Gottesstrafe und Verschwörungstheorien: Deutungskonkurrenzen bei Epidemien von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart., 462-498. Frankfurt a. M.; New York: Campus Verlag. Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published |
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 |
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 |
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 |