PD Dr. habil. Knut Petzold
Ruhr-Universität BochumSociology Section
knut.petzold (at) rub.de
Knut Petzold is a sociologist with expertise in social stratification, sociological action theory, and sociological research methods with a specific focus on methods of causal inference and survey design. His current research interest covers topics including higher education and work, residential mobility and migration, ethnic discrimination, social norms, and the validation of survey experiments.
He holds a doctoral degree (summa cum laude) in Sociology from the University of Leipzig and received a Habilitation (postdoctoral dissertation) from the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. At present, he is affiliated as Akademischer Rat a.Z. at the Sociology Section of the Ruhr University Bochum and as Privatdozent at the Department of Sociology, CU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.
News:
New article: Migration, Commuting, or a Second Home? Insights from an Experiment Among Academics. European Journal of Population, DOI 10.1007/s10680-019-09529-wNew visit: Visiting scientist at the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), 2019 - 2020
23.1.2019: Habilitation (Dr. habil.) in Sociology, CU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
New article: What Can We Learn from Factorial Surveys about Human Behavior? A Validation Study Comparing Field and Survey Experiments on Discrimination. Methodology, DOI 10.1027/1614-2241/a000161 (together with Tobias Wolbring)
New position: Interim Professor at the Chair of Sociology of Education, Leibniz University Hannover (winter term 18/19)
Last update: June 2019