Prof. Dr. Knut Petzold
Methods of Empirical Social ResearchZittau/Goerlitz University of Applied Sciences
knut.petzold (at) hszg.de
Knut Petzold is a sociologist with expertise in social stratification, sociological action theory, and sociological research methods with a specific focus on research designs and causal inference. His current research interest covers topics including higher education and work, mobility and migration, ethnic discrimination, social norms, and the validation of survey experiments.
He holds a doctoral degree in sociology (summa cum laude) from the University of Leipzig and received a postdoctoral graduation
(habilitation) from the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. At present, he is affiliated
as a Professor of Methods of Empirical Social Research at the Zittau/Goerlitz University of Applied Sciences.
News:
New chapter: Vignettenexperimente in der Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsforschung: Konstruktion, Potenziale und Fallstricke am Beispiel einer Professor*innenbefragung. Survey Methoden in der Hochschulforschung. (together with Nicolai Netz)New article: Gekommen, um zu bleiben? Verbleibsintentionen internationaler Studierender in Deutschland. Beiträge zur Hochschulforschung
New article: Fear of the Dark? A Systematic Comparison of Written Vignettes and Photo Vignettes in a Factorial Survey Experiment on Fear of Crime. methods, data, analyses (together with Stefanie Eifler)
New article: Factorial Survey Experiments in the Sociology of Education. Potentials, Pitfalls, Evualuation. Swiss Journal of Sociology
Last update: August 2022