CV Richard Traunmüller

CV Richard Traunmüller Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) University of Mannheim A5, 6, D-68159 Mannheim Tel. +49-621-181-2877 richard.traunmueller@mzes.uni-mannheim.de richardtraunmueller.com Current Position November 2012 Postdoctoral Fellow, MZES, University of Mannheim Education August 2011 Dr. rer. soc. (PhD in Political Science), University of Konstanz August 2008, 2009, 2010, Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection, 2011, 2012 University of Essex May 2007 Dipl.-Soz. (MA in Social Sciences), Humboldt-University of Berlin Academic Positions September 2011 October 2012 Senior Researcher and Lecturer, Chair of Political Sociology, Institute of Political Science, University of Berne January 2009 August 2011 Researcher, Research Centre on Social Capital and Civic Engagement, University of Konstanz November 2007 August 2011 Researcher and Lecturer, Chair of Comparative Politics, Department of Politics and Management, University of Konstanz June 2007 June 2010 September 2002 May 2007 Spring 2002 Researcher, Cluster of Excellence: Cultural Foundations of Integration, University of Konstanz Student Assistant and Teaching Assistant, Chair of Empirical Social Research, Institute for Social Sciences, Humboldt-University of Berlin Student Assistant, Chair of Demography, Institute for Social Sciences, Humboldt-University of Berlin Grants 2011: Grant for organizing the methods workshop Finding Thetas in Europe: Bayesian Methods in the Social Sciences, Department of Social Sciences, University of Berne 1

2009 Grant for the participation at Essex Summer School, Cluster of Excellence Cultural Foundations of Integration 2008 Grant for the participation at Essex Summer School, Cluster of Excellence Cultural Foundations of Integration 2008 ECPR Travel Grant for the participation at Essex Summer School (declined) Awards 2011 SOEP-Prize for Best Publications 2011 of the German Institute of Economic Research (DIW) in the category Best Junior Publication for an article on religion and social capital. Publications a) Articles in peer-reviewed journals Gundelach, B. & Traunmüller, R. (2012): Beyond Generalized Trust: Norms of Reciprocity as an Alternative Form of Social Capital in an Assimilationist Integration Regime. Political Studies (forthcoming) Traunmüller, Richard (2012): Zur Messung von Staat-Kirche-Beziehungen. Eine vergleichende Analyse neuerer Indizes. [Measuring Church-State-Relations. A Comparison of New Indices] Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, online first: DOI: 10.1007/s12286-012-0127-4. Stadelmann-Steffen, I. & Traunmüller, R. (2011): Der religiöse Faktor in der Familienpolitik. Ein empirischer Test klassischer und neuerer Ansätze im Vergleich von 27 OECD-Ländern. [The Religious Factor in Family Policy. An Empirical Test of Classic and New Approaches in a Comparison of 27 OECD Countries] Zeitschrift für Sozialreform 57(4): 383-408. Traunmüller, Richard & Markus Freitag (2011): State Support of Religion: Making or Breaking Faith- Based Social Capital? Comparative Politics 43(3): 253-269. Traunmüller, Richard (2010): Moral Communities? Religion as a Source of Social Trust in a Multilevel Analysis of 97 German Regions. European Sociological Review, 27(3): 346-363. Traunmüller, Richard (2009): Religion und Sozialintegration. Eine empirische Analyse der religiösen Grundlagen sozialen Kapitals. [Religion and Social Integration. An Empirical Analysis of the Religious Foundations of Social Capital] Berliner Journal für Soziologie 19(3): 435-468. Freitag, Markus & Richard Traunmüller (2009): Spheres of Trust. An Empirical Analysis of the Foundations of Particularised and Generalised Trust. European Journal of Political Research 48 (6): 782 803. Freitag, Markus, Nicolas Grießhaber & Richard Traunmüller (2009): Vereine als Schulen des Vertrauens? Eine empirische Analyse zur Zivilgesellschaft in der Schweiz. [Associations as Schools of Trust? An Empirical Analysis of Swiss Civil Society] Swiss Political Science Review 15(3): 463-495. Traunmüller, Richard (2009): Individual Religiosity, Religious Context, and the Creation of Social in Germany. Schmollers Jahrbuch - Journal of Applied Social Science Studies 129(2): 357-365. Trust 2

Freitag, Markus & Richard Traunmüller (2008): Sozialkapitalwelten in Deutschland. Soziale Netzwerke, Vertrauen und Reziprozitätsnormen im subnationalen Vergleich. [Worlds of Social Capital in Germany. Social Networks, Trust, and Norms of Reciprocity in a Sub- national Comparison] Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft 2(1): 221-256. b) Books Traunmüller, R. (2012): Religion und Sozialkapital. Ein doppelter Kulturvergleich [Religion and Social Capital. A Double Cross-Cultural Comparison]. Wiesbaden: Springer VS. Traunmüller, R., Stadelmann-Steffen, I., Ackermann, K. & Freitag, M. (2012): Zivilgesellschaft in der Schweiz. Analysen zum Vereinsengagement auf lokaler Ebene [Civil Society in Switzerland. Analyses of Civic Engagement at the Local Level]. Zürich: Seismo. Stadelmann-Steffen, Isabelle, Richard Traunmüller, Birte Gundelach & Markus Freitag (2010): Freiwilligen-Monitor Schweiz 2010. [Swiss Volunteers Monitor 2010]. Zürich: Seismo. c) Book chapters and other publications Freitag, M. & Traunmüller, R. (2012): Gemeinden und Vereinsengagement. Aktuelle Befunde für die lokale Ebene der Schweiz [Communities and Civic Engagement. Recent Findings for the Local Level in Switzerland] In: Revue der Schweizerischen Gemeinnützigen Gesellschaft 4/12: 11-13. Traunmüller, Richard (2012): Religion und Soziales Kapital. [Religion and Social Capital] In: Lewicki, Alexander, Melanie Möller, Jonas Richter & Henriette Rösch (eds.): Religiöse Gegenwartskultur. Zwischen Integration und Abgrenzung. Münster: Lit-Verlag, 17-34. Traunmüller, R. (2012): Religiöser Pluralismus und soziales Kapital in Europa. Ein interkultureller Vergleich auf der Grundlage kreuz-klassifizierter Mehrebenenanalysen [Religious Diversity and Social Capital in Europe. A Cross-Cultural Comparison with Cross-Classified Multilevel Models]. in: Pollack, D., Tucci, I. & Ziebertz, H.-G. (eds.): Religiöser Pluralismus im Fokus quantitativer Religionsforschung. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 189-220. Traunmüller, Richard (2010): Segen oder Fluch? Zum Einfluss von Staat-Kirche-Beziehungen auf die Vitalität religiöser Zivilgesellschaften im europäischen Vergleich. [Blessing or Curse? The Impact of Church-State-Relations on the Vitality of Religious Civil Societies in European Comparison] In: Liedhegener, Antonius & Ines-Jacqueline Werkner (eds.) Religion zwischen Zivilgesellschaft und politischem System. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag, 138-161. Traunmüller, Richard (2010): Book review of "Sigrid Roßteutscher: Religion, Zivilgesellschaft, Demokratie. Eine international vergleichende Studie zur Natur religiöser Märkte und der demokratischen Rolle religiöser Zivilgesellschaften". Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft 4(2): 379-381. Traunmüller, Richard (2010): Glaube und/oder Gemeinschaft? Religion und der Radius des Vertrauens in Deutschland. [Creed and/or Community? Religion and the Radius of Trust in Germany] In: Soeffner, H.-G. (ed.): Unsichere Zeiten. Herausforderungen gesellschaftlicher Transformationen. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag. (CD-Rom) Traunmüller, Richard (2010): Religion und Sozialkapital. Individuelle Religiosität, religiöser Kontext und die Entstehung von sozialem Vertrauen. [Religion and Social Capital. Individual Religiosity, Religious Context, and the Development of Social Trust] In: Grözinger, Gerd & Wenzel Matiaske (eds.): Religion@Gesellschaft. Jahrbuch Ökonomie und Gesellschaft. Marburg: Metropolis, 53-82. 3

Gundelach, Birte & Richard Traunmüller (2010): Kulturelle Diversität und sozialer Zusammenhalt. Eine Mehrebenenanalyse zum Einfluss multikultureller Kontexte auf das Sozialkapital in den deutschen Regionen. [Cultural Diversity and Social Cohesion. A Multilevel Analysis of the Impact of Multicultural Contexts on Social Capital in the German Regions] In: Freitag, Markus & Adrian Vatter (eds.): Vergleichende subnationale Analysen für Deutschland. Institutionen, Staatstätigkeiten und politische Kulturen. Münster: Lit-Verlag, 315-343. Stadelmann-Steffen, Isabelle & Richard Traunmüller (2010): Scheckbuch-Partizipation als moderne Form des Engagements. Die Spendenkulturen in den deutschen Kreisen. [Checkbook- Participation as a Modern Form of Engagement. The Culture of Monetary Donations in the German Counties] In: Freitag, Markus & Adrian Vatter (eds.): Vergleichende subnationale Analysen für Deutschland. Institutionen, Staatstätigkeiten und politische Kulturen. Münster: Lit-Verlag, 345-368. Traunmüller, Richard (2009): Brücken bildend oder abgrenzend? Die soziale Zusammensetzung von Vereinen in der Schweiz. [Bridging or Bonding? The Social Composition of Associations in Switzerland] Revue der Schweizerischen Gemeinnützigen Gesellschaft 9: 24-26. Traunmüller, Richard (2008): Religion als Ressource sozialen Zusammenhalts? Eine empirische Analyse der religiösen Grundlagen sozialen Kapitals in Deutschland. [Religion as a Resource for Social Cohesion? An Empirical Analysis of the Religious Foundations of Socal Capital in Germany] SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 144, Berlin: German Institute for Economic Research. Traunmüller, Richard & Joscha Legewie (2006): Geschichtsbewusstsein und historisch-politische Bildung in der deutschen Einwanderungsgesellschaft: Ergebnisse einer Studie unter Schülern und Lehrern in vier Bundesländern. [Historic Consciousness and Historic-political Education in the German Immigration Society. Results from a Study of Students and Teachers in Four Federal States] Internationale Schulbuchforschung 28(4) 381-392. d) Under Review Traunmüller, R., Born, D. & Freitag, M. (2012): War and Trust. How Civil War Exposure Affects Dimensions of Social Trust in a Comparative Perspective. (under review, American Sociological Review) Hero, M., Huber, S., Ketola, K, Krech, V. & Traunmüller, R. (2012): Religious Diversity and Religious Vitality. New Measurement Strategies and Empirical Evidence. (R&R, Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion) e) Work in Progress Traunmüller, R. (2012): Religiöser Pluralismus und soziale Integration im europäischen Vergleich. (Invited for the special issue Religion and Society of the Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie) Gill, J., Murr, A. & Traunmüller, R. (2012): Bayesian Non-Parametrics for Electoral Research. (Invited for Electoral Studies) Kern, A. & Traunmüller, R. (2012): Determinants of Religious Discrimination in the EU. Traunmüller, R. (2012): The Dynamic Effects of Social Context on Political Preferences in Germany. Freitag, M., Rapp, C., Traunmüller, R. & Vatter, A. (2012): Moral Politics: The Religious Factor in Referenda Voting. 4

Gill, J. & Traunmüller, R. (2012): Wir alle sind Bayesianer, aber nur wenige wissen es. [We re all Bayesians, some of us know it] Hero, M., Krech, V. & Traunmüller, R. (2012): Religious Diversity. A Multilevel Analysis of its Religious and Social Consequences. Ackermann, K. & Traunmüller, R. (2012): Schwerkraft und Höllenfeuer. Re-analyse einer Cross-Level- Interaktionshypothese zum Einfluss des sozialen Kontexts auf das Wahlverhalten. [Gravity and Hellfire. A Re-Analysis of a Cross-Level-Interaction Hypothesis on the Effect of Social Contexts on Voting Behavior] Invited Talks 2010 Religious Pluralism and Social Capital in Europe, Cluster of Excellence Religion and Politics, University of Münster Religion and Social Networks in Germany, Cluster of Excellence Social Dependencies and Social Networks, University of Trier and University of Mainz 2009 Religion and Social Trust: Multidimensional and Multilevel Perspectives, Ersta Sköndal University College, Stockholm Religion and Social Capital, Max Weber Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Erfurt 2008 Religion and Social Capital, Religion@Society, University of Flensburg Worlds of Social Capital in Germany, Institute for Social Sciences, Humboldt- University of Berlin Teaching Experience Winter Term 12 August 2012 Summer Term 12 Winter Term 11 August 2011 Church-State-Relations in Europe, MA course, Institute of Political Science, University of Berne Hierarchical Models, TA, Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, University of Essex Hierarchical Models in Political Sociology, MA course, Institute of Political Science, University of Berne Religion and Politics, BA course, Institute of Political Science, University of Berne Hierarchical Models, TA, Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, University of Essex Bayesian Analysis in the Social Sciences, TA, Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, University of Essex Summer Term 11 Introduction to Political Behavior, BA course, Department of Politics and Management, University of Konstanz 5

Graphical Data Analysis in Political Science, MA course, Department of Politics and Management, University of Konstanz Winter Term 10/11 The Social Logic of Politics. Social Contexts, Networks, and Political Behavior, MA course, Department of Politics and Management, University of Konstanz The Religious Factor in Politics, BA course, Department of Politics and Management, University of Konstanz Summer Term 10 Winter Term 09/10 Winter Term 08/09 Winter Term 07/08 Winter Term 02/03 - Summer Term 07 Citizens and Politics. Foundations of Political Sociology, BA course, Department of Politics and Management, University of Konstanz Comparative Political Culture Research, MA course, Department of Politics and Management, University of Konstanz Cultural and Political Foundations of Social Capital, BA course, Department of Politics and Management, University of Konstanz (together with Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen) Religion and Politics, BA course, Department of Politics and Management, University of Konstanz Empirical Social Research I + II, Teaching Assistant, Institute for Social Sciences, Humboldt-University of Berlin References Prof. Dr. Markus Freitag Institut für Politikwissenschaft (IPW) Universität Bern Lerchenweg 36 CH-3012 Bern Tel. +41 (0)31 631 46 85 Email: markus.freitag@ipw.unib.ch Prof. Dr. Jeff Gill Department of Political Science Washington University in St. Louis One Brookings Drive, Seigle L079 St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 Tel. 314-935-9012 Email: jgill@wustl.edu 6