Antonia Peißker, M.A.

Doktorandin
Research Training Group "DYNAMICS"
Antonia Peißker is a PhD candidate at the Research Training Group The Dynamics of Demography, Democratic Processes and Public Policy (DYNAMICS). Her research examines how citizen participation in renewable energy can influence environmental and democratic attitudes, using quasi-experimental approaches to draw causal inferences in this context.
She holds a Master of Science in Politics, Economics and Philosophy from the University of Hamburg and a BA in Politics & Law from the European University Frankfurt-Oder, which included a term at Sciences Po Reims. She gained research experience as a student assistant at the Weizenbaum Institute, supporting the annually conducted “Weizenbaum Panel,” as well as during an internship with the research group Transformation of Democracies at the WZB. Furthermore, she served as an education officer for an NGO engaged in whistleblower protection.
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Dissertationsprojekt
"Power to the people? The Effects of Citizen Participation on Renewable Energy Acceptance" (Working Title)