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Carlo Michael Knotz is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Stavanger, affiliated with the Department of Media and Social Studies in the Faculty of Social Sciences. His research addresses public attitudes toward welfare, immigration, technological change, and political behavior, with a strong methodological focus on surveys and experiments.
His educational background includes studies in Mannheim, Barcelona, and Konstanz, followed by a PhD from Lund University. He held postdoctoral positions in Bremen and Lausanne before joining the University of Stavanger in 2021. Since August 2024, he has served as the coordinator of the B.A. Political Science program and the Digital Society Research Group.
Knotz's research spans several interconnected areas: the political effects of AI and technological vulnerability, particularly among the higher-educated; public attitudes toward immigrants and welfare chauvinism; and societal responses during the COVID-19 pandemic, including vaccine allocation and triage ethics. He frequently uses data from the OECD's 'Risks that Matter' survey and has conducted original public opinion research in Switzerland.
His recent publications reveal a consistent trend toward understanding how economic and social insecurities—whether from technology, migration, or health crises—shape political preferences and policy attitudes. His work often involves large-scale comparative data and experimental designs, contributing to debates on welfare deservingness, labor market integration, and digital transformation.
- Reviewed for journals such as Comparative Political Studies, European Sociological Review, Journal of European Public Policy, and Social Science & Medicine.
- Presented at major conferences including the International Conference of Europeanists and the Norwegian Political Science Conference.
- Co-edited a special issue in the Journal of European Social Policy on immigration and the welfare state.
He teaches upper-level courses on welfare state politics and co-teaches an introduction to quantitative methods. He has developed the R package 'bst290' and online tutorials to support student learning in data analysis. He is also active in public discourse through blog posts and social media, discussing topics such as AI, inequality, and research transparency.
