Lennard Naumann

Lennard Naumann is a Research Fellow at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center in the unit Institutions and Political Inequality. He is also an affiliated member of the Research Training Group 'The Dynamics of Demography, Democratic Processes and Public Policy' (DYNAMICS), a joint program of the Hertie School and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

His educational background:

• B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Heidelberg
• M.Sc. in Statistics from the joint program of Humboldt University of Berlin, Free University of Berlin, and Technical University of Berlin
• Exchange semesters at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá and ISCTE — University Institute of Lisbon

Naumann's research focuses on intergroup relations, avoidance, discrimination, and prejudice. His dissertation employs quasi-experimental and experimental methods to investigate drivers of intergroup approach and avoidance patterns among majority and minority groups, and how contact preferences influence outgroup attitudes and discrimination. Additional projects cover elite connections and webscraping.

No scientific awards are mentioned in the source material.

The text indicates no current advising roles or formal student supervision. Naumann participates in research projects on elite connections and webscraping but specific grant details are absent.

He operates within the Institutions and Political Inequality unit at WZB and the DYNAMICS Research Training Group. Previous professional experience includes roles at the Bertelsmann Transformation Index, Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, and Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research.