معرفی
Luca Váradi is an Assistant Professor in the Nationalism Studies Program at Central European University, Vienna, and a former Marie Sklodowska-Curie research fellow. Her work bridges sociology and social psychology, focusing on ethnic prejudices, their formation during adolescence, and evidence-based interventions to reduce discrimination.
- Education: PhD in sociology (Humboldt University, Berlin); postdoctoral research (University of Hamburg).
Research Interests center on:
- Prejudice formation in adolescents
- Intergroup contact as a prejudice-reduction tool
- Anti-discrimination interventions in hostile normative contexts
- Field experiments on ethnic discrimination (e.g., housing, sports clubs)
- Everyday microaggressions against the Roma minority
- Role of social norms in perpetuating or mitigating bias
Article Trends reflect interdisciplinary approaches combining social psychology, policy analysis, and field experiments. Topics span housing and sports access discrimination, peer norm influence, and institutional bias in Central/Eastern Europe.
Scientific Awards:
- Marie Sklodowska-Curie research fellowship
Collaborations include partnerships with teachers, NGOs, private companies, and public institutions to translate research into practice. She previously contributed to the Interdisciplinary Institute for Conflict and Violence Research’s study on Group-Focused Enmity in Europe.
