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Olaf Müller is a researcher at the University of Münster, affiliated with the Department of Sociology and the Cluster of Excellence 'Religion and Politics'. He holds a Dr. phil. (summa cum laude) and has been a research associate at the Institute for Sociology since 2008, focusing on Sociology of Religion, Political Culture, and Social Change. His work addresses topics such as religious transmission across generations, integration of Muslim populations, and religious pluralism in post-communist societies.
Education: PhD in Sociology (2011, summa cum laude) from the University of Münster; Diplom-Soziologe (1998, TU Dresden); studied Water Management (1989–1991, TU Dresden).
Research emphasizes religious dynamics in Europe, including generational religious change, secularization, and the interplay between religion and political culture. He leads projects funded by the John Templeton Foundation and BMBF, exploring topics like religious transmission and societal integration. Müller is editorial board member of Sociology of Religion and co-editor of Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik.
Teaching includes seminars on social change, political culture, and religious sociology. Active in academic communities like the Association for the Sociology of Religion and the German Sociological Association's Religion Section.
