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Sebastian Kohl is a Professor in the Sociology of North America at the John F. Kennedy Institute, Free University of Berlin. He previously held positions as a John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow at Harvard University and a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies. His research focuses on the political economy of housing, insurance sectors, and historical-comparative sociology, with a strong emphasis on quantitative analysis and long-term data collection. He has authored influential works like *Homeownership, Renting and Society: Historical and Comparative Perspectives* (2017), examining cross-national differences in homeownership rates. His work integrates historical institutionalism with contemporary policy analysis, addressing topics such as tenant protection, housing financialization, and reinsurance sectors in climate change contexts.
Education includes a double doctoral degree in sociology from Sciences Po Paris and Cologne University (2010–2014), alongside advanced degrees in philosophy, political science, and economics. Research projects include studies on private insurance’s role in welfare systems, reinsurance responses to climate risks, and regional variations in democratic capitalism.
His publications often highlight structural forces shaping housing markets and insurance industries, with datasets available through his website. Key areas of exploration include the interplay between economic competition and political regulation, and the socio-economic consequences of housing shortages.
