Stefan Liebig

Prof. Dr. Stefan Liebig is a Full Professor of Sociology at the Institute of Sociology, Freie Universität Berlin. He specializes in empirical social structure analysis, survey methodology, and social justice research, with a focus on inequality perceptions, income distribution, and data infrastructure development.

• Education: Habilitation in Sociology (LMU Munich, 2004), PhD in Sociology (HU Berlin, 1997), MA in Sociology (Heidelberg, 1992)

His research interests span social inequality, justice evaluations, and methodological innovations in survey design. Recent projects include the SUARE study on Ukrainian refugees in Germany and SOEP-LEE2, linking employer-employee data to analyze inequality effects.

Key scientific trends from his work include: longitudinal analysis of pandemic impacts (Covid-19 seroepidemiology), comparative justice attitudes (e.g., income distribution norms), and administrative data validation (e.g., earnings misreporting).

Scientific Recognition:

• Elected to the Academy of Sciences and Literature, Mainz (2022)
• Member, DFG Pandemic Research Commission (2020–present)

He has led major grants including DFG-funded projects on structural conditions of justice attitudes (2016–2019) and the German Social Cohesion Panel (2020–present). His lab collaborates with the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) at DIW Berlin and Leibniz institutions.