Prof. Dr. Katja Möhring
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Junior Professorship for Sociology of the Welfare State
In Spring term 22 on parental leave
Consultation hour(s):
on appointment by mail
on appointment by mail
After having been interim professor at the Chair of Macrosociology at Mannheim University from February 2018 to December 2021, Prof. Katja Möhring is again assistant professor for the Sociology of the Welfare State at Mannheim University, a position that she had taken over in 2015. Besides, she is director of diverse research projects at the Collaborative Research Center SFB 884 “Political Economy of Reforms” and at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES). After her studies of Social Sciences at the Humboldt University of Berlin and her dissertation at the University of Cologne, she was research associate at the SOCIUM Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy of the University of Bremen from 2013 to 2015.
Academic and professional career
Professional career
01/2022 Assistant professor for Sociology of the Welfare State, University of Mannheim 02/2018 Interim professor at the Professorship of Macrosociology, University of Mannheim 10/2015 Assistant professor for Sociology of the Welfare State, University of Mannheim 08/2014 Research associate at SOCIUM (Research Centre of Inequality and Social Policy), University of Bremen 08/2013 Post-doctoral researcher at the Collaborative Research Centre 597 “Transformations of the State”, University of Bremen 10/2009 Academic staff member at the University of Köln Publications and conference papers
- Bühler, B., Möhring, K. & Weiland, A. (2022). Assessing dissimilarity of employment history information from survey and administrative data using sequence analysis techniques. Quality & Quantity, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-022-01333-9
- Blom, A. G., Wenz, A., Cornesse, C., Rettig, T., Fikel, M., Friedel, S., Möhring, K., Naumann, E., Reifenscheid, M. & Krieger, U. (2021). Barriers to the large-scale adoption of the COVID-19 contact-tracing app in Germany: Survey study. Journal of Medical Internet Research : JMIR, 23(3), e23362. https://doi.org/10.2196/23362
- Cornesse, C., Krieger, U., Sohnius, M.-L., Fikel, M., Friedel, S., Rettig, T., Wenz, A., Juhl, S., Lehrer, R., Möhring, K., Naumann, E., Reifenscheid, M. & Blom, A. G. (2021). From German Internet Panel to Mannheim Corona Study: Adaptable probability-based online panel infrastructures during the pandemic. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A, Statistics in Society, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1111/rssa.12749
- Kuitto, K., Kuivalainen, S. & Möhring, K. (2021). Inequalities in pensions and retirement from a life course perspective: An introduction. Social Policy & Administration : SP&A, 55(3), 403–408. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12663
- Möhring, K. (2021). The consequences of non‐standard working and marital biographies for old age income in Europe: Contrasting the individual and the household perspective. Social Policy & Administration : SP&A, 55(3), 456–484. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12720
- Möhring, K., Naumann, E., Reifenscheid, M., Wenz, A., Rettig, T., Krieger, U., Friedel, S., Fikel, M., Cornesse, C. & Blom, A. G. (2021). The COVID-19 pandemic and subjective well-being: longitudinal evidence on satisfaction with work and family. European Societies, 23(Suppl. 1), S601–S617. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2020.1833066
- Möhring, K. & Weiland, A. (2021). Couples’ life courses and women’s income in later life: A multichannel sequence analysis of linked lives in Germany. European Sociological Review, 2021(Article jcab048), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcab048
- Blom, A. G., Cornesse, C., Friedel, S., Krieger, U., Fikel, M., Rettig, T., Wenz, A., Juhl, S., Lehrer, R., Möhring, K., Naumann, E. & Reifenscheid, M. (2020). High-frequency and high-quality survey data collection: The Mannheim Corona study. Survey Research Methods : SRM, 14(2), 171–178. https://doi.org/10.18148/srm/2020.v14i2.7735
- Blom, A. G., Wenz, A., Rettig, T., Reifenscheid, M., Naumann, E., Möhring, K., Lehrer, R., Krieger, U., Juhl, S., Friedel, S., Fikel, M. & Cornesse, C. (2020). Die Mannheimer Corona-Studie: Das Leben in Deutschland im Ausnahmezustand : Bericht zur Lage vom 20. März bis 30. Juni 2020. Mannheim.
- Blom, A. G., Wenz, A., Rettig, T., Reifenscheid, M., Naumann, E., Möhring, K., Lehrer, R., Krieger, U., Juhl, S., Friedel, S., Fikel, M. & Cornesse, C. (2020). The Mannheim Corona Study: Life in Germany in a state of emergency : Report for March 20 to June 30, 2020 ; English translation of the original report (in German). Mannheim.
- Blom, A. G., Wenz, A., Rettig, T., Reifenscheid, M., Naumann, E., Möhring, K., Lehrer, R., Krieger, U., Juhl, S., Friedel, S., Fikel, M. & Cornesse, C. (2020). The Mannheim Corona study: Life in Germany in a state of emergency : Report for March 20 to July 09, 2020. Mannheim.
- Blom, A. G., Wenz, A., Rettig, T., Reifenscheid, M., Naumann, E., Möhring, K., Lehrer, R., Krieger, U., Juhl, S., Friedel, S., Fikel, M. & Cornesse, C. (2020). The Mannheim Corona study: life in Germany in a state of emergency : report for March 20 to May 28, 2020, English translation of the original report (in German). Mannheim.
- Ehrlich, U., Möhring, K. & Drobnič, S. (2020). What comes after caring? The impact of family care on women's employment. Journal of Family Issues, 41(9), 1387–1419. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X19880934
- Juhl, S., Lehrer, R., Blom, A. G., Wenz, A., Rettig, T., Reifenscheid, M., Naumann, E., Möhring, K., Krieger, U., Friedel, S., Fikel, M. & Cornesse, C. (2020). Die Mannheimer Corona-Studie: Demokratische Kontrolle in der Corona-Krise. Mannheim.
- Juhl, S., Lehrer, R., Blom, A. G., Wenz, A., Rettig, T., Reifenscheid, M., Naumann, E., Möhring, K., Krieger, U., Friedel, S., Fikel, M. & Cornesse, C. (2020). Die Mannheimer Corona-Studie: Gesellschaftliche Akzeptanz politischer Maßnahmen und befürchtete Konsequenzen für die Wirtschaft. Mannheim.
- Lehrer, R., Juhl, S., Blom, A. G., Wenz, A., Rettig, T., Reifenscheid, M., Naumann, E., Möhring, K., Krieger, U., Friedel, S., Fikel, M. & Cornesse, C. (2020). Die Mannheimer Corona-Studie: Die vier Phasen des Social Distancing in Deutschland. Mannheim.
- Möhring, K., Heinemann, F., Naumann, E., Reifenscheid, M., Blom, A. G., Wenz, A., Rettig, T., Lehrer, R., Krieger, U., Juhl, S., Friedel, S., Fikel, M. & Cornesse, C. (2020). Die Mannheimer Corona-Studie: Schwerpunktbericht zum subjektiven Arbeitslosigkeitsrisiko der Beschäftigten in Deutschland. Mannheim.
- Möhring, K., Naumann, E., Reifenscheid, M., Blom, A. G., Wenz, A., Rettig, T., Lehrer, R., Krieger, U., Juhl, S., Friedel, S., Fikel, M. & Cornesse, C. (2020). Die Mannheimer Corona-Studie: Schwerpunktbericht zu Erwerbstätigkeit und Kinderbetreuung. Mannheim.
- Möhring, K., Naumann, E., Reifenscheid, M., Blom, A. G., Wenz, A., Rettig, T., Lehrer, R., Krieger, U., Juhl, S., Friedel, S., Fikel, M. & Cornesse, C. (2020). Die Mannheimer Corona-Studie: Schwerpunktbericht zur Erwerbstätigkeit in Deutschland 20.3.-15.4.2020. Mannheim.
- Möhring, K., Naumann, E., Reifenscheid, M., Weiland, A., Blom, A. G., Wenz, A., Rettig, T., Lehrer, R., Krieger, U., Juhl, S., Friedel, S., Fikel, M. & Cornesse, C. (2020). Die Mannheimer Corona-Studie: Schwerpunktbericht zur Nutzung und Akzeptanz von Homeoffice in Deutschland während des Corona-Lockdowns. Mannheim.
- Möhring, K. & Teney, C. (2020). Equality prescribed? Contextual determinants of citizens' support for gender boardroom quotas across Europe. Comparative European Politics : CEP, 18(4), 560–589. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41295-019-00199-w
- Möhring, K., Weiland, A., Bühler, B. & Kuhn, K. (2020). Lebensläufe und Alterseinkommen von Frauen nach Familienstand – Ergebnisse aus SHARE-RV. Deutsche Rentenversicherung, 75(2), 198–210.
- Naumann, E., Mata, J., Reifenscheid, M., Möhring, K., Wenz, A., Rettig, T., Lehrer, R., Krieger, U., Juhl, S., Friedel, S., Fikel, M., Cornesse, C. & Blom, A. G. (2020). Die Mannheimer Corona-Studie: Schwerpunktbericht zum Angstempfinden in der Bevölkerung. Mannheim.
- Naumann, E., Möhring, K., Reifenscheid, M., Wenz, A., Rettig, T., Lehrer, R., Krieger, U., Juhl, S., Friedel, S., Fikel, M., Cornesse, C. & Blom, A. G. (2020). COVID‐19 policies in Germany and their social, political, and psychological consequences. European Policy Analysis : EPA, 6(2), 191–202. https://doi.org/10.1002/epa2.1091
- Weiland, A. & Möhring, K. (2020). Erwerbsverläufe von Paaren und Armutsrisiken in der Nacherwerbsphase in Europa. Sozialer Fortschritt, 69(10), 645–666. https://doi.org/10.3790/sfo.69.10.645
- Dingemans, E. & Möhring, K. (2019). A life course perspective on working after retirement: What role does the work history play? Advances in Life Course Research, 39, 23–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcr.2019.02.004
- Möhring, K., Teney, C. & Buss, C. (2019). Who supports gender quotas for company leadership? An empirical analysis of determinants of support and rejection among German citizens. Soziale Welt : SozW, 70(2), 121–143. https://doi.org/10.5771/0038-6073-2019-2-121
- Möhring, K. (2018). Is there a motherhood penalty in retirement income in Europe? The role of lifecourse and institutional characteristics. Ageing and Society, 38(12), 2560–2589. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X17000812
- Möhring, K. & Weiland, A. (2018). Ausgleich oder Verschärfung von Einkommensrisiken? Lebensläufe und Alterseinkommen in Deutschland aus der Paarperspektive. Zeitschrift für Sozialreform : ZSR, 64(4), 463–493. https://doi.org/10.1515/zsr-2018-0023
- Reibling, N. & Möhring, K. (2018). Parenthood and later life health: an international life course analysis of parents and childless adults aged 50 and over. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Soziologie = Revue Suisse de Sociologie = Swiss Journal of Sociology, 44(2), 327–356. https://doi.org/10.1515/sjs-2018-0015
- Möhring, K. & Teney, C. (2017). Contextual determinants of citizens' support for gender equality in leadership positions across Europe. Arbeitspapiere / Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung = Working papers, 169. Mannheim.
- Möhring, K. (2016). Life course regimes in Europe : individual employment histories in comparative and historical perspective. Journal of European Social Policy, 26(2), 124–139. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958928716633046