Credit: Stefan Leifken
Research interests
- Political Psychology
- Social Class
- Social Influence
- Brand Status
Education and academic career
Academic positions
since 09/ 19 Research Assistant, Chair for Consumer and Economic Psychology, University of Mannheim 03/ 14–05/19 Student Assistant, Chair for Microsociology and Social Psychology, University of Mannheim Education
since 09/ 19 Doctoral Student, Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS, University of Mannheim) 08/ 17 – 12/ 17 Semester abroad, University of Bergen, Norway 08/ 16 – 08/ 19 Master of Science Psychology – Work, Economy and Society, University of Mannheim 08/ 13 – 07/ 16 Bachelor of Science Psychology, University of Mannheim Publications and conference contributions
Publications
Unkelbach, F., Brütting, T., Schilling, N., & Wänke, M. (2023). Looking competent does not appeal to all voters equally: The role of social class and politicians' facial appearance for voting likelihood. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672231181465
Unkelbach, F., John, M., & Vogel, V. (2023). Jumping on the bandwagon: The role of voters' social class in poll effects in the context of the 2021 German federal election. Politische Vierteljahresschrift, 64, 51–78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11615-022-00417-3
Bucher, H., Stroppe, A.-K., Burger, A., Faas, T., Schoen, H., Debus, M., Roßteutscher, S., Cohen, D., Huber, R., Jankowski, M., John, M., Menzner, J., Schimpf, C., Schnaudt, C., Steiner, N. D., Traunmüller, R., Unkelbach, F., Wegscheider, C., Welz, R., Wuttke, A., & Vogel, V. (2023). Special Issue Conclusion. Politische Vierteljahresschrift, 64, 207–219. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11615-022-00437-z
Selected Conference Contributions
Unkelbach, F., John, M., & Vogel, V. (2022, July). Jumping on the bandwagon: The role of voters' social class in poll effects in the context of the 2021 German federal election. Talk presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology 2022, Athens.
Unkelbach, F., Pschibilski, S., & Wänke, M. (2022, February). Voters‘ Political Orientation and the Preference for Competence and Warmth in the Political Context. Talk presented at 24 hours of Political Psychology – Scientific Online Meeting of the German Political Psychology Network.
Unkelbach, F., Schilling, N., & Wänke, M. (2021, September). Looking competent does not appeal to all voters equally: The role of social class and politicians’ facial appearance for voting likelihood. Talk at the European Social Cognition Network (ESCON) Transfer of Knowledge Conference 2021 (virtual event).