The rise of right-wing populist parties in Europe led some mainstream parties to attempt to regain voters' support by adopting pro-nationalist and anti-immigrant rhetoric. However, new research by Antonia May and Christian Czymara suggests that this strategy unintentionally benefits far-right parties and not the political mainstream
Research suggests that institutional trust increases in times of political crises. Christof Nägel, Amy Nivette and Christian Czymara test this notion for jihadist terror attacks in Europe. Their results imply that political leaders should not take these dynamics for granted
Postdoctoral Researcher, Sociology, with a Focus on Quantitative Methods for Social Research, Goethe University Frankfurt / Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tel Aviv University
Christian's research focuses on immigration, media, political communication, and public opinion.
His work has been published in journals such as Social Forces, European Sociological Review, European Journal of Political Research, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, and Mass Communication and Society.
