Ann-Cathrin Coenen

Academic interests
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(violent) extremism
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normative and non-normative activism
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(forced) migration and refugee integration
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intergroup relations in general/in sports contexts specifically
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person x context interactions
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political, cultural, and community psychology
PhD project
For my PhD, in a collaborative project with Jagiellonian University in Cracow, I investigate what drives some people to withdraw from political engagement and others to engage in (violent) extremist acts through a mixed methods approach.
Furthermore, I investigate the drivers behind the pro-/anti-immigration activist movements in Germany and why people remain engaged over time even when experiencing threats.
Background
Academic
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2020 – present: PhD student; University of Oslo
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2017 - 2019: Joint Erasmus Mundus Master in the Psychology of Global MINDS; ISCTE-IUL, University of Limerick, & University of Oslo
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2014 - 2017: BA Liberal Arts and Sciences (Majors: Psychology & Law); University College Roosevelt
Professional
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2020: Contract researcher at Westfälische Wilhelms University, Germany
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2020: Blue book trainee at European Commission, Belgium
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2020: Independent research consultant at German Society for International Collaboration (GiZ), Indonesia/Germany
Publications
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Kunst, Jonas R.; Obaidi, Milan; Coenen, Ann-Cathrin; Vasseljen, Vilde Dyvik & Gill, Paul (2021). What Makes a Terrorist? Muslims’ and non-Muslims’ Lay Perceptions of Risk Factors and Their Consequences for Counter-terrorism Policy Support. Terrorism and Political Violence. ISSN 0954-6553. doi: 10.1080/09546553.2021.1967149.
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Coenen, Ann-Cathrin & Kunst, Jonas R. (2021). Ethnic diversity and extremist attitudes in soccer teams: A multi-level investigation. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. ISSN 0147-1767. doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2020.07.003. Full text in Research Archive