Lea Sophie Dittrich (she/her)
Research Associate
Key areas in teaching and research
- Education for sustainable development
- Democracy education
- Transformative education
- Political socialization
- Political efficacy
- Social reciprocity
Professional experience
since 06/2023 Research associate and PhD candidate at the Chair of Educational and Socialization Theory, University of Potsdam
2022 - 2023 Volunteer service at the Federation for Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) Leipzig
2021 - 2022 M.Sc. Environmental Psychology - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands
2019 - 2020 Study abroad semester - Minor in Gender and Middle Eastern Studies, Univerzita Karlova, Czech Republic
2017 - 2021 B.Sc. Psychology - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands
Publications
Dittrich, Lea Sophie (2025): Protest für die Zukunft: Zwischen Strafe und Subjektwerdung. In: Gesellschaft – Individuum – Sozialisation. Zeitschrift für Sozialisationsforschung, 6 (1). doi: 10.26043/GISo.2025.1.8.
Conferences
- Presentation “From Civic Action to Political Agency: The Role of Collective Efficacy and Social Networks” at the 10th Annual Conference on Citizenship Education on October 1 and 2, 2025, at the University of Münster (Publication team: Lea Sophie Dittrich, Prof. Dr. Nina Kolleck)
- Presentation “Political Efficacy and Education for Sustainable Development: The Role of Collective Efficacy and Social Networks” at the Annual Conference of the DGfE Commission on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): Education, Democracy & Sustainability: Contributions to Theory Development and Empirical Research from September 23 to 25, 2025, at Dresden University of Technology (Publication team: Lea Sophie Dittrich, Prof. Dr. Nina Kolleck)
- Presentation “Social-Ecological Engagement for the Future: Findings from Political Socialization Research” at the Autumn Conference of the Environment and Sustainability Sociology Section of the German Sociological Association on October 24 and 25, 2024, at the University of Augsburg