Jan G. Voelkel
Postdoctoral Associate
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Jan G. Voelkel is a researcher focusing on political change, behavior change, and metascience. His work examines under which conditions micro-level preferences for more equality and unity translate into voting decisions that are crucial for systemic change. For example, Voelkel’s research has examined the conditions under which American voters refuse undemocratic elites, support women candidates for president, and back economically progressive politicians. He is a member of the faculty at the Brooks School and the Department of Sociology.
Professor Voelkel received his Ph.D. and M.A. in Sociology from Stanford University, his M.S. in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Tilburg University, and his B.S. in Social Sciences from the University of Cologne.