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Christopher Pollak

Christopher Pollak

Research Fellow

Institute of Communication and Media Studies
Zeppelinhaus
Nikolaistraße 27-29, Room 3.15
04109 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97-35817
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Abstract

Christopher Pollak is a research associate focusing on democratic competences and political trust research at the Center Journalism and Democracy at Leipzig University (JoDem).

Born in 1988 in Wiesbaden, he grew up in Bad Schwalbach. After his civil service, he studied political science and sociology (B.A.) at Goethe University Frankfurt. During this time, he also attended the VU University Amsterdam as part of the LLP/Erasmus program and completed an internship at the European Academy Berlin. Afterwards he began a M.A. degree in political science at Leipzig University.

Professional career

  • since 10/2021
    Collaboration in the publication series "Leipzig Democracy Monitor" by the Department of Democracy and Social Cohesion of the City of Leipzig
  • since 04/2019
    Research associate at the Center Journalism and Democracy at Leipzig University (Jodem)
  • 06/2014 - 12/2017
    Member of the Young Initiative for Education and Science Policy e. V.
  • 10/2013 - 09/2014
    Mentor in the mentoring program for foreign students of Goethe University Frankfurt

Education

  • 10/2015 - 03/2019
    M.A., Political Science, Leipzig University
  • 01/2011 - 08/2011
    LLP/Erasmus program, VU Amsterdam
  • 10/2009 - 03/2015
    B.A., Political Science and Sociology, Goethe University Frankfurt

  • Democatic competence
  • Conflict-resolution skills
  • Trust in politics and the media
  • Political attitudes
  • Notions of democracy
  • Citizen participation

  • Beiler, M.; Biskop, R. B.; Damerau, F.; Krüger, U.; Lücker, M.; Pfeiffer, J.; Pollak, C.
    In den Kopf und unter die Haut. Wie wir Journalismus- und Demokratiekompetenz in der Leipziger Lehramtsausbildung vermitteln
    MedienPädagogik: Zeitschrift für Theorie und Praxis der Medienbildung 19 (Jahrbuch Medienpädagogik). 2023. pp. 339–363.
    DOI: 10.21240/mpaed/jb19/2023.03.13.X
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  • Greunke, P.; Pollak, C.
    Leipziger Demokratie-Monitor 2020
    Stadt Leipzig. Leipzig. 2022.
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more publications

  • Conception, implementation and evaluation of seminars on "Democratic competence" and "Democratization of schools" for student teachers of all school types and subjects
  • Professionalization of own teaching activities as part of the Saxony University Didactics certificate programme (since 2021)

  • Seminar "From the idea to the implementation of a democratization of schools: challenges and options"

    WiSe 2023/24 and SoSe 2023, Leipzig University, compulsory module "Media education and political education in schools"

  • Seminar "How can school be democratized?"

    WiSe 2022/23, Universität Leipzig, Modul „Medienbildung und politische Bildung in der Schule“

  • Seminar "Democracy in schools - between aspiration and reality"

    SoSe 2022, Universität Leipzig, Modul „Medienbildung und politische Bildung in der Schule“

  • Seminar "Democratic Competence. The idea of democracy and its implementation and teaching in schools"

    WiSe 2021/22 (Hybrid) und SoSe 2021 (Online), Universität Leipzig, Modul „Medienbildung und politische Bildung in der Schule“ und Modul „Demokratische Schulkultur und Demokratiepädagogik“

  • Seminar "The responsible citizen at school? The teaching of democratic competence"

    WiSe 2020/21 (Online), Universität Leipzig, Modul „Demokratische Schulkultur und Demokratiepädagogik“