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TikTok Voting: An Institutional and Behavioral Look at Germany’s Young Electorate - January 15
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Join a discussion on ‘TikTok Voting: An Institutional and Behavioral Look at Germany’s Young Electorate’ with Prof. Dr. Thorsten Faas, Hannah Arendt Visiting Chair for German and European Studies at the Munk School, University of Toronto
Join the German Center for Research and Innovation New York, the German Academic Exchange Service, and the American Council on Germany for a discussion on “TikTok Voting: An Institutional and Behavioral Look at Germany’s Young Electorate” on January 15 at 12 PM. The event features Prof. Dr. Thorsten Faas, Hannah Arendt Visiting Chair for German and European Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto.
Professor Dr. Thorsten Faas is one of Germany's most renowned election researchers. He is currently a visiting professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. He holds the Hannah Arendt Visiting Chair for German and European Studies, which is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). His research focuses on electoral politics and campaign communications, particularly as they relate to young people and German elections. Faas is one of the principal investigators of the German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) and a member of the Planning Committee for Module 7 of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES). After studying political science in Bamberg and at the London School of Economics, he received his doctorate from the University of Duisburg-Essen in 2008. After working in Bamberg, Duisburg-Essen and Mannheim, he joined Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in 2012. Since 2017, he has been teaching and researching as a professor and head of the Centre for Political Sociology of the Federal Republic of Germany at the Free University of Berlin. His academic articles have been published in the American Political Science Review, West European Politics, the European Journal of Political Research, the Journal of European Public Policy, Electoral Studies, the International Journal of Public Opinion Research, and German Politics. In addition, Prof. Dr. Faas also works as a consultant for political institutions and the media.
Date and Time: January 15, 2026, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Location: American Council on Germany, 60 East 56th Street, 10th Floor New York, NY 10022
More Information: https://www.dwih-newyork.org/en/event/tiktok-voting-an-institutional-and-behavioral-look-at-germanys-young-electorate/