about:
Hi, I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Inequality Research and Social Stratification Analysis at the University of Potsdam. Prior to joining the University of Potsdam, I was a postdoctoral researcher with the perzepEU ('Cohesion in Europe - Perceptions and Fields of Action') project at the Hertie School, Berlin where I also gained my PhD in 2021.

research interests:
My research lies at the intersection of sociology and public policy with a focus on quantitative research methods and research designs. It focuses on how political attitudes and preferences are formed, how economic inequality is perceived, and how digitalisation - including social media - shapes these perceptions, attitudes, and preferences.

newest publications: 

Bobzien, L., Kalleitner, F., Schlogl, L. Technology, migrants or offshoring: How the perceived source of labour-market risks shapes policy demand. Journal of European Social Policy. online first. 

Bertelsmann Stiftung: Verwiebe, R., Philipp, A., Bobzien, L., Weissmann, S., Wolfgram, J., Tjaden, J., Kohler, U. (2025). Digitalisiert, politisiert,
polarisiert? Eine Analyse von Social-Media-Feeds junger Menschen zur Bundestagswahl 2025 auf TikTok, YouTube, Instagram und X. Gütersloh.

Bobzien, L., & Verwiebe, R. 2025. Linking Beliefs in Meritocracy and Concerns About Inequality: Perceived Inequality as Mediator. In F. Duina & L. Storti (Eds.), The social acceptance of inequality: On the logics of a more unequal world. Oxford University Press.

Bobzien, L., Verwiebe, R. & F. Kalleitner. 2025. Visualizing Age-Specific Digital Platform Usage in Germany. Socius: Sociological Research for
a Dynamic World. 11, 1-4.




work in progress / pre-prints (selection): 

Political Communication on TikTok and X: a platform comparison based on bot-generated data (with Ulrich Kohler, Aaron Philipp, Jasper Tjaden, Roland Verwiebe, Sarah Weissmann, Johannes Wolfgram)

How much is home worth? Subjective housing wealth and life satisfaction in Germany (with Fabian Kalleitner for a special issue on Perceptions of Wealth Inequality)

Who should get and who should give? A survey experiment on public preferences for both sides of redistribution (with Jan Gniza & Tilman Woerz)

Does the TikTok feed lean right? Exposure to Political Party Content among non-partisan users during regional and federal elections in Germany. (with Johannes Wolfgram, Jasper Tjaden, Aaron Philipp, Sarah Weißmann, Ulrich Kohler, and Roland Verwiebe) 


(past) projects:
Potsdam Social Media Monitor (PSMM), University of Potsdam
perzepEU: Cohesion in Europe - Perception and Fields of Action, Hertie School (finished)
WoCo: Work&Corona, University of Vienna & Hertie School (finished)


media coverage:
Political exposure on social media: Tagesschau, FAZ, die Zeit, der Spiegel, taz
Social Media Usage: t-online, Tagesspiegel