Research

My research focuses on topics that are mainly situated within Social Psychology, Political Psychology, and Criminology, addressing i.a. the following questions:

• How can political ideology be measured?

• What role does context play in an individual's political orientation?

• How does the Social Identity Approach relate to political attitudes?

• Can counterfactual information (i.e. 'fake news') influence our political cognition?

• What are the psychological mechanisms underlying attitudes towards criminals and perceptions of threat?

If you are interested in any of the topics, findings and/or collaboration, feel free to contact me!

Recent publications:

2021

Bolesta, D. (2021): Contextualizing political ideology: on the impact of measurement, domain, and identity. Jena. Online unter: https://www.db-thueringen.de/receive/dbt_mods_00050264. doi: 10.22032/dbt.50264

Media & public discussions:

2021

RIOT Science Club presented by Flavio Azevedo: "Measuring Ideology: Current practices, consequences, and recommendations" - online on YouTube.

Lecture & discussion with Christian Schiffer: "Angela Merkel ist Hitlers Tochter" - online on YouTube.

Interview with Lichtgedanken: "Hamsterkäufe gegen den Kontrollverlust" - online at Lichtgedanken.

Interview with funklust: "Was steckt hinter Hamsterkäufen und Lagerkoller?" - online at funklust.

Podcast with Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Jena and Dr. Dana Schneider: "Hamsterkäufe oder Solidarität - was bleibt von der Krise?" - online on Spotify.