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Ansgar Hudde

Visiting Scholar 2025-2026

Residency Dates: January 28, 2026 to May 3, 2026

Biography

Ansgar Hudde

Ansgar Hudde is assistant professor of sociology at University of Cologne. His research focuses on political attitudes and how they impact people’s private livesand social cohesion; family demography, gender, and the life course; and behavior and attitudes concerning mobility and sustainability.

During his time at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Hudde will research the intersection of sociology and political science to understand what role politics and political attitudes play in the formation and dynamics of romantic relationships in European multi-party settings.

Hudde received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Bamberg. He was a post-doctoral fellow at LMU Munich, served as interim professor at Goethe University Frankfurt and was a visiting scholar at Sciences Po Paris and at Nuffield College, University of Oxford.

This information is accurate for the time period that the visiting scholar is affiliated with CES.

Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor, University of Cologne, Germany
  • Visiting Scholar 2025-2026, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

Project

Politics in the Bedroom: The Role of Political Attitudes in Romantic Relationships in Germany.

Disciplines

  • Sociology
  • Demography

Areas of Expertise

  • Family demography

Publications

Hudde, A. Wo Wir Wie Wählen – Politische Muster in Deutschlands Nachbarschaften, Campus Verlag, 2025. https://www.campus.de/buecher-campus-verlag/wissenschaft/soziologie/wo_wir_wie_waehlen-18479.html

Hudde, A. & Jacob, M. “Parenthood in Europe: Not More Life Satisfaction, but More Meaning in Life,” Journal of Marriage and Family, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13116

 
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