Kira Renée Kurz

Doctoral Candidate & Lecturer in Political Science

Outreach & Media


EVENTS
  • 21.11.2025: Panelist „Society of the Future“, German Academic Scholarship Foundation, Freiburg
  • 05.11.2025 Panelist “Why are young men becoming increasingly right-wing and young women increasingly left-wing?”, University of Basel.
  • 29.10.2025 Science Slam on the political representation of young people on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation, Freiburg
  • 14.05.2024: Panel Discussion on EU elections at Mensabar, Freiburg
  • 02.10.2024: Workshop on conceptions of democracy in Germany and France for the  Franco-German Youth Committee (DFJA), Landau
MEDIA
  • 10/2025: Magazine article in iz3w with Marius Fröhle:„Jugend, Rechtsruck und Polykrise: Generation Krise?“ 27.11.2024: Radio Interview with UniFM on young voters and the AfD in Germany
  • 11.03.2025: Radio interview on the voting behavior of young people with UniFM, Freiburg 
  • 15.08.2024: Blog post for "Über Politik aus der Wissenschaft".
  • 2024: Appearance in the Instagram campaign of "Die Wissenschaftlerinnen" focused on enhancing the visibility of female scientists.
  • 2023: Appearance in the Instagram video campaign #notthatkindadoctor from the University of Freiburg, aimed at portraying the diversity of PhD projects.

Youth Political Representation

A Global Perspective on Young Adults’ Presence in Political Institutions