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Dr. Johannes Schuster

Dr. Johannes Schuster

Research Fellow

Civic Education and School Systems
Geisteswissenschaftliches Zentrum
Beethovenstraße 15, Room H2 0.04
04107 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97-35635
Fax: +49 341 97-35694

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Dr. Johannes Schuster

Dr. Johannes Schuster

Stand-In Professor

Civic Education and School Systems
Geisteswissenschaftliches Zentrum
Beethovenstraße 15, Room H2 0.04
04107 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97-35635
Fax: +49 341 97-35694

Send email
Website

Press Contact

Abstract

Johannes Schuster works as a post-doctoral researcher at Leipzig University and currently holds the Chair of Civic Education and Education Policy. He studied educational science and psychology (B.A.) in Jena and Rennes and educational research (M.A.) in Berlin. In his dissertation, he examined the role of international organisations and non-state actors in the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and inclusive education.


His research interests include youth participation, social network analysis, the implementation of inclusive education, the role of non-state actors in the education system and Twitter analysis.

Professional career

  • since 04/2023
    Interim professor of Civic Education and Education Systems at Leipzig University
  • since 08/2020
    Research associate at the Institute of Civic Education and Education Systems at Leipzig University
  • 02/2020 - 07/2020
    Reserach associate in the project "CONNECT" (funding: DFG) of the Institute of Civic Education (Prof. Nina Kolleck) at Leipzig University
  • 10/2017 - 01/2020
    Reserach associate in the project "CONNECT" (funding: DFG) of the Institute of Educational Research and Social Systems (Prof. Nina Kolleck) at Freie Universität Berlin
  • 11/2015 - 09/2017
    Research assistant at the Institute of Educational Research and Social Systems (Prof. Nina Kolleck) at Freie Universität Berlin

Education

  • 02/2018 - 01/2022
    Dissertation (Dr. phil.), Freie Universität Berlin
  • 10/2015 - 09/2017
    Educational Research (M.A.), Freie Universität Berlin
  • 09/2013 - 02/2014
    Study (Erasmus programme), Université Rennes 2, Rennes (France)
  • 10/2011 - 09/2014
    Educational Science and Psychology (B.A.), Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

  • youth participation
  • implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and inclusive education
  • role of non-state actors in the education system
  • social network analysis
  • social media analysis

  • Schuster, J.; Kolleck, N.
    Disability as a ‘New’ Global Social Theme: The Role of International Organizations in an Expanding Global Policy Field
    In: Martens, K.; Niemann, D.; Kaasch, A. (Eds.)
    International organizations in global social governance. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 2021. pp. 207–230.
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-65439-9_9
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  • Schuster, J.
    The role of international organisations and non-state actors in the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and inclusive education
    Doctoral thesis. 2022.
    DOI: 10.17169/refubium-33349
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  • Schuster, J.; Jörgens, H.; Kolleck, N.
    The Rise of Global Policy Networks in Education: Analyzing Twitter Debates on Inclusive Education Using Social Network Analysis
    Journal of Education Policy. 2021. 36 (2). pp. 211–231.
    DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2019.1664768
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  • Schuster, J.; Hartmann, U.; Kolleck, N.
    Teacher collaboration networks as a function of type of collaboration and schools’ structural environment
    Teaching and teacher education. 2021.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2021.103372
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  • Schuster, J.; Fobel, L.; Kolleck, N.
    Determinants of belief in conspiracy theories about the war in Ukraine among youth
    Political Psychology. 2023.
    DOI: 10.1111/pops.12949
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more publications

  • Media Education and Civic Education in Schools

    Modul Medienbildung und politische Bildung in der Schule: Lecture (Lehramt)

    summer semester 2023

  • Civic Education

    Basismodul Politische Bildung: Lecture (B.A. Politikwissenschaft)

    summer semester 2023

  • Basics of civic education

    Basismodul Politische Bildung: Seminar (B.A. Politikwissenschaft)

    regularly in the summer semester

  • Human rights education

    Basismodul Politische Bildung: Seminar (B.A. Politikwissenschaft)

    regularly in the summer semester

  • Civic education and inclusion

    Modul Politische Bildung und Demokratie: Seminar (B.A. Politikwissenschaft)

    regularly in the winter semester

  • Policy networks and (trans)national cooperation

    Modul Transnationalisierung und europäische Integration: Seminar (B.A. Politikwissenschaft)

    winter semester 2022/23

  • Out-of-school citizenship education

    Modul Politische Bildung und Demokratie: Seminar (B.A. Politikwissenschaft)

    summer semester 2022

  • Political networks and their analysis

    Modul Konfliktforschung: Forschungsseminar (M.A. Politikwissenschaft)

    winter semester 2022/23

  • Digitalisation in education policy and citizenship education

    Modul Politische Bildung und Demokratie: Seminar (B.A. Politikwissenschaft)

    winter semester 2022/23

  • Tutorials (twice) to the lecture

    Modul Politische Bildung (B.A. Politikwissenschaft)

    regularly in the summer semester

  • Challenges for education policy and civic education in times of corona

    Modul Politische Bildung und Demokratie: Seminar (B.A. Politikwissenschaft)

    winter semester 2020/21 and 2021/22

Research fields

Politics, political science, Education, educational sciences, Society

Specializations

  • citizenship education

  • political socialisation

  • education policy

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