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Teresa Hummler is a research associate in the project “Protest groups in the aftermath of mass protest campaigns”. Previously, from October 2021 until September 2025, she worked at the Working Group of Empirical Political Science, particularly in the project ‘Social openness, social control, and the integration of Muslim immigrants – A panel study in neighbourhoods of selected German cities’ (principal investigator Dr. Conrad Ziller). She completed her Bachelor's degree in European Studies Major with a focus on Political Science, Hispanic Studies and Business Administration at the University of Passau, the Universidad Católica de Santiago del Estero (Argentina) and the Universidad de Málaga (Spain). She received her Master’s degree in Democracy and Governance in Europe from the University of Tübingen. Her main research interests include political attitudes, neighborhood effects, immigrant integration, and the influence of protest on democratic attitudes.

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Hummler, Teresa, & Ziller, Conrad (2025). Exploring the Role of Social Openness for Pro-Diversity Attitudes in Urban and Rural Places. Political Psychology, 46(5), 1151-1167. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.13066

Hummler, Teresa, & Vierus, Paul (2025). The impact of local social spending on the political dissatisfaction of economically deprived individuals—Evidence from Dutch municipalities. Frontiers in Political Science, 7, 1516985. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2025.1516985

Hummler, Teresa (2025). Integration is local: how neighborhood social climate buffers the negative impact of ethnic discrimination on the political trust of immigrants and their descendants. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2025.2520902

Ziller, Conrad, & Hummler, Teresa (2025). Beyond Religious Categories: Understanding Differences between Muslims and Non-Muslims in Accepting Parenting Styles Involving Physical Discipline. Social Science Research, 131, 103221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2025.103221