Collin Feuerstein is a sociologist and associate fellow at the Center for Critical Social Sciences (ZKSW). There, he studies digital antisemitism, organizes civil society events, and develops educational materials. Previously, he worked as a research assistant at the University of Potsdam and at the Schalom Aleikum think tank of the Central Council of Jews in Germany. His research experience includes qualitative and quantitative empirical social research as well as the development and evaluation of survey instruments. Other areas of focus include discrimination research and science communication.
CV
| 2026 – Researcher, Antisemitism in Gaming, Center for Critical Social Sciences (ZKSW) |
| Since 2024 – Associate Fellow, Center for Critical Social Sciences (ZKSW) |
| 2024–2026 – Researcher at the Center for Quality Development in Teaching and Learning (ZfQ) at the University of Potsdam |
| 2022-2024 – Earned the “Data Analyst with R” certificate (DataCamp) |
| 2022-2023 – Researcher at the Schalom Aleikum think tank at the Central Council of Jews in Germany |
| 2021-2022 – Academic Director at the Institute for Restorative Practices (IRP) |
| 2017-2019 – Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Potsdam Chair of Methods in Empirical Social Research – Seminar: Computer-Assisted Data Analysis with Stata (Winter/Spring Semester 2017/18) Chair of General Sociology – Seminar: Introduction to Sociological Theory (Winter/Spring Semester 2018/19) |
| 2015-2016 – Received the Certificate in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies from the University of Potsdam |
| 2015-2021 – Research Assistant at the Chair of Methods of Empirical Social Research at the University of Potsdam |
| 2014-2015 – Typesetter (LaTeX) for the journal Survey Research Methods |
| 2015-2021 – Studied sociology (M.A.) at the University of Potsdam; thesis: On the Sociology of Post-Fundamentalism: A Critical Analysis of a Sociology Beyond Metaphysics |
| 2010-2015 – Studied sociology and Jewish studies (B.A.) at the University of Potsdam; thesis: Is Intelligibility Possible Without Normativity? |
Publications
| Feuerstein, C. (in press). Geschlechtsspezifische Teilnahme an Online-Umfragen: Nonresponse-Bias-Analyse des Studierenden-Panels 2022/23 der Universität Potsdam. In Potsdamer Beiträge zur Hochschulforschung. |
| Feuerstein, C. (2024). Diskussion mit drei Akkorden. Jüdische Allgemeine, (1/24), p. 14. |
| Feuerstein, C. (2023). Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt in Ostdeutschland: Eine soziologische Untersuchung der inneren Verbundenheit religiöser Communities. In Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland (Ed.), Glaubensspuren: Jüdische, muslimische und christliche Lebensrealitäten in Ostdeutschland (pp. 99–150). Hentrich & Hentrich. |
| Feuerstein, C., & Herzog, M. (2022). Resümee – Handlungsimpulse für Politik und Gesellschaft. In Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland (Ed.), Flucht und Engagement: Jüdische und muslimische Perspektiven (pp. 117–142). Hentrich & Hentrich. |
| Albrecht, S., Class, F., Feuerstein, C., Kohler, U., & Krawietz, M. (2020). The Potsdam Grievance Statistics File (PGSF) (ZA6413 Datenfile, Version 2.0.0) [Data Set]. GESIS Datenarchiv. |
| Albrecht, S., Class, F., Feuerstein, C., Kohler, U., & Krawietz, M. (2020). Potsdam Grievance Statistics File (PGSF): Codebuch und Methodenbericht (ZA6413 Datenfile, Version 2.0.0). GESIS Datenarchiv. |
| Feuerstein, C. (2016). Wachsamkeit und Begehren: Eine de-ontologische Untersuchung. engagée. politisch-philosophische Einmischungen, 2(3), pp. 99–102. |
| Mitherausgeberschaft Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland (Hrsg.). (2023). Glaubensspuren: Jüdische, muslimische und christliche Lebensrealitäten in Ostdeutschland. Hentrich & Hentrich. |
| Redaktionelle Mitarbeit engagée. politisch-philosophische Einmischungen. (2016). Begehren (Issue 3). |
Conference
| 18-19 September 2025 – Presentation: Reducing Complexity Through Data Storytelling – How Data Becomes Stories at the Conference “Between Reducing Complexity and Magic” at Bielefeld University |