{"id":12555,"date":"2024-09-12T17:54:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T15:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\/fb02-soz-quant\/dr-nico-sonntag\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T17:37:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T16:37:36","slug":"dr-nico-sonntag","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/quantitative-methoden.soziologie.uni-mainz.de\/en\/dr-nico-sonntag\/","title":{"rendered":"Profile: Dr. Nico Sonntag"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Economic sociology
Labor market sociology
Sociology of religion
Historical social research
Philosophy of science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since 2021<\/td>Employee at the working group Sociology and Quantitative Methods at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
2019-2020<\/td>Academic staff member at the Chair of General Sociology (Prof. Mark Lutter) at the University of Wuppertal<\/td><\/tr>
2015-2019<\/td>Academic staff member at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (Cologne) in the research group “Transnational Diffusion of Innovation” (Prof. Mark Lutter)<\/td><\/tr>
2017<\/td>Visiting scholar at the Department of Sociology at Columbia University, NYC <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n\n
2023<\/td>Doctorate in the subject of Sociology at the Bergische Universit\u00e4t Wuppertal<\/td><\/tr>
2015-2019<\/td>Doctoral candidate at the International Max Planck Research School on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy (MPIfG, Cologne)<\/td><\/tr>
2013-2015<\/td>Program of study in Sociology (M.A.) at the University of Mannheim<\/td><\/tr>
2010-2013<\/td>Program of study in Sociology (B.A.) with a minor in Psychology at the University of Mannheim<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

Dr. Nico Sonntag<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Institute of Sociology
Working Group Sociology and Methods of Quantitative Social Research
Jakob-Welder-Weg 12
55128 Mainz
Room 03-438, Georg-Forster-Building<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phone: +49 6131 39 24017
Fax: +49 6131 39 26157<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E-mail: nsonntag@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

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  1. \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tProjektseminar: Soziale Unterschiede und moralische Urteile (Teil 1)<\/a>
    \n\t\t\t\tInstructor: Dr. J\u00fcrgen Schiener; Dr. Nico Sonntag\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t
  2. \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tSeminar: Modellierung sozialer Prozesse: Einf\u00fchrung in agentenbasierte Simulationen mit NetLogo<\/a>
    \n\t\t\t\tInstructor: Dr. Nico Sonntag\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t
  3. \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTutorium: Soziale Unterschiede und moralische Urteile Tutorium (Teil 1)\u00a0<\/a>
    \n\t\t\t\tInstructor: Dr. J\u00fcrgen Schiener; Dr. Nico Sonntag\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ol>\n\t
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    \n\tSoSe 2026\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n<\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n

    Sonntag, N. (2026). Are we all Cistercians now? Capitalist work ethic as a legacy of religious orders. Review of Regional Research. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10037-025-00270-y<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
    Sonntag, N. (2025). The East in wolf\u2019s clothing. Wolf attacks correlate with but do not cause far-right voting. Electoral Studies 96. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.electstud.2025.102957<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
    Sonntag, N. and D. Balzer (2024). \u00dcber Feldwege und Holzwege: Relationieren relativieren. Soziale Welt 75(3), pp. 362-376. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5771\/0038-6073-2024-3<\/a><\/td>
    Sonntag, N. and D. Balzer (2024). Regressions, relations and the independence of independent variables: On Bourdieu’s critique of regression analysis. Social World 75 (3), pp. 295-328.<\/td><\/tr>
    Sonntag, N. (2023). Many suggestions for quality: Quality criteria of qualitative research from an analytical-empirical perspective. Journal of Sociology, 52 (1), 7-25.<\/td><\/tr>
    Sonntag, N. (2021). Analytical or analytical-empirical sociology? On critical rationalism and rational choice. Journal for Theoretical Sociology 10 (1), 114-131.<\/td><\/tr>
    Sonntag, N. (2019). Notes on the use of network analysis in neoliberalism research. Berlin Journal of Sociology 29 (1), pp. 151-169.<\/td><\/tr>
    Sonntag, N. and M. Lutter (2018). Who benefits from the master craftsman requirement? The reform of the Crafts Code as a natural experiment to test the theory of occupational closure. SozW Soziale Welt 69 (3), pp. 213-251.<\/td><\/tr>
    Klein, O. and N. Sonntag (2017). Ethnic differences in the impact of institutional U3 childcare. Journal of Educational Science 20 (1), pp. 41-60.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n
    Breznau, N., E. Rinke, A. Wuttke, … (+181 Autoren) … & N. Sonntag (2025). The reliability of replications: a study in computational reproductions. Royal Society Open Science, 12(3), 241038. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rsos.241038<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n
    Breznau, N., E. Rinke, A. Wuttke, \u2026 & N. Sonntag (165 Autoren) (2022). Observing many researchers using the same data and hypothesis reveals a hidden universe of uncertainty. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(44), e2203150119. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2203150119<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n\n
    Sonntag, Nico (2023): Can’t See the Forest for the IVs Re-examining the Cistercian “Pre-reformation Roots of the Protestant Ethic”. Working Papers 2316, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics. https:\/\/ideas.repec.org\/p\/jgu\/wpaper\/2316.html<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n\n
    Sonntag, Nico (2023). Can the CDU\/CSU parties benefit from a rapprochement with the AfD? The answer from Political Science is unclear. DVPW Blog. https:\/\/www.dvpw.de\/blog\/koennen-die-unionsparteien-von-einer-annaeherung-an-die-afd-profitieren-die-antwort-der-politikwissenschaft-ist-unklar-ein-beitrag-von-nico-sonntag<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
    Sonntag, Nico (2020). Methodological individualism. In: Freedom Encyclopedia, Prometheus Institute. https:\/\/freiheitslexikon.de\/methodologischer-individualismus\/.<\/a> <\/td><\/tr>
    Breznau, Nate et al. (2021) How Many Replicators Does It Take to Achieve Reliability? Investigating Researcher Variability in a Crowdsourced Replication. SocArXiv. https:\/\/osf.io\/preprints\/socarxiv\/j7qta\/.<\/a> <\/td><\/tr>
    Breznau, Nate et al. (2019). The Crowdsourced Replication Initiative: Investigating Immigration and Social Policy Preferences. Executive Report. http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10993\/38856.<\/a> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem><\/div>\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordion>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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    Economic sociology
    Labor market sociology
    Sociology of religion
    Historical social research
    Philosophy of science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n\n\n\n\n
    Since 2021<\/td>Employee at the working group Sociology and Quantitative Methods at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
    2019-2020<\/td>Academic staff member at the Chair of General Sociology (Prof. Mark Lutter) at the University of Wuppertal<\/td><\/tr>
    2015-2019<\/td>Academic staff member at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (Cologne) in the research group \"Transnational Diffusion of Innovation\" (Prof. Mark Lutter)<\/td><\/tr>
    2017<\/td>Visiting scholar at the Department of Sociology at Columbia University, NYC <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n
    2023<\/td>Doctorate in the subject of Sociology at the Bergische Universit\u00e4t Wuppertal<\/td><\/tr>
    2015-2019<\/td>Doctoral candidate at the International Max Planck Research School on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy (MPIfG, Cologne)<\/td><\/tr>
    2013-2015<\/td>Program of study in Sociology (M.A.) at the University of Mannheim<\/td><\/tr>
    2010-2013<\/td>Program of study in Sociology (B.A.) with a minor in Psychology at the University of Mannheim<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

    Dr. Nico Sonntag<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Institute of Sociology
    Working Group Sociology and Methods of Quantitative Social Research
    Jakob-Welder-Weg 12
    55128 Mainz
    Room 03-438, Georg-Forster-Building<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Phone: +49 6131 39 24017
    Fax: +49 6131 39 26157<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    E-mail: nsonntag@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

    By arrangement<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

    Sonntag, N. (2026). Are we all Cistercians now? Capitalist work ethic as a legacy of religious orders. Review of Regional Research. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10037-025-00270-y<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
    Sonntag, N. (2025). The East in wolf\u2019s clothing. Wolf attacks correlate with but do not cause far-right voting. Electoral Studies 96. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.electstud.2025.102957<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
    Sonntag, N. and D. Balzer (2024). \u00dcber Feldwege und Holzwege: Relationieren relativieren. Soziale Welt 75(3), pp. 362-376. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5771\/0038-6073-2024-3<\/a><\/td>
    Sonntag, N. and D. Balzer (2024). Regressions, relations and the independence of independent variables: On Bourdieu's critique of regression analysis. Social World 75 (3), pp. 295-328.<\/td><\/tr>
    Sonntag, N. (2023). Many suggestions for quality: Quality criteria of qualitative research from an analytical-empirical perspective. Journal of Sociology, 52 (1), 7-25.<\/td><\/tr>
    Sonntag, N. (2021). Analytical or analytical-empirical sociology? On critical rationalism and rational choice. Journal for Theoretical Sociology 10 (1), 114-131.<\/td><\/tr>
    Sonntag, N. (2019). Notes on the use of network analysis in neoliberalism research. Berlin Journal of Sociology 29 (1), pp. 151-169.<\/td><\/tr>
    Sonntag, N. and M. Lutter (2018). Who benefits from the master craftsman requirement? The reform of the Crafts Code as a natural experiment to test the theory of occupational closure. SozW Soziale Welt 69 (3), pp. 213-251.<\/td><\/tr>
    Klein, O. and N. Sonntag (2017). Ethnic differences in the impact of institutional U3 childcare. Journal of Educational Science 20 (1), pp. 41-60.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n
    Breznau, N., E. Rinke, A. Wuttke, ... (+181 Autoren) ... & N. Sonntag (2025). The reliability of replications: a study in computational reproductions. Royal Society Open Science, 12(3), 241038. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rsos.241038<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n
    Breznau, N., E. Rinke, A. Wuttke, \u2026 & N. Sonntag (165 Autoren) (2022). Observing many researchers using the same data and hypothesis reveals a hidden universe of uncertainty. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(44), e2203150119. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2203150119<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n
    Sonntag, Nico (2023): Can't See the Forest for the IVs Re-examining the Cistercian \"Pre-reformation Roots of the Protestant Ethic\". Working Papers 2316, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics. https:\/\/ideas.repec.org\/p\/jgu\/wpaper\/2316.html<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Sonntag, Nico (2023). Can the CDU\/CSU parties benefit from a rapprochement with the AfD? The answer from Political Science is unclear. DVPW Blog. https:\/\/www.dvpw.de\/blog\/koennen-die-unionsparteien-von-einer-annaeherung-an-die-afd-profitieren-die-antwort-der-politikwissenschaft-ist-unklar-ein-beitrag-von-nico-sonntag<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
    Sonntag, Nico (2020). Methodological individualism. In: Freedom Encyclopedia, Prometheus Institute. https:\/\/freiheitslexikon.de\/methodologischer-individualismus\/.<\/a> <\/td><\/tr>
    Breznau, Nate et al. (2021) How Many Replicators Does It Take to Achieve Reliability? Investigating Researcher Variability in a Crowdsourced Replication. SocArXiv. https:\/\/osf.io\/preprints\/socarxiv\/j7qta\/.<\/a> <\/td><\/tr>
    Breznau, Nate et al. (2019). The Crowdsourced Replication Initiative: Investigating Immigration and Social Policy Preferences. Executive Report. http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10993\/38856.<\/a> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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