Dr. Elina Sannehag

• Since 04/2015: Lecturer for Governance, University College Freiburg (on parental leave during 08/2021-08/2022 and 03/2023-03/2026)
• 2010–2015; 2019-2026: Teaching and research at the Department of Political Science, Chair of Comparative Politics, University of Freiburg (on parental leave during 08/2021-08/2022, and 03/2023-08/2025).
• 2007–2012: PhD in Political Sciences, Heidelberg University.
• 2002–2007: Degree of Master of Political Sciences, Uppsala University.

I have more than 1,500 hours of classroom teaching experience, covering topics ranging from introductory courses in comparative politics and political theory to courses on religion and politics, quantitative methods, and public policy. Many of these courses are directly related to my own research.

Religion and politics

Ettensperger, F., & Schleutker, E. (2025). Pathways to low and high levels of government restrictions on religion: a fuzzy-set QCA of 155 countries. Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, 19(1), 39-68. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12286-025-00639-w

Ettensperger, F., & Schleutker, E. (2022). Identification of cross-country similarities and differences in regulation of religion between 2000 and 2014 with help of cluster analysis. Politics and Religion, 15(3), 526-558. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S175504832100033X

Schleutker, E. (2021). Co-optation and repression of religion in authoritarian regimes. Politics and Religion, 14(2), 209-240. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755048320000383

Teaching and learning

Schleutker, E. (2022). Seven suggestions for teaching quantitative methods. PS: Political Science & Politics, 55(2), 419-423. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096521001426

Mikalayeva, L., Panov, S., & Schleutker, E. (2020). Reflective writing for enhancing knowledge integration in modularised study programmes. European Political Science, 19(1), 49-64. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-018-0183-6

Family policy, fertility and women’s work-life preferences

Schleutker, E. (2017). Women’s work–life preferences: reconceptualization and cross-country description over time. European Societies, 19(3), 292-312. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2017.1290266

Schleutker, E. (2014). Fertility, family policy and welfare regimes. Comparative population studies, 39(1). DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12765/CPoS-2013-18

Schleutker, E. (2014). Determinants of childbearing: A review of the literature. Zeitschrift für Soziologie, 43(3), 192-211. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/zfsoz-2014-0303