The many faces of GESIS
Vita
Bryan joined Team Publications at GESIS in 2019 as a doctoral researcher to work as the Editorial Assistant for the journal Historical Social Research. He graduated with his doctorate in 2025 from the University of Mannheim, where the topic of his dissertation was the dynamic relationship between economic growth and religious behavior and affiliation in Europe.2019-2025: Doctor of Social Sciences (Sociology), University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
2016-2018: M.A. Sociology, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
2009-2013: B.A. Sociology & B.A. Religious Studies, Bradley University, Peoria, United States
Publications
Journal article
Bohrer, Bryan. 2022. "The abortion debate in American Christianity: church authority structures, denominational responses, and the stances of the affiliated." SN Social Sciences 2 (3): 24. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-022-00320-z.
Bohrer, Bryan, Maria-Therese Friehs, Peter Schmidt, and Stefan Weick. 2019. "Contacts between Natives and Migrants in Germany: Perceptions of the Native Population since 1980 and an Examination of the Contact Hypotheses." Social Inclusion 7 (4): 320-331. doi: https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v7i4.2429.
Monograph
Bohrer, Bryan. 2024. Religion in European Societies: Exploring the Role of Economy, Governance, and Constitutions in Changing Religious Landscapes. Historical Social Research, Supplement 35. Köln: GESIS. doi: https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.suppl.35.2024.01.
Presentation not at a conference
Bohrer, Bryan. 2024. "Religion and its relation to contacts between natives and migrants and anti-immigrant attitudes in Germany." Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises quantitative Religionsforschung (AqR), Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, 2024-11-22.