Dr. Lucas Köhler - Coping with Affective Polarization

Dr. Lucas Köhler

Postdoctoral Researcher

Research Stream:
Individuals

Website:
www.psychology.hu-berlin.de
www.orcid.org

Short Vita

In my research, I primarily focus on perceptions of morality and justice and their connections to political attitudes and collective behavior. Additionally, I am interested in the psychology of (right-wing) radicalization and affective polarization.

Key publications

Köhler, L. J. E., Steinberg, U., Egorov, M., Peus, C., & Gollwitzer, M. (2025). Combining Moral Foundations and Justice Sensitivity Perspectives to Understand Political Orientation. Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000579
Köhler, L. J. E., Strieder, K. L., Altenmüller, M. S., & Gollwitzer, M. (2024). Why should I? How victim sensitivity affects pro-environmental engagement. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 102276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102276
Köhler, L. J. E., & Gollwitzer, M. (2024). How victim sensitivity affects our attitudes and behaviour towards immigrants. British Journal of Psychology, 00, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12695
Gollwitzer, M., Voit, M., & Köhler, L. (2024). Ungerechtigkeitssensibilität. In T. Rothmund & E. Walther (Eds.), Psychologie der Rechtsradikalisierung: Theorien, Perspektiven, Prävention (pp. 192–201). Kohlhammer.

Press publications

Wenn Moral und Politik sich kreuzen – Warum auch unser Blickwinkel zählt (hogrefe, 2025)
Fluch der Sensibilität (Spektrum, 2022)
Rechtsextremismus zuvorkommen (Tagesspiegel, 2025)

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