Professor Anja Neundorf (University of Glasgow) is a leading scholar in political socialisation and democratic resilience. Her influential work reveals how civic education can mitigate weak parental political socialisation, shaping democratic attitudes across generations. She has illuminated how early life experiences affect political engagement, including support for redistribution, immigration, and gender equality in leadership.

Professor Anja Neundorf’s research on authoritarian legacies has shown how past regimes continue to shape political attitudes in post-communist and transitional societies. Her global projects – supported by major grants, including an ERC Consolidator Grant – examine indoctrination through education and media. She compiled a unique dataset on politicisation in 160 countries (1945–2021), now widely used across disciplines. Her experimental research explores how media messaging and civic education influence democratic attitudes worldwide, with recent studies spanning 33 countries. Committed to public impact, she advises the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Political and Media Literacy and trains civic educators and policymakers. A leader in methodological innovation, she democratizes access to research through open-access tools and mentorship, helping to shape the next generation of scholars and civic leaders.