Philipp M. Lersch

Philip is a sociologist currently working as a Junior Research Group Leader at the Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology, University of Cologne.

His main research interests are in social inequalities over and between life courses of individuals in divergent institutional contexts focusing on the family, wealth and employment.

You can find him on Twitter @PMLersch

Author's recent posts

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