My PhD research:
I am interested in the social functions of music for young people around the globe. Investigating youth in the context of their sacred field of interest - popular music – my PhD research will find out how similarly or differently young people from different parts of the world use music styles. Further, my research is concerned about how young people construct their identity in our globalising world. Additionally, the findings of my PhD research may show whether a young person's openness to several cultural music styles is an indicator for tolerant interactions with people from different cultural backgrounds.