Stefan Christoph studied political science in Leipzig and Regensburg, with minors in law, Great Britain studies and gender studies. He is a research associate at the University of Passau, where he is investigating democratic responses to conspiracy ideologies as part of the EU research project TaCT-FoRSED. In addition to conspiracy thinking, his research interests lie in the areas of democratic theory, political conceptions of evil, political epistemology and emotions, as well as the study of right-wing extremism and terrorism. Since 2025, he has been a fellow at the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism.