About

I'm a Research Fellow at the GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies, a Doctoral Student at the University of Hamburg, and a freelance journalist. I edit the Blog Series "Autocracies with Adjectives" at ECPR's Political Science Blog "The Loop". I have written articles and op-eds for various media outlets including Political Violence at a Glance, Tagesspiegel, Aljazeera English, and Zenith Magazin. My research focuses on civil-military relations, regime stability and authoritarian politics across the Middle East and North Africa including Sudan. Previously, I received my MA from the Central European University in Budapest, where I specialized in comparative political science, and my BA in Political Science and Sociology at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Research Interests

Africa, Cleavages, Comparative Politics, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Constitutions, Democracy, Democratisation, Development, Elections, Foreign Policy, Governance, Institutions, International Relations, NATO, Parliaments, Political Methodology, Political Parties, Political Violence, Security, Developing World Politics, Methods, Qualitative Comparative Analysis, Quantitative, War, Causality, Comparative Perspective, Electoral Behaviour, Mixed Methods, Party Systems, Peace, Political Regime, Power, State Power

Current/Upcoming Events

Standing Groups and Research Networks

• Comparative Political Institutions
• Political Methodology
• Critical Peace and Conflict Studies
• The Sciences of the Democracies
• Political Violence
• Statehood, Sovereignty and Conflict