Welcome to my website!

I am a postdoctoral research fellow in the research unit Transformations of Democracy at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Germany. In addition, I am research associate at the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

What is Democracy? Why do periods of democratization and globalization occur in waves and what drives them? What role does armed conflict play? How can we assess and strengthen democratic resilience?

My research focuses on finding answers to these questions. Below, is an overview of my most recent publications as well as media work. You find more detailed information on my academic output here.

Recent Publications

Research Articles
Other Publications
Working Paper

Media Outreach

  • Wirtschaftsstarke Demokratien: Vertrauen in das bessere System lohnt sich. Tagesspiegel article on our democracy and growth study (3.11.2023, in German) available here
  • Interview with Neugier genügt/WDR (04.04.2023, in German) available here
  • Interview with fluter (05.08.2022, in German) available here: www.fluter.de/wie-demokratisch-ist-die-welt-podcast
  • Interview with Aus Kultur und Sozialwissenschaften/Deutschlandfunk (28.07.2022, in German) available here