Welcome to my website! I am a PhD Student in Political Science and Research Associate at the Unit of Political Theory and Public Policy at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Previously, I was part of the Graduate Research Group Resilient Institutions and received a doctoral scholarship funded by the Gutenberg Council For Young Researchers. I hold a B.A. and an M.A. in Political and Social Sciences from the University of Würzburg.
In my dissertation project I examine democracies experiencing an episode of significant democratic erosion. As of today, the majority of these episodes result in a regime change from democracy to (electoral) autocracy. However, in a few cases democratic breakdown was successfully averted and democracy survived. I am particularly interested in these positive cases and aim to identify the conditions and mechanisms that were decisive for the resilience of democratic regimes in these countries.
Apart from my dissertation project, I am interested in questions of democracy research in general. This includes not only the analysis of the current state of modern democracies in the face of multiple challenges and the comparison of democratic regimes and institutions but also concerns issues of (normative) democratic theory. Finally, I am also interested in welfare states and how they changed over time. My research is strongly theory-led and applies case oriented and comparative methods.
On this website you will find a comprehensive CV, information on my research projects, and teaching experience. Thank you for your interest and please feel free to contact me!