Areas of Research

• Comparative Politics
  • Comparative Authoritarianism
    
  • Transitions & Democratization
• Middle Eastern & North African Politics
  
  • Maghreb: Morocco & Tunisia
  • Middle East: Egypt & Syria
• International Relations
  • Security Studies
  • Foreign Policy 

Research Interests

• Diffusion of Protests and Mobilization
• Repression
• Academic Freedom
• Authoritarianism and Authoritarian Stability
• Political Developments in the MENA Region
• Ethnic Politics and Power Sharing
• Democratization and Transition
• ​Critical Security Studies & Securitization
• European Foreign and Security Policy
• Case Study and Process Tracing Methods
• Fieldwork and Interview Techniques
• Refugee & Asylum Politics