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2023 MA in International Administration & Conflict Studies and Methods in Politics & Public Administration, University of Konstanz

2021 BA in Political Science and Administration, University of Konstanz

1. From Collective Vulnerability to Political Alienation

Wartime violence often affects broad population groups, and its political impact grows when vulnerable communities are concentrated near high-risk areas. When the state fails to act, the heightened salience of the violence can lead to widespread political alienation. I test this using variation in women’s risk of exposure to conflict-related sexual violence in the SBZ/GDR during April-May 1945. My spatially lagged models show that counties with a high proportion of vulnerable population groups living near high-risk areas have lower turnout and state satisfaction.

2. From Collective Victimization to Partisan Gains (with Douglas B. Atkinson)

Political parties often invoke historical collective violence to strengthen in-group identities, though their success varies. We argue that partisan effects of such violence depend on both local victimization and prior party issue ownership, with advantage arising only when the party previously owned the issue. In line with our argument, our analyses show that WWII air raids in the former GDR continue to shape contemporary politics, with a higher bombing intensity boosting the issue-owning vote share of Die Linke while reducing support for the nativist AfD. These results highlight the long-term political impact of historical events and the importance of issue ownership in shaping partisan advantages.