I specialize on comparative politics of the Global South. My research focuses on three main areas.
Armed Conflict, Political Psychology and Behavior
In this area of my research, the main questions I strive to answer are: 1) What are the social and political consequences of political violence? 2) Why do civil wars...Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration
I am interested in understanding the determinants of intergroup threat and essentialist attitudes, and how to reduce prejudice and discrimination against refugees and immigrants. I have three projects in this...Participatory Democracy
I am also fascinated by participatory democracy practices. Since 2012, I have been working on the Participedia project directed by Mark Warren at UBC and Archon Fung at Harvard University,...
Armed Conflict, Political Psychology and Behavior
In this area of my research, the main questions I strive to answer are: 1) What are the social and political consequences of political violence? 2) Why do civil wars...
Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration
I am interested in understanding the determinants of intergroup threat and essentialist attitudes, and how to reduce prejudice and discrimination against refugees and immigrants. I have three projects in this...
Participatory Democracy
I am also fascinated by participatory democracy practices. Since 2012, I have been working on the Participedia project directed by Mark Warren at UBC and Archon Fung at Harvard University,...