I am an Associate Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University in Sweden. My research focuses on the dynamics of violence and governance in civil war, electoral violence, and postwar violence in sub-Saharan Africa, notably Côte d’Ivoire. I received my PhD in 2021 for my dissertation “Guns and Governance: Local Elites and Rebel Governance in Côte d’Ivoire”. In 2020, the Conflict Research Society awarded me with the Cedric Smith Prize for the best article in peace and conflict research by a PhD student. My research has been published in journals such as American Political Science Review, Journal of Peace Research, International Studies Review, Comparative Political Studies, European Journal of International Relations, Terrorism & Political Violence, and African Affairs.
I am the Principal Investigator of Opting out? Explaining the effectiveness of election boycotts, a three-year research project funded by the Swedish Research Council.
Some of my recent op-eds featured in Political Violence @ a Glance, Democracy in Africa, and Global Bar Magazine.
Prior to completing my PhD, I worked as a freelance journalist and ski instructor. When not doing research I enjoy watching football (Barcelona, Ajax, the Netherlands), traveling, and cooking.
Download my resumé.
- Dynamics of civil war
- Rebel governance
- Nonviolent action
- Electoral violence
- Postwar violence
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PhD in Peace & Conflict Research, 2021
Uppsala University
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MSSc in Peace & Conflict Research, 2015
Uppsala University
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BA in Political Science, 2012
Uppsala University