Biography
Welcome! I am Amelie.
I am a Ph.D. Candidate and Teaching Assistant at the Department of
Political Science at Trinity College Dublin.
I received a B.A. in Political Science and English Studies from the
University of Mannheim and a M.Sc. in International Politics from
Trinity College Dublin.
I specialize in conflict research and my research interests are
explaining sexual violence in armed conflicts and insurgent behaviour.
With my work I seek to explain and predict socialisation patterns by
insurgent groups in connection to conflict-related sexual violence.
I am working on my thesis: “Explaining variation in sexual violence in civil war: Understanding patterns of combatant socialisation”
Besides my work, I am passionate about books, pets, plants, and knitting.
- Causes and consequences of armed violence
- Conflict-related sexual violence
- Socialization and armed group identity
- Armed group ideology and institutions
- Gender
- Race and Identity
- Quantitative methods
PhD in Political Science, 2024 (expected)
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
M.Sc. in International Politics, 2020
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
BA in Political Science and English Studies, 2017
University of Mannheim, Germany
Research
Working Papers
- “No brothers in arms: The influence of non-violent socialisation on rebel fragmentation”
- “Combatant Socialization and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Understanding the Effects of Rebels’ Individual-Level Traits (This paper will be presented at the Conflict Dynamics Workshop at Nuffield College (University of Oxford) and Empirical Peace and Conflict Research Workshop in September 2022)”
- “Why insurgents rape: The influence of non-violent socialisation on conflict-related sexual violence”
- “Resources and Rape: Patterns of wartime rape in activist insurgencies”
Work in Progress
- “Sexual violence in armed conflicts: Patterns of wartime rape activist and opportunist insurgencies”
- “Explaining insurgent violence against civilians: Insurgent capacity and leadership”
Teaching
Courses:
- POU11011 Introduction to Political Science (Undergraduate) (Fall 2020)
- POU33152 German Politics (Undergraduate) (Spring 2021 & Spring 2022)
- POU11021 Politics and Irish Society (Undergraduate) (Fall 2021)
- PO2140 International Relations: Theories of International Politics (Prof. William Phelan)
Courses:
- Sexual Violence in Armed Conflicts – Patterns of wartime rape in civil wars (Undergraduate)
Courses:
- PO2140 International Relations: Theories of International Politics (Undergraduate)
- PO2141 International Relations: Topics and Treaties (Undergraduate)