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.
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
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