ABOUT ME
I am
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Post-Doctoral Researcher at the School of Political Science, Government and International Affairs, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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Associated member at the Department of Political Science / Center for the Study of Democracy at Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany
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Founding Member of the Interdisciplinary Corruption Research Network (https://www.icrnetwork.org/)
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Founder and Coordinator of the ECPR (European Consortium for Political Research) Standing Group on (Anti-)Corruption and Integrity
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Anti-Corruption Researcher offering consulting, training and education
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Comparative Research on Democracy, (Political) Corruption, Conflict Resolution, Gender, Political Culture Research
– with a special focus on Europe and the Middle East
Corruption Research
- with a special focus on causes and consequences - norms and values, conflict resolution, gender
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12/2013
Dissertation (PhD) at Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Germany
"Corruption in Europe in Comparative Perspective"
10/2003 - 03/2009
Master of Arts (M.A.) at Universität Greifswald, Germany
Master of Arts (M.A.) at Universität Greifswald: Political Science (Major), Business Administration (Minor) and Communication Studies (Minor)
Social Science Methods
- in particular quantitative, experimental and mixed methods
10/1994 - 07/2003
Abitur at Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Gymnasium, Binz/Bergen (Rügen)
(Equivalent to High School Degree)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since 10/2016
Post-Doctoral Researcher, School of Political Science, Governance and International Affairs, Tel Aviv University
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Since 06/2018
Consultancy: Open Society Foundations, The Open Society Initiative for Europe (OSIFE), project "The Impact of Corruption and State Capture on Women" in Central and Eastern Europe
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Since 08/2018
International Consultant, United Nations, Education for Justice (E4J), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, support of the development and implementation of university modules on anti-corruption
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Oct 2017
Visiting Researcher, Quality of Government Institute, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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Oct 2015 – Sep 2016
Fritz Thyssen Post-Doctoral Researcher, School of Political Science, Governance and International Affairs, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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Feb – Apr 2015
Visiting Researcher (Post-Doctoral Fellow), School of Political Science, Governance and International Affairs, Tel Aviv University, hosted by Yossi Shain
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Jan 2014 – Sept 2015
Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the Institute of Political Science / Center for the Study of Democracy (Prof. Ferdinand Müller-Rommel); Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Germany
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Jan – Apr 2014
Visiting Researcher (Post-Doctoral Fellow) at the Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California, Irvine, funded by DFG-Research Grant (German Research Foundation), hosted by Russell J. Dalton
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Apr 2010 – Dec 2013
Research Associate and PhD Candidate at the Institute of Political Science / Center for the Study of Democracy (Prof. Ferdinand Müller-Rommel); Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Germany
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May 2009 – Mar 2010
Research Associate at the Department of Business Administration, Organisation, Personnel and Innovation Economics (Prof. Ricarda Bouncken), University of Greifswald, Germany