Please join us in welcoming our new staff members to the Department of Political Science:

  • Violeta Haas (from Toulouse School of Economics)
  • Joseph Phillips (from Cardiff University)
  • Christian Gläßel (from Hertie School)
  • Oguzhan Turkoglu (from Hertie School)
  • Sergio Ascencio Bonfil (from University of Essex)

Violeta Haas is a political scientist whose research looks at the politics of belonging, studying how institutions and elites shape public perceptions and actions towards marginalized groups.

Joseph Phillips is a political psychologist whose research focuses on how the consequences of social and political identities for individuals relate to politics, and each other.

Christian Gläßel is a political scientist whose research lies at the intersection of International Relations, Conflict Studies, and Comparative Politics.

Oguzhan Turkoglu is a political scientist whose research is at the intersection of forced migration, conflict dynamics, and memory politics and employs quantitative and experimental methods.

Sergio Ascencio Bonfil is a political economist whose research focuses on political institutions, elections, and political representation.