Curriculum Vitae
Research
2006-2012: PhD at the Department of Political Science, Center for Comparative and International Studies, University of Zurich. The thesis is entitled The Strength and Limits of Neoliberal Dominance: An Analysis of the Public Debate on Economic Liberalization in Western Europe.
2011: Visiting researcher at the Department of Political and Social Sciences (invited by Prof. Peter Mair), European University Institute, grant awarded by the Fellowships for prospective researchers programme of the SNSF.
2010-2011: Visiting researcher at the Wilf Family Department of Politics (invited by Prof. Michael Laver), New York University, grant awarded by the Fellowships for prospective researchers programme of the SNSF.
2006-2010: Research assistant in the SNSF research project "West European Politics in the Age of Globalization", chaired by Prof. Hanspeter Kriesi, University of Zurich.
- PhD thesis on the economic liberalization debate in Western Europe.
- Research and development of computional tools for content analysis.
2005: Research assistant in the SNSF research project "Public Opinion Polls and Political Representation", chaired by Prof. Sibylle Hardmeier, University of Zurich.