I am a postdoctoral researcherat the Hertie School'sCentre for International Security in Berlin, where I work with Anita Gohdes. Before, I was a lecturer with the Chair of International Relations (Sabine Carey) at the University of Mannheim. I received my PhD from the Mannheim Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences. Previously, I also worked as a researcher for the ERC Project "Repression and the Escalation of Violence" and the DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center "Political Economy of Reforms." In summer 2022, I substituted Nils-Christian Bormann as Professor of International Political Studies at Witten/Herdecke University. I want to understand how authoritarian regimes work and why they fail. I am particularly interested in the organization of state repression and in the consequences for ordinary citizens. Check out my publications and works in progress to find out more about the following questions: How do dictators make their subordinates terrorize entire societies? Under what conditions do officers turn against their political leaders? Who consumes authoritarian state propaganda? Does media censorship prevent public resistance? And what happens around international sports events in authoritarian host regimes?
Making Career in Dictatorship: The Secret Logic Behind Coups and Repression. [with Adam Scharpf]
Working papers
Does Sportswashing Work? First Insights from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar - Under Review [with Adam Scharpf and Pearce Edwards] [Media: NZZ - Deutsche Welle]
The Audiences of Propaganda in Autocratic Regimes: Evidence from the East German `Black Channel.'
Micro-Dynamics of Coups: Evidence from Argentina. [with Adam Scharpf]
The Authoritarian Security Apparatus: Officer Careers and the Trade-offs in Command. [with Belén González and Adam Scharpf]
Merch in Dictatorships.
Entertainment and Excessive Violence.
Teaching
Seminars
Spring 2023, Fall 2022. Authoritarian Politics in International Relations [MA Substantive Seminar, Hertie School]
Spring 2022. Fundamentals of International Relations and Global Governance [MA Lecture, Witten/Herdecke University]
Spring 2022. Introduction to International Politics [BA Lecture, Witten/Herdecke University]
Spring 2022. Authoritarian Politics in International Relations [MA Substantive Seminar, Witten/Herdecke University]
Spring 2022. Contentious Politics in International Perspective [BA Substantive Seminar, Witten/Herdecke University]
Fall 2021. Authoritarian Politics & International Relations [MA Substantive Seminar, Hertie School]
Fall 2020. Research Design and Practice [PhD Methods Seminar, German Institute for Global and Area Studies Hamburg]
Fall 2020. Survey Methods and Experiments [PhD Methods Seminar, Adam Mickiewicz University Poznán] [with Anna-Lena Hönig]
Spring 2020. State Repression [BA Substantive Seminar, University of Mannheim] [with Anna-Lena Hönig]
Fall 2019. Actors and Dynamics of Authoritarian Rule [BA Substantive Seminar, University of Mannheim] Spring 2019. Coercive Bureaucracies [BA Substantive Seminar, University of Mannheim]
Spring 2016, 2017. Contentious Politics, Mobilization and Repression [BA Substantive Seminar, University of Mannheim]
Fall 2015, 2016. Political Violence and Repression [BA Methods Seminar, University of Mannheim]
FAQ
1. You have a very cryptic surname, what should I do?
Please calm down and call me Christian or Chris.
If you insist on formalities, my last name is pronounced ɡlɛːzl̩ (follow the link to enjoy the full listening experience. Interestingly, Gwyneth from Wales and Astrid from Sweden sound more authentic than Marlene from Germany).
FYI, the letter ß (called sharp s or backpack s) is the cornerstone of the German language and a constant companion of tens of millions of people in their everyday lives since it is a constituent part of the most important German words: Bußgeldbescheid (penaltynotice), Fleiß (diligence), Kloß mit Soß (potato dumpling with sauce), Preußen (Prussia), and Scheiße (doo-doo).
For all LaTeX users, {\"a} produces "ä" and {\ss} gives "ß".