Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Department of Social Sciences - Berlin Graduate School of Social Science

Cohort

BGSS Generation 2018

Title

Polarization, Representation and Turnout in Democracies

Activities

Fabio Ellger is a doctoral candidate at the Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences and at the Chair of Comparative Political Behavior at Humboldt University Berlin. Moreover, he works as a scientific assistant in the “COALITIONPOLICY” project (funded by the German Science Foundation).

His main interest is political behavior in democracies. More specifically, he uses quantitative methods and experimental approaches to investigate the linkage of political parties and citizens, as well as questions on participation and representation in democratic contexts.

Fabio completed his studies at the University of Potsdam, focusing on comparative politics and quantitative methods. He also spent a semester at Bogazici University, Istanbul, and at the Graduate School of Duke University, North Carolina.

In the course of his studies, he worked as a student assistant for the Manifesto Project at the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) and at Potsdam’s Chair of Comparative Politics.