My name is Francisca Castro and I’m currently Postdoctoral Researcher at the International Security and Development Center (ISDC).

In January 2026 I’ll start as a visiting professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

I’m also associated to the ERC Grant Participation & Representation in the Digital Age.

I obtained my PhD in Political Science at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, where I worked as a Doctoral Researcher in the Chair of International Politics.

My research interests are intrastate conflict, protests and social movements, state repression, democratic backsliding, and authoritarian legacies.

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News & Updates

• My job market paper, Deterrence or Defiance? How Severity and Selectivity Shape Protest Responses to Repression is forthcoming in the next issue of Mobilization. You can read it here.