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My name is Francisca Castro and I’m a visiting professor in political science at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

Previously, I was a postdoctoral researcher at the International Security and Development Center (ISDC).

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

I obtained my PhD in Political Science from 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.

You can contact me at francisca.castro@uc3m.es

News & Updates

  • My job market paper, Deterrence or Defiance? How Severity and Selectivity Shape Protest Responses to Repression was published in the last issue of Mobilization. You can read it open access here.