My name is Francisca Castro and I’m a Postdoctoral Researcher at the International Security and Development Center (ISDC), where I work on conflict and vulnerability of political regimes.
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.
News & Updates
We recently published a working paper on the long-term effects of conflict exposure on Syrian refugees in Jordan. You can read it here.
Between June 16-18, I’ll be in Barcelona for the 2025 European Peace Science conference.
On June 26 I’ll present two projects at EPSA Annual Conference: one about the effects of Mexico’s abortion legislation on political attitudes, and a registered report on polarization in Kyrgyzstan using LiK Survey data.