Amelie Freiberg
@ameliefreiberg.bsky.social
Postdoc @ University of Mannheim
Ph.D. @ Trinity College Dublin
Former Fellow @ Civil War Paths Fellow, University of York
Focus on Armed Conflict, Political Violence, Rebel Groups, Radicalization Processes, Conflict-related Sexual Violence, Ideology
Ph.D. @ Trinity College Dublin
Former Fellow @ Civil War Paths Fellow, University of York
Focus on Armed Conflict, Political Violence, Rebel Groups, Radicalization Processes, Conflict-related Sexual Violence, Ideology
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We were lucky enough to have our YouGov/The Economist poll in field when the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities. You can see the partisan realignment in real time
June 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
We were lucky enough to have our YouGov/The Economist poll in field when the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities. You can see the partisan realignment in real time
Grateful for the opportunity to present my work at this years conference of the Network of European Peace Scientists (NEPS), which took place in Barcelona.
June 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Grateful for the opportunity to present my work at this years conference of the Network of European Peace Scientists (NEPS), which took place in Barcelona.
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With the help of Uppsala University Innovation, we have started a company to turn our research results into practice! www.uu.se/en/news/2025...
New company aims to prevent corruption involving sex as currency
- Uppsala University
www.uu.se
June 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
With the help of Uppsala University Innovation, we have started a company to turn our research results into practice! www.uu.se/en/news/2025...
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Providing homeless people with housing:
- reduces crime
- increases employment
- improves health
- does not increase reliance on social benefits.
80% of the costs are offset by the benefits in the first 18 months. Evidence from the US
- reduces crime
- increases employment
- improves health
- does not increase reliance on social benefits.
80% of the costs are offset by the benefits in the first 18 months. Evidence from the US
June 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Providing homeless people with housing:
- reduces crime
- increases employment
- improves health
- does not increase reliance on social benefits.
80% of the costs are offset by the benefits in the first 18 months. Evidence from the US
- reduces crime
- increases employment
- improves health
- does not increase reliance on social benefits.
80% of the costs are offset by the benefits in the first 18 months. Evidence from the US
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📌 New paper out in @conflictmanagement.bsky.social
➡️ Individuals exposed to severe and somatic forms of violence are more likely to favour political and negotiated solutions. Evidence for the "violence begets war-weariness" hypothesis!
📖 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
➡️ Individuals exposed to severe and somatic forms of violence are more likely to favour political and negotiated solutions. Evidence for the "violence begets war-weariness" hypothesis!
📖 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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May 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
📌 New paper out in @conflictmanagement.bsky.social
➡️ Individuals exposed to severe and somatic forms of violence are more likely to favour political and negotiated solutions. Evidence for the "violence begets war-weariness" hypothesis!
📖 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
➡️ Individuals exposed to severe and somatic forms of violence are more likely to favour political and negotiated solutions. Evidence for the "violence begets war-weariness" hypothesis!
📖 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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We are excited to announce that tomorrow, Wednesday, May 7, at 4pm c.t., our new postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Juliana @tappeortiz.bsky.social , will join us for the IfP Departmental Seminar! She will discuss “Women under Threat in Armed Conflicts” to ask how safe social activism in Columbia is.
May 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
We are excited to announce that tomorrow, Wednesday, May 7, at 4pm c.t., our new postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Juliana @tappeortiz.bsky.social , will join us for the IfP Departmental Seminar! She will discuss “Women under Threat in Armed Conflicts” to ask how safe social activism in Columbia is.
🎓 Last week, I graduated with a PhD in Political Science from Trinity College Dublin ☘️
I’m officially Dr. Freiberg!
Endless thanks to those who supported me through the highs, lows, and everything in between. I’m proud, grateful, and excited. #PhDLife #TrinityCollegeDublin #PhD
I’m officially Dr. Freiberg!
Endless thanks to those who supported me through the highs, lows, and everything in between. I’m proud, grateful, and excited. #PhDLife #TrinityCollegeDublin #PhD
April 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🎓 Last week, I graduated with a PhD in Political Science from Trinity College Dublin ☘️
I’m officially Dr. Freiberg!
Endless thanks to those who supported me through the highs, lows, and everything in between. I’m proud, grateful, and excited. #PhDLife #TrinityCollegeDublin #PhD
I’m officially Dr. Freiberg!
Endless thanks to those who supported me through the highs, lows, and everything in between. I’m proud, grateful, and excited. #PhDLife #TrinityCollegeDublin #PhD
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Books are worthless which is why Meta needed to steal more than 7 million of them
April 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Books are worthless which is why Meta needed to steal more than 7 million of them
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I can’t believe I’m about to say this given how much I love in person conferences…but the International Studies Association needs to go virtual until Trump is out of office.
Hosting the conference in Canada (or similar) isn’t really a fix. It just shifts risk to non-citizen US based academics.
Hosting the conference in Canada (or similar) isn’t really a fix. It just shifts risk to non-citizen US based academics.
April 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I can’t believe I’m about to say this given how much I love in person conferences…but the International Studies Association needs to go virtual until Trump is out of office.
Hosting the conference in Canada (or similar) isn’t really a fix. It just shifts risk to non-citizen US based academics.
Hosting the conference in Canada (or similar) isn’t really a fix. It just shifts risk to non-citizen US based academics.
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How to forecast an unpredictable 2025?
With the pace of change accelerating, the world seems primed for a paradigm shift. Will it happen at the negotiating table—or on the battlefield?
Here are our 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2025 ⬇️
www.crisisgroup.org/global/10-co...
With the pace of change accelerating, the world seems primed for a paradigm shift. Will it happen at the negotiating table—or on the battlefield?
Here are our 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2025 ⬇️
www.crisisgroup.org/global/10-co...
April 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
How to forecast an unpredictable 2025?
With the pace of change accelerating, the world seems primed for a paradigm shift. Will it happen at the negotiating table—or on the battlefield?
Here are our 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2025 ⬇️
www.crisisgroup.org/global/10-co...
With the pace of change accelerating, the world seems primed for a paradigm shift. Will it happen at the negotiating table—or on the battlefield?
Here are our 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2025 ⬇️
www.crisisgroup.org/global/10-co...
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Exciting news: as I’ve started a new chapter as an assistant professor at Leibniz Universität Hannover, my postdoc position at MZES is now open!
It’s a fantastic opportunity for recent PhDs: wonderful colleagues, excellent research infrastructure, and plenty of time to develop your own ideas.
It’s a fantastic opportunity for recent PhDs: wonderful colleagues, excellent research infrastructure, and plenty of time to develop your own ideas.
Fellowship for a Social Scientist at the MZES | Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung
The Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) of the University of Mannheim offers
www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de
April 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Exciting news: as I’ve started a new chapter as an assistant professor at Leibniz Universität Hannover, my postdoc position at MZES is now open!
It’s a fantastic opportunity for recent PhDs: wonderful colleagues, excellent research infrastructure, and plenty of time to develop your own ideas.
It’s a fantastic opportunity for recent PhDs: wonderful colleagues, excellent research infrastructure, and plenty of time to develop your own ideas.
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📣 new fellowship at the MZES, University of Mannheim! Deadline 26 April 2025. Come join us 👇🏻
We are looking for a new colleague (Research Fellow) at Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), University of Mannheim. Very lively, active and intellectually fruitful environment. Join us! Please share!
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Fellowship for a Social Scientist at the MZES | Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung
The Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) of the University of Mannheim offers
www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de
April 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
📣 new fellowship at the MZES, University of Mannheim! Deadline 26 April 2025. Come join us 👇🏻
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An Ohio data analyst rolls out the United States Disappeared Tracker. https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/danielleharlow/viz/UnitedStatesDisappearedTracker/Map
April 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
An Ohio data analyst rolls out the United States Disappeared Tracker. https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/danielleharlow/viz/UnitedStatesDisappearedTracker/Map
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I wish people hated fascism half as much as they hate feminism
March 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I wish people hated fascism half as much as they hate feminism
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People who fled M23 rebels around Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, have found themselves with nowhere left to go. nyti.ms/40BBQQV
January 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
People who fled M23 rebels around Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, have found themselves with nowhere left to go. nyti.ms/40BBQQV
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If you know of recent PhDs/postdocs with interest in quant. (ideally mixed-method) research on pol violence/repression/armed actors PLEASE direct them to me! Am looking to appoint Humboldt Fellows to work with me for a year. Esp looking for ppl from Global South. No German citizens/German degree.
October 13, 2023 at 11:01 AM
If you know of recent PhDs/postdocs with interest in quant. (ideally mixed-method) research on pol violence/repression/armed actors PLEASE direct them to me! Am looking to appoint Humboldt Fellows to work with me for a year. Esp looking for ppl from Global South. No German citizens/German degree.
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I’m thrilled to announce that I successfully passed my viva at Trinity College Dublin last month, with no revisions! I am deeply grateful to everyone who made this achievement possible.🎓🎉
January 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I’m thrilled to announce that I successfully passed my viva at Trinity College Dublin last month, with no revisions! I am deeply grateful to everyone who made this achievement possible.🎓🎉
🎉Big news! Starting a new position at Uni Mannheim's Chair of Political Science, International Relations, joining the phenomenal team led by @sabinecarey.bsky.socialy ✨Grateful for this opportunity and excited for the adventures ahead!✨
January 23, 2024 at 10:10 AM
🎉Big news! Starting a new position at Uni Mannheim's Chair of Political Science, International Relations, joining the phenomenal team led by @sabinecarey.bsky.socialy ✨Grateful for this opportunity and excited for the adventures ahead!✨
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Congratulations to TRiSS Doctoral Student Amelie Freiberg, who has been named a Civil War Paths fellow with the Centre for the Comparative Study of Civil War at the University of York (UK) for this academic year! Amelie is a PhD candidate at Trinity College Dublin Political Science and TRiSSTCD!!
October 17, 2023 at 11:03 AM
Congratulations to TRiSS Doctoral Student Amelie Freiberg, who has been named a Civil War Paths fellow with the Centre for the Comparative Study of Civil War at the University of York (UK) for this academic year! Amelie is a PhD candidate at Trinity College Dublin Political Science and TRiSSTCD!!
Thrilled to announce that I'll be a Civil War Paths Fellow for the upcoming year! I'm looking forward to engaging with fellow researchers in the field of armed conflict and collaborating with the incredible team at Civil War Paths.
October 6, 2023 at 11:08 AM
Thrilled to announce that I'll be a Civil War Paths Fellow for the upcoming year! I'm looking forward to engaging with fellow researchers in the field of armed conflict and collaborating with the incredible team at Civil War Paths.