Francisca Castro
@fcastrog.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Researcher @ ISDC (@isdcberlin.bsky.social). PhD in Political Science from Humboldt University.
Intrastate conflict, social movements, and political violence.
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https://francisca-castro.com/
Intrastate conflict, social movements, and political violence.
from 🇨🇱 in 🇩🇪
https://francisca-castro.com/
I felt bad for never having been to Peru before, having lived so close by. But I can confirm that Peruvian food is indisputably the best cuisine in the world (I will not accept any arguments on this matter).
September 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I felt bad for never having been to Peru before, having lived so close by. But I can confirm that Peruvian food is indisputably the best cuisine in the world (I will not accept any arguments on this matter).
these past few days between EPSA and Madrid’s ~36°C and then coming back to Berlin to vote for Chile’s presidential primaries have been really fun but now I’m tireddd
June 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM
these past few days between EPSA and Madrid’s ~36°C and then coming back to Berlin to vote for Chile’s presidential primaries have been really fun but now I’m tireddd
Reception with the best view award
June 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Reception with the best view award
Second day at #NEPS2025! Just presented some ongoing work with @isdcberlin.bsky.social colleagues on political polarization in Kyrgyzstan.
June 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Second day at #NEPS2025! Just presented some ongoing work with @isdcberlin.bsky.social colleagues on political polarization in Kyrgyzstan.
In Helsinki for the UNU-WIDER conference where I’ll present @isdcberlin.bsky.social work on the long term impacts of conflict on Syrian refugees in Jordan.
June 9, 2025 at 6:21 AM
In Helsinki for the UNU-WIDER conference where I’ll present @isdcberlin.bsky.social work on the long term impacts of conflict on Syrian refugees in Jordan.
Visiting another country during an electoral campaign is always an interesting experience.
May 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Visiting another country during an electoral campaign is always an interesting experience.
I use the focus to-do Chrome extension and I don't know if it has downloadable data but I really spent so much time doing teaching prep -- not accounting for the actual teaching itself. For reference, I have spent 1725 hours just on "research" (which counts both non-diss and diss papers)
February 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I use the focus to-do Chrome extension and I don't know if it has downloadable data but I really spent so much time doing teaching prep -- not accounting for the actual teaching itself. For reference, I have spent 1725 hours just on "research" (which counts both non-diss and diss papers)
Okay that was fast
February 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Okay that was fast
This month I turned 5 years living in Germany and today I was granted the citizenship, and apparently I’m still on time to vote for the February elections!! (I wasn’t sure if the registration period was closed or not). Got a little too excited about it not gonna lie 🥨.
January 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This month I turned 5 years living in Germany and today I was granted the citizenship, and apparently I’m still on time to vote for the February elections!! (I wasn’t sure if the registration period was closed or not). Got a little too excited about it not gonna lie 🥨.
nice! now I can fix this map before resubmission in the upcoming weeks instead of just making the neighboring countries' borders to have a similar color as the background haha. Much appreciated!
December 5, 2024 at 7:39 PM
nice! now I can fix this map before resubmission in the upcoming weeks instead of just making the neighboring countries' borders to have a similar color as the background haha. Much appreciated!
Well no more work for today I guess
December 3, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Well no more work for today I guess
Some good news to overcome the fact that I’ve had two papers rejected in the last few months 😅
November 25, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Some good news to overcome the fact that I’ve had two papers rejected in the last few months 😅
Our paper on how the 2019 protests in Chile and Bolivia affected subsequent electoral behavior in the 2020 elections is now published (open access).
doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
April 17, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Our paper on how the 2019 protests in Chile and Bolivia affected subsequent electoral behavior in the 2020 elections is now published (open access).
doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
Our chair at Humboldt University (Berlin) is hiring a Pre-Doc/PhD researcher! Application closes on Feb 21. Feel free to reach out if you have questions haushalt-und-personal.hu-berlin.de/de/personal/...
January 23, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Our chair at Humboldt University (Berlin) is hiring a Pre-Doc/PhD researcher! Application closes on Feb 21. Feel free to reach out if you have questions haushalt-und-personal.hu-berlin.de/de/personal/...
Ok but hypothetically speaking how likely can it be to stumble onto a location where the series is being filmed in the first week of April during MPSA in Chicago.
November 28, 2023 at 10:15 AM
Ok but hypothetically speaking how likely can it be to stumble onto a location where the series is being filmed in the first week of April during MPSA in Chicago.
Honestly puzzled by this question of a postdoc application. Why is it mandatory and why there's no "none of the above" option. Been stuck here for the last 10 minutes trying to figure out if "I do not want to answer" is the way to go.
November 2, 2023 at 1:50 PM
Honestly puzzled by this question of a postdoc application. Why is it mandatory and why there's no "none of the above" option. Been stuck here for the last 10 minutes trying to figure out if "I do not want to answer" is the way to go.
As people are starting to celebrate Massa’s first place and Milei not winning on the first round—as previously feared—in the Argentinian general election, some pics of these days.
October 22, 2023 at 11:24 PM
As people are starting to celebrate Massa’s first place and Milei not winning on the first round—as previously feared—in the Argentinian general election, some pics of these days.
One student I had 2 years ago recently came back from her exchange in Chile and brought me some Chilean snacks 🥹 sometimes teaching has its perks
October 18, 2023 at 9:10 AM
One student I had 2 years ago recently came back from her exchange in Chile and brought me some Chilean snacks 🥹 sometimes teaching has its perks
me entusiasmé y después me di cuenta que hay que tener un degree en una universidad en UK
October 11, 2023 at 11:29 AM
me entusiasmé y después me di cuenta que hay que tener un degree en una universidad en UK
Stoked to be in Bergen for the @wareffectserc.bsky.social workshop ⛰️ took the cable car at 8am before starting my academic duties haha.
October 9, 2023 at 7:28 AM
Stoked to be in Bergen for the @wareffectserc.bsky.social workshop ⛰️ took the cable car at 8am before starting my academic duties haha.
Make one (1) map and automatically feel a sense of self-fulfillment.
September 27, 2023 at 2:35 PM
Make one (1) map and automatically feel a sense of self-fulfillment.
Unfortunately not enough cats on this app yet so I’ll post some of mine as my inaugural post.
September 20, 2023 at 6:01 PM
Unfortunately not enough cats on this app yet so I’ll post some of mine as my inaugural post.