Iuliana (Julie) Nyerges is a second-year DPhil Politics student at Balliol College. Her research focuses on political behaviour, democracy, far-right politics, populism and democratic (re)consolidation in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Julie's doctoral project is going to investigate the nature of democratic reconstruction policy in countries where democratic erosion is taking place, as well as its impact on opposition party strategy and support. Her research is generously funded by the Economic Social and Research Council (ESRC) Grand Union DTP and the Snell Exhibition. More broadly, she is interested in quantitative and experimental methods, as well as the political consequences of globalisation in Post-Communist EU Member States.
Previous to starting her PhD, Julie completed an MPhil in Politics (European Politics and Society) at the University of Oxford. Her Masters thesis analysed the extent to which voters reward or punish opposition politicians who propose policies aimed at reconstruction democratic institutions, with a focus on Hungary. Additionally, Julie holds an MA in Economics and Politics from the University of Glasgow. Her undergraduate thesis, which explored the role that import shocks have on the electoral success of populist parties in CEE NUTS3 regions, received the John Fowler Award for Best Politics Dissertation. Alongside her doctoral studies, Julie works as a Research Assistant both at Oxford and at King's College London, where she supports projects investigating the effect of regional inequalities on far-right voting and the rule of law in autocracies and democracies.
Research Interests
- Democracy, Democratic Backsliding and Democratic Reconstruction
- Populism and far-right politics in Central and Eastern Europe
- Experimental Methods, Causal Inference, Large-N Survey Data Analysis, Computational Methods
- Anti-globalisation backlash in Post-Communist EU member states
Teaching
- Introduction to the Practice of Politics
- 206 Politics in Europe
