Licinia Güttel

In her doctoral research, Licinia studies party positions and public opinion on digitalisation. Her dissertation examines whether digitalisation has become a politicised issue in party competition in Europe, focusing on both the national and EU levels. The Clarendon fund generously supports her doctoral research.

Before joining DPIR, Licinia obtained an MSc in Social Science of the Internet from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII). At the OII, she initiated and led the 2024 OII Elections Initiative, in which she commented on the use and impact of digital technologies in elections through blog articles, events, and media outreach. Previously, she was a research assistant in the international "Shaping AI" research project at the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society Berlin (HIIG), where her work focused on German AI policy. She holds a dual BA degree in Political Science from Freie Universität Berlin and Sciences Po Paris. Licinia is an alumna of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Teaching

 While at Oxford, Licinia has completed teaching training and has experience teaching the following courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels:

• Digital Social Research: Methods Core (TA & seminar lead, Graduate, OII)
• Political Sociology (Undergraduate, DPIR)
• Politics in Europe (Undergraduate, DPIR)
• Technology, Politics, Regulation (Undergraduate)

Research Interests

Licinia's research focuses on the following areas:

• Political parties and issue competition in Europe
• Public opinion
• Digitalisation and politics
• Technology and AI policy