I'm a postdoctoral researcher at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), a fellow at the Michael Nicholson Centre for Conflict and Cooperation, University of Essex, and an incoming Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the University of York.

My research focuses on the dynamics of intra-state conflict. In particular, I study the causes and consequences of violent and nonviolent mobilisation, state repression, and counterinsurgency and peacekeeping effectiveness. I take a special interest in teaching empirical conflict studies, causal inference, and machine learning, and am a recipient of the Essex Excellence in Education teaching award. I developed three R packages, two of which I maintain at CRAN.

Before joining NTNU, I was a senior research associate at the University of the German Federal Armed Forces Munich, acting as scientific advisor in support of an IBM-led project developing a crisis early warning system for Germany’s Ministry of Defence.

I hold a PhD from the University of Essex, and a diploma from the Norwegian Research School on Peace and Conflict. I served as a research associate and visiting scholar at Princeton University, the University of Mannheim, and the Peace Research Institute Oslo.

To get in touch, drop me an email at christoph.dworschak[at]ntnu.no