Mascha Rauschenbach
Post-Doctoral Researcher /Lecturer
Political Science
Otto-Selz-Institute of Applied Psychology
Germany
Biography
PhD in Political Science at the Center for Doctoral Studies in Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Mannheim, “The Importance of Preaching to the Converted: The Strategic Use of Campaign Rallies, Campaign Promises, Clientelism, and Violence in African Elections,†Committee: Prof. Sabine C. Carey (University of Mannheim), Prof. Léonard Wantchekon (Princeton University), Prof. Marc Debus (University of Mannheim), 04/2015 Diplom (Master) Languages, Economic and Cultural Studies at the University of Passau, 08/2010 Abitur (A-levels) Freie Waldorfschule Wolfsburg, 06/2004
Research Interest
Political clientelism, African Politics, elections, democratization, conflict, and the political economy of development
