Annina Hermes

I am a doctoral researcher in political science at the Research Training Group DYNAMICS jointly organized by the Hertie School and Humboldt University Berlin, where I am supervised by Heike Klüver. I am also an affiliated researcher at the Humboldt Governance Lab.

My research interests are in comparative politics and political behavior, with a focus on party competition, party-voter linkages, and the role of civil society. In my dissertation, I investigate how challenger parties strategically engage with civil society to improve their electoral prospects.

Before starting my PhD, I obtained a Master’s in Political Science from Sciences Po Paris and a BA in Political Science from the University of Dresden, where I also worked as a research and teaching assistant. I also hold a BA in Business Administration.

You can find my CV here.