Iuliana (Julie) Nyerges is a second year MPhil student in European Politics at Balliol College. Her research focuses on political behaviour, far-right politics, populism and democratic (de)consolidation in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Her Masters thesis analyses voter demand for democratic reconstruction in countries undergoing backsliding, with a focus on Hungary. More broadly, Julie is interested in quantitative and experimental methods, as well as the political consequences of globalisation in Post-Communist EU Member States.
Prior to joining the DPIR in Oxford, Julie obtained a 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. Outside of her academic work, Julie works as a Research Assistant at King's College London, where she is currently contributing to a project on the political consequences of regional inequalities under Professor Sofia Vasilopoulou.
Research Interests
- Democracy, Democratic Backsliding and Democratic Reconstruction
- Populism and far-right politics in Central and Eastern Europe
- Quantitative and Experimental Methods
- Anti-globalisation backslash in Post-Communist EU member states
