Mross, Karina
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Dr. Karina Mross
Department
Transformation of Political (Dis-)order
Function
Senior Researcher
Specialization
Political Science
Work areas
- Democracy support and political transformation
- Post-conflict societies and peace processes
- Social cohesion
- Transitional Justice
- Fragile States
Regional expertise
Country expertise: Liberia, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger
Responsibilities in education and training
- Fragility and peace
- International democracy support and peacebuilding in post-conflict societies
Vita
| since 1/2018 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) (until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)) Senior Researcher, Research Programme "Transformation of political (dis-)order: Institutions, values & peace" |
| 2016-2019 | University of St.Gallen PhD in "International Affairs and Political Economy" Dissertation: "Democracy support and peaceful democratization after civil war - A disaggregate analysis" |
| 2013-12/2017 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Researcher, department "Governance, Statehood, Security" |
| 2012-2013 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Postgraduate Training Programme for Development Cooperation Field Study: International support to peace and democracy in Nepal |
| 2011 | German Development Agency (GIZ), Liberia Internship in the programme „Regional resource governance in the extractive sector in the fragile states of West Africa |
| 2009-2013 2005-2008 | University of Duisburg-Essen International Relations and Development Policy Maastricht University BA European Studies |
Refereed Publications
- Mross, Karina (2024)
Democratization and peace after civil war: what difference can international engagement make? Insights from Liberia
in: International Studies Perspectives, first published 17.10.2024 - Fiedler, Charlotte / Hugo Marcos-Marne / Karina Mross (2024)
COVID-19 and political trust in local governments: evidence from Nepal
in: Political Studies Review, first published 09.02.2024 - Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mross (2023)
Dealing with the past for a peaceful future? Analyzing the effect of transitional justice instruments on trust in post-conflict societies
in: International Journal of Transitional Justice 17 (2), 303-321 - Mross, Karina / Charlotte Fiedler / Jörn Grävingholt (2022)
Identifying pathways to peace: how international support can help prevent conflict recurrence
in: International Studies Quarterly, 66 (1) - Mross, Karina (2021)
Disaggregating democracy aid to explain peaceful democratisation after civil wars
in: European Journal of International Security 7 (2), 164 - 188 - Fiedler, Charlotte / Jörn Grävingholt / Julia Leininger / Karina Mross (2020)
Gradual, cooperative, coordinated: effective support for peace and democracy in conflict-affected states
in: International Studies Perspectives 21 (1), 54-77 - Mross, Karina (2019)
First peace, then democracy? Evaluating strategies of international support at critical junctures after civil war
in: International Peacekeeping 26 (2), 190-215
Non-refereed Publications
- Cox, Fletcher D. / Charlotte Fiedler / Karina Mross (2023)
Strengthening social cohesion in conflict-affected societies: potential, patterns and pitfalls
(Policy Brief 3/2023) - Mross, Karina / Jörn Grävingholt / Julia Leininger (2023)
Autocratisation: the end of the end of history?
in: Annual Report 2021-2022 - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), 14-18 - Mross, Karina / Jörn Grävingholt / Julia Leininger (2023)
Autokratisierung: das Ende vom Ende der Geschichte?
in: Jahresbericht 2021-2022 - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), 14-18 - Bhattarai, Prakash / Charlotte Fiedler / Karina Mross (2022)
Local Elections and Societal Peace in Nepal
Kathmandu: Center for Social Change - Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mross / Anna Berg / Prakash Bhattarai / Dorothea Drees / Tim Kornprobst / Alexandra Leibbrandt / Philipp Liegmann / Maleen Riebsamen (2022)
What role do local elections play for societal peace in Nepal? Evidence from post-conflict Nepal
(Discussion Paper 4/2022) - Leininger, Julia / Francesco Burchi / Charlotte Fiedler / Karina Mross / Daniel Nowack / Armin von Schiller / Christoph Sommer / Christoph Strupat / Sebastian Ziaja (2021)
Social cohesion: a new definition and a proposal for its measurement in Africa
(Discussion Paper 31/2021) - Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mross / Yonas Adaye Adeto (2021)
Implications of COVID-19 for conflict in Africa
(Briefing Paper 12/2021) - Leininger, Julia / Christoph Strupat / Yonas Adeto / Abebe Shimeles / Wilson Wasike (2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic and structural transformation in Africa: evidence for action
(Discussion Paper 11/2021) - Hackenesch, Christine / Julia Leininger / Karina Mross (2020)
What the EU should do for democracy support in Africa: ten proposals for a new strategic initiative in times of polarisation
(Discussion Paper 14/2020) - Hackenesch, Christine / Julia Leininger / Karina Mross (2020)
What the EU should do for democracy support in Africa: ten proposals for a new strategic initiative in times of polarisation
published on Together towards Sustainability, 12 June 2020 Bonn: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung - Mross, Karina (2019)
Democracy support and peaceful democratization after civil war: a disaggregate analysis
PhD Thesis, St. Gallen: Univ. of St. Gallen - Mross, Karina (2019)
Demokratieförderung und friedliche Demokratisierung nach Bürgerkriegen
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 8/2019) - Mross, Karina (2019)
Democracy support and peaceful democratisation after civil war
(Briefing Paper 7/2019) - Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mross (2019)
Was wir aus der Forschung zu Transitional Justice in Postkonfliktgesellschaften wissen: wesentliche Erkenntnisse für die Praxis
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 5/2019) - Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mross (2019)
What do we know about post-conflict transitional justice from academic research: key insights for practitioners
(Briefing Paper 3/2019) - Fiedler, Charlotte / Jörn Grävingholt / Karina Mross (2019)
Friedensförderung nach Bürgerkriegen: welche Arten internationaler Unterstützung sind erfolgreich?
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 2/2019) - Fiedler, Charlotte / Jörn Grävingholt / Karina Mross (2018)
Supporting peace after civil war: what kind of international engagement can make a difference?
(Briefing Paper 23/2018) - Mross, Karina / Charlotte Fiedler / Jörn Grävingholt (2018)
When can international peacebuilding make a difference? Identifying patterns of support that help sustain peace after civil war
published on blogs.worldbank.org 09.05.2018 - Mross, Karina (2017)
Fostering democracy and stability in Timor-Leste after the 2006 crisis: on the benefits of coordinated and cooperative forms of support
(Discussion Paper 19/2017) - Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mross (2017)
Post-Konflikt-Gesellschaften: Chancen für den Frieden und Arten internationaler Unterstützung
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 5/2017) - Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mroß (2017)
Post-conflict societies: chances for peace and types of international support
(Briefing Paper 4/2017) - Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mroß / Jörn Grävingholt (2016)
Frieden nachhaltig fördern: Erkenntnisse der Forschung zur Wirksamkeit von Post-Konflikt-Engagement
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 5/2016) - Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mroß / Jörn Grävingholt (2016)
Building peace after war: the knowns and unknowns of external support to post-conflict societies
(Briefing Paper 11/2016) - Mroß, Karina (2015)
The fragile road towards peace and democracy: insights on the effectiveness of international support to post-conflict Burundi
(Discussion Paper 3/2015) - Grävingholt, Jörn / Lennart Bendfeldt / Linda Berk / Yvonne Blos / Charlotte Fiedler / Karina Mroß (2013)
Struggling for stability: international support for peace and democracy in post-civil war Nepal
(Discussion Paper 27/2013) - Mroß, Karina (2012)
Fighting the curse by lifting the curtain: how effective is transparency as an instrument to escape the resource trap?
Schriftenreihe des Politikwissenschaftlichen Instituts der Universität Duisburg-Essen, Tectum Verl.
Opinion Pieces
- Mross, Karina (2024)
The dream of dictatorship
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 24 April 2024 - Mross, Karina / Daniel Nowack / Julia Leininger (2020)
We need democracy protection to counter autocratisation
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), The Current Column of 14 September 2020 - Mroß, Karina (2015)
Burundi – on the brink of escalation?
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 1 June 2015)
Projects
Work in progress
- International support for peace and social cohesion in Mozambique
- Local elections and social cohesion in post-conflict societies
- Democratization and peace in Liberia
- Transitional justice and trust after civil war
- The effects of local government responsiveness
Manuscripts available on request
Highlight
Identifying pathways to peace: how international support can help prevent conflict recurrence
Mross, Karina / Charlotte Fiedler / Jörn Grävingholt (2021)
in: International Studies Quarterly, 2 December 2021
Highlight
Strengthening social cohesion in conflict-affected societies: potential, patterns and pitfalls
Cox, Fletcher D. / Charlotte Fiedler / Karina Mross (2023)
Policy Brief 3/2023