Julius Strunk

Julius Strunk is a PhD candidate in the Transnational Governance program (Cycle XXXIX) jointly offered by the Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS) and the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies.

His research focuses on élite management in authoritarian states, with a primary case study on Jordan. His project aims to examine how élite structures evolve under conditions of regime stability. His wider academic interests encompass authoritarian politics, democratization, and political violence.

He holds a BA in Middle Eastern Studies from Philipps-Universität Marburg and an MA in Peace and Conflict Studies jointly conferred by Goethe-Universität Frankfurt and Technische Universität Darmstadt. During his MA studies, he worked as a student research assistant at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF).

Latest Publications:
Strunk, J. (2023). Correlates for Foreign Fighters in Tunisia. In: Beck, D., Renner-Mugono, J. (eds) Radicalization and Variations of Violence. Contributions to International Relations. Springer, Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27011-6_4