About me

I work on the political economy of post-conflict institutions and development. My objective is to understand when and under what conditions positive peace is possible after civil war. Ongoing projects explore the redistributive effects of power-sharing and the role of citizens in peace processes.

Focusing on design-based inference, I rely on the combination of advanced statistical research methods and qualitative field research. I have worked in Indonesia and Liberia.

I am a Birmingham Fellow in International Security at the University of Birmingham. Recent work has appeared in Conflict Management & Peace Science and World Development.

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My current teaching is focused on social science research methods:

• Research Design, Practice and Ethics (PhD, University of Birmingham)
• Introduction to Causal Inference (PhD, University of Birmingham)

I have also taught classes at the University of Hamburg and University of Nottingham. Please see here for a list of my previous courses.

• m.ottmann@bham.ac.uk
• Muirhead Tower, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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