About me

I work on post-conflict power-sharing and the political economy of civil war and development. My objective is to understand the effects of conflict resolution efforts and post-conflict reconstruction on political order and society. Ongoing projects explore resource redistribution, political trust, and contentious politics after civil war.

I also coordinate the Citizens in Peace Processes (CIPP) research network. This network advances our understanding of the role citizens play in shaping the potential for and nature of the peace following civil wars. It facilitates scholarship and knowledge exchange to inform practitioners supporting citizen engagement in peace processes.

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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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