Julião Alar

Julião Alar is a researcher affiliated with the Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS) at the University of Bayreuth. His research focuses on African Politics and Development Policy, with a particular emphasis on electoral violence and political party dynamics in Mozambique.

• Current Project: Managing party loyalty in violent elections: Comparing the municipalities of Beira, Quelimane, and Tete in Mozambique.

This project investigates voter behavior and party mobilization in sub-Saharan Africa, addressing how weakly organized parties manage to sustain voter turnout and loyalty amid electoral violence. Using qualitative methods such as focus group discussions and interviews with local political elites, it challenges macro-level analyses by examining micro-dynamics of party functioning at the municipal level.