Mathilde van Ditmars

Dr. Mathilde van Ditmars is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lucerne's Department of Political Science and serves as the scientific coordinator for the SNSF-funded project DIGIPOL. Her research explores digitalization's impact on political conflict, public opinion, and partisan dynamics, with a focus on political socialization, class voting, and gender-related political behavior. Previously, she worked at Leiden University following her PhD at the European University Institute.

Her work has been published in prestigious journals such as the British Journal of Political Science, European Journal of Political Research, and West European Politics. She is affiliated with the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Lucerne.

Key research themes:

• Digitalization and political conflict
• Class voting patterns
• Gender dynamics in political behavior

Grants and Projects:

• Scientific coordinator of SNSF-funded DIGIPOL project