Nicolas Fliess

Nicolas Fliess is a Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Political Science (MPI-MMG), where he supports the Diversity Assessment in Urban Germany (DivA) project investigating migrant inclusion in political systems. He concurrently serves as a Research Affiliate with the ERC-funded MIGRADEMO project at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).

His academic background includes a PhD in Migration Studies from the University of Sussex, complemented by a Master's in Political Science and Bachelor's in Sociology from the University of Mannheim. Previous positions include postdoctoral research at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and visiting scholarships at the University of Mannheim.

Fliess's research examines:

• Political participation mechanisms for migrant communities
• Structural inclusion within political parties and electoral systems
• Transnational activism linking diaspora groups and home-country institutions
• Civil society's role in integration frameworks

Methodologically, he employs mixed-method approaches combining quantitative political analysis with qualitative sociological inquiry.

His publications demonstrate consistent focus on migration governance, with recent work analyzing diversity policy acceptance, autocratic diaspora engagement strategies, and cross-border party networks. Thematically, these cluster around transnational political behavior, institutional responses to demographic diversity, and comparative migration policy frameworks.