Onawa Promise Lacewell

Dr. Onawa Promise Lacewell is a Senior Researcher at the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), focusing on comparative politics, radical right party support, and globalization's societal impacts. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Missouri (2010) and a B.S. from Southeast Missouri State University (1999-2003). Her work bridges theoretical and empirical research in political institutions and electoral dynamics.

Key affiliations include the WZB bridging project on Cosmopolitanism and Communitarianism (2010-2014) and the MARPOR project on political representation (2009-2021), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Her research explores how institutional and issue-based factors shape political behavior, particularly in Europe and the U.S.

Publications span peer-reviewed journals like Party Politics and European Political Science Review, analyzing globalization's political consequences and value shifts in societies. Collaborations with scholars like Wolfgang Merkel and Céline Teney highlight her focus on transnational political dynamics.