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Campbell MacGillivray is a Research Associate at the Chair of Political Theory and History of Ideas at Georg-August-University Göttingen, where he has been pursuing doctoral studies under Prof. Dr. Tine Stein since 2020. His academic trajectory includes previous research assistant roles in Comparative Politics and Slavic Philology at the same institution.
Education:
- Master of Arts in Global Politics: Structures and Borders with minor in Slavic Philology, Georg-August-University Göttingen (2017-2020)
- Bachelor of Arts (First-Class Honours) in Political Science and Russian, University of Melbourne (2012-2016)
Research Focus: MacGillivray's work centers on constitutional courts as guardians of democracy, with emphasis on institutional responses to authoritarian threats. His doctoral project examines judicial strategies during democratic crises through comparative case studies, intersecting political theory with empirical analysis of government transformations.
Publication Trends: His 2021 article analyzes the Bolsonaro regime's impact on Brazilian democratic institutions, reflecting his broader research on populism and constitutional resilience. The work demonstrates consistent focus on judicial-political dynamics in backsliding democracies.
Awards & Scholarships:
- Hans Böckler Foundation Scholarship (2022-present)
- DAAD Winter Course Scholarship (2016)
- Melbourne Global Languages Grant (2014)
- Igor Meshakov-Korjakin Scholarship (2014)
Teaching Portfolio: Has conducted multiple undergraduate seminars including 'Totalitarian Rule', 'Constitutional Courts', and 'Democratic Crisis in International Comparison', demonstrating active pedagogical engagement in political theory.
