معرفی
Casper Sakstrup is an Associate Professor at Aalborg University's Department of Politics and Society, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. His research focuses on Political Science, International Relations, and Armed Conflict, with a particular emphasis on Autocracy, Colonialism, and Civil War dynamics. He is affiliated with the Global Politics & Diversity and REGIS (Regional and International Studies) research groups.
Research Interests: His work explores themes such as political violence, group-based inequality, precolonial state structures, and authoritarian regime responses to failed coup attempts. He employs both quantitative and qualitative methods, with regional expertise in African countries and Myanmar.
Notable Projects: He contributed to the EWA: Empire without Alternative? Autocratic Power and Inevitability in the Early Roman Empire (2021–2024), examining historical authoritarian systems. His media engagement includes commentary on Russian policy and Ukraine war dynamics.
