Clara Egger

Clara Egger is an Assistant Professor of Global Governance at the Department of Public Administration and Sociology, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her research focuses on the political economy of crises, crisis-management policies, and designing equitable institutions for global resilience. She holds a PhD from University Grenoble Alpes (2016), analyzing state strategies to control humanitarian NGOs in conflict zones.

• Education: PhD, University Grenoble Alpes (2016)

Her research interests span humanitarian policy, democracy studies, and the impact of crises on governance. She has been awarded the International Organization section of the ISA Award (2018) and was shortlisted for the ECPR Jean Blondel PhD Prize (2017).

• Awards: ISA Award (2018), ECPR Shortlist (2017), Humanitarian Policy Award (2015)

Her work addresses crises triggered by climate, economics, and social inequalities, emphasizing citizen participation in crisis preparedness. Recent studies include analyzing multilingual legal texts for pandemic measures and evaluating nuclear protection policies.