Mirjam Dageförde

Mirjam Dageförde is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics at the American University of Paris, with affiliations as an Associate Researcher at Sciences Po Paris and Guest Researcher at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB). Her work focuses on political representation, citizen-politics dynamics, and inequality in Europe, particularly in France and Germany. She holds a PhD from Sciences Po Paris and has held prestigious fellowships, including the Max Weber Fellowship (European University Institute) and OxPo Fellowship (University of Oxford).

Education includes interdisciplinary studies in Political Science, Economics, and Empirical Social Analysis. Her current research explores failing representation, human values conflicts in Europe, and collaborative projects with political scientists and economists. She is part of the Democracy Forum at the European University Institute.

Recent work highlights include analyzing electoral reforms in France, party congruence post-crisis, and comparative studies of German and French political representation. Her publications span academic journals and public outlets like The Conversation France.

• Awards: Max Weber Fellowship, OxPo Fellowship
• Grants/Outreach: Lecture series on EU enlargement (European Commission-funded), Fondation Saint Omer engagement

Labs/Teams: Member of the Democracy Forum (EUI), collaborates with institutions like the Paris School of Economics and Freie Universität Berlin.