I am Ramon y Cajal Associate Professor of political science at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and a member of the Juan Linz Institute.

My research explores how political violence shapes societies and how societies shape the norms around its use. Methodologically, I use a variety of quantitative tools to understand the political legacies of violence, the consequences of post-conflict policies, and more recently, how the normative principles that societies hold about violence, rights, or democracy hold up when put to the test. My book project develops a theory of how and when civilian victimization leaves persistent political legacies or fails to do so. Part of my research has been published at The Journal of Politics, Comparative Political Studies, European Journal of Political Research, and the Journal of Peace Research, among other outlets.

I obtained my PhD from ETH Zurich, where I was part of the International Conflict Research group. I have been a visiting scholar at Georgetown University, Instituto de Ciências Sociais (Lisboa), and Instituto de Ciencia Política (UC Chile).