Sebastian Neumann

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Office: Feldkirchenstr. 21, Room: FG1/01.08, 96052 Bamberg, Germany
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E-Mail: sebastian.neumann(at)uni-bamberg.de
Phone: +49(0)951/863-3097
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Pillar 4: Governance, Institutional Change and Political Behaviour

Field: Political Science/Sociology

Research Interests: Agent-based modelling, Organisational Theory, Fundamentalism
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// DISSERTATION PROJECT

Radicalisation and Recruitment: An Agent-based Model Approach (working title)

By means of qualitative/quantitative analyses and an agent-based model, my PhD project strives to understand en detail emotional bonding during radicalisation of potential Islamic terrorists, as previous research do not cover emotions in the process of violent behaviour accordingly. The project questions the alleged basic roots for radicalisation of individuals. Why people become radicalised to commit violent acts to spread terror and fear in favour of their goals, while other people do not?

Given research results about living conditions of suspects, fully edged terrorists and those, who know them as their childhood friend, brother, son have not reached to answer the question completely, how and when the step to violence and murder is performed.

Aside of same living condition, socioeconomic background and cultural environment, the author strives to approach by focusing on terrorist recruitment methods of today and the socio-economic aspects of radicalisation to find answers of how to break the cycle of violence.

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// ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

2008 - 2015
Diploma in Sociology (double degree), Technical University of Dresden, Germany
“Simulating Artificial Societies On the Example of the Rapa Nui on Easter Island, Chile”

2010 - 2013
Bachelors Degree in Sociology (double degree), University of Trento, Italy

Awards / Academic Achievements and Scholarships

2016 - 2017
Doctoral Starter Scholarship, Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences, University of Bamberg

2014
2nd Leonardobüro Grant

2013
1st Leonardobüro Grant

2010 - 2013
Double degree fellowship (tuition waiver)

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// EXPERIENCE

Internships

2014 - 2015
École Normale Supérieure Paris, France

2013 - 2014
University of Turin, Italy

Academic Experience

2011 - 2012
Research assistant, University of Trento, Italy

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