Dr. Alina Zumbrunn

Scientific Collaborator

Institute of Political Science

E-Mail: alina.zumbrunn@unibe.ch
Office: A 155
Postal Address: University Bern
Institute of Political Science
Fabrikstrasse 8
3012 Bern
Switzerland

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Academic Positions
From 06/2024	Research Assistant with Prof. Dr. Markus Freitag, Institute of Political Science, University of Bern
10/2020 – 05/2024	PhD Candidate and Assistant (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Markus Freitag), Institute of Political Science, University of Bern
09/2017 – 09/2020	Research Assistant at the Institute of Political Science, University of Bern

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University Education
10/2020 - 05/2024	PhD in Political Science, University of Bern
09/2019 – 12/2019	Exchange semester in the programme Political Science at the Central European University Budapest, Hungary
09/2018 – 09/2020	M.A. in Political Science (Major) and Economics (Minor), University of Bern
09/2015 – 08/2018	B.A. in Social Sciences (Major) and Economics (Minor), University of Bern

Ruprecht, Sophie and Alina Zumbrunn (2024). Not Tough Enough? Gender Stereotypes and Vote Choice in Switzerland. Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, Online First. https://doi.org/10.1080/1554477X.2024.2338587.
Zumbrunn, Alina (2024). Confidence Across Cleavage: The Swiss Rural–Urban Divide, Place-Based Identity and Political Trust. Swiss Political Science Review, Online First. https://doi.org/10.1111/spsr.12586.
Zumbrunn, Alina (2024). Country Bumpkin or City Slicker? The Role of Place of Living and Place-Based Identity in Explaining Place-Based Resentment. Political Research Quarterly, Online First. https://doi.org/10.1177/10659129241230541.

Freitag, Markus and Alina Zumbrunn (2023). The Political Culture of Switzerland in Comparative Perspective. S. 50–72. In: The Oxford Handbook of Swiss Politics, herausgegeben von P. Emmenegger, F. Fossati, S. Häusermann, Y. Papadopoulos, P. Sciarini und A. Vatter. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Zumbrunn, Alina and Markus Freitag (2023). The geography of autocracy. Regime preferences along the rural-urban divide in 32 countries. Democratization, 30(4), 616-634. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2023.2171995.

Freitag, Markus and Alina Zumbrunn (2022). Politische Kultur. S. 85–110. In: Handbuch der Schweizer Politik, 7., komplett überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage, herausgegeben von Y. Papadopoulos, P. Sciarini, A. Vatter, S. Häusermann, P. Emmenegger und F. Fossati. Basel: NZZ Libro.

Freitag, Markus and Alina Zumbrunn (2022). Direct democracy, personality and political interest in comparative perspective. Politics, Online First. https://doi.org/10.1177/02633957221074897.

Teaching
Spring Semester 2024	The rural-urban divide [Der Stadt-Land Konflikt], B.A. Seminar, held in German, University of Bern
Fall Semester 2022	The rural-urban divide [Der Stadt-Land Konflikt], B.A. Seminar, held in German, University of Bern
Spring Semester 2021	The rural-urban divide [Der Stadt-Land Konflikt], B.A. Seminar, held in German, University of Bern
Fall Semester 2020	Exercises: Introduction to Political Science, Introductory study programme, University of Bern
Fall Semester 2018	Exercises: Introduction to Political Science, Introductory study programme, University of Bern
Fall Semester 2017	Exercises: Introduction to Political Science, Introductory study programme, University of Bern