Dr Seraphine F. Maerz
Senior Lecturer in Political Science (Research Methods)
School of Social and Political Sciences
42 Scholarly works
1 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Software / Code
quallmer - An R package for Qualitative Analysis with LLMs
2026
Journal article
The rise of authoritarian informationalism: escalating surveillance, manipulation, and control
DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2025.25791052026
Journal article
Authoritarian collaboration and repression in the digital age: balancing foreign direct investment and control in internet infrastructure
DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2024.24423772026
Journal article
How practices of digital authoritarianism harm democracy
DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2025.25538262026
Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website
Wie Autokratien im Digitalen kooperieren – und warum das Folgen für die Informationsfreiheit hat
2026
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Words of Warning: How Illiberal Public Discourse Signals Democratic Decline
2024
Journal article
Episodes of regime transformation
DOI: 10.1177/00223433231168192
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2026
Book Chapter
Computational Social Science in der Vergleichenden Politikwissenschaft
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-02993-7_76-12025
Journal article
Achieving Transparency, Traceability, and Readability with Human-Coded Data
DOI: 10.1017/S10490965240007142025
Report
Addressing the risks of generative AI for democracy
2025
Journal article
“Strongmen” Don't Redistribute: Illiberal Leaders on the Right and Worsening Economic Inequality
DOI: 10.17645/pag.9812