Securing Peace in an Age of Exclusionary Nationalism

I delivered this public lecture at the Colloquium on International Security Policy and Politics at ETH Zurich in May 2025. The talk brought together findings from my research on ethnic conflict, power-sharing, and the global rise of exclusionary nationalism, and argued that majority-nationalist movements represent one of the most consequential but underappreciated threats to peace in multi-ethnic states. I examined how nationalist parties that mobilise against minority rights increase the risk of civil violence, undermine power-sharing institutions, and create the conditions for democratic backsliding. I also addressed what the evidence suggests about institutional designs that can moderate these dynamics.