Research
I am a comparative political scientist who works primarily with quantitative methods. My research is roughly organized around two themes:
- Cyber security in autocratic states, at the intersection of authoritarian politics and international cyber security. My ongoing dissertation investigates the legal repression of digital rights in Africa.
- The dynamics of violent and nonviolent conflict, within the broader field of conflict studies.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Schumann, M.P. (2025). Legalizing Control: The Rise of Restrictive Internet Regulation. Democratization, 1–26, DOI
Bara C. and Maurice P. Schumann. 2025. Who, what, and where? Linking Violence to Civil Wars. Research and Politics 12 (1), DOI
- R package: ucdplink
- ucdplink facilitates linking data on violent events from the UCDP GED to armed conflicts listed in the UCDP ACD.
Schumann, Maurice P. and Corinne Bara. 2023. A New Era: Power in Partnership Peacekeeping. International Studies Quarterly 67 (3), DOI
- Blog post: IPI Global Observatory (2023) with Corinne Bara
- Blog post: CPD Policy Blog (2024) with Evgenija Kroeker
- Media: Horizonte: Das Schweizer Forschungsmagazin (2024)
Book Chapters
Gohdes A, Koh A, and Maurice P. Schumann. 2026. Digital Authoritarianism. In De Gruyter Handbook of Political Control, edited by Jennifer Earl and Jessica Mave Braithwaite. De Gruyter. DOI
Work in Progress
Schwarz F. and Maurice P. Schumann. Control or Commerce? Information Technology Diffusion & the Changing Costs of Internet Shutdowns (manuscript in preparation).
- Awarded the best paper award at the The Hague 2024 Conference on International Cyber Security
Maurice P. Schumann. In the Name of Cyber Security: Internet Regulation and Journalist Repression in Africa (manuscript in preparation).
Bara C. and Maurice P. Schumann. Into the Spotlight? Ceasefires and Civilian Targeting in Civil War (under review).
Dworschak C, Oswald C, Leis M, Frank H., and Maurice P. Schumann. Resistance in the Streets, Data in the Sheets: A conceptual and empirical appraisal of protest event data (manuscript in preparation).