Maurice Schumann - EDP Network

Schumann Maurice

EDP Network Member

Dr. Maurice P. Schumann is a postdoctoral researcher at the Hertie School. He is part of the DFG-funded project “Narrative, Power, and Control (NPC): The Authoritarian Playbook in the Global Video Games Industry” within the Cluster of Excellence “Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS).”

He received his Doctorate in Political Science from the Hertie School in 2026. In his dissertation, Maurice examined the conditions under which governments institutionalize repressive internet controls through legal regulation and the consequences of doing so. More broadly, his research examines how autocratic and autocratizing governments navigate different forms of political conflict, from domestic contestation and civil war to international struggles over narratives and influence, across both digital and offline environments. His research has been published in Democratization, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Peace Research, and Research & Politics.

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Contact: maurice.schumann [at] external-democracy-promotion.eu