I am currently a second year double-degree Master student of the programme Politics and Public Administration at the University of Konstanz. I have spent my first Master’s year at the Charles University Prague studying Security Studies and I am interested in Czech politics, security in Central Europe and democratic backsliding. Starting October 2024, I am joining this research group as a research assistant of David Knoll to support the project “The rhetoric of democratic defense – pro-democracy elite communication in contemporary and historical parliaments”.