ALA ALRABABAH

ALA ALRABABAH

Courses a.y. 2024/2025

Biographical note

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social and Political Sciences. Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Immigration Policy Lab, ETH Zurich. I received my Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University in 2021.


Research interests

My research spans topics related to immigrants, refugees, and political violence. To study these topics, my research combines fieldwork with experimental and computational methods.


Selected Publications

Alrababah, Ala; Beerli, Andreas; Hangartner, Dominik; Ward, Dalston
The free movement of people and the success of far-right parties: evidence from Switzerland’s border liberalization
AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW, Forthcoming

Alrababa'H, Ala'; Masterson, Daniel; Casalis, Marine; Hangartner, Dominik; Weinstein, Jeremy
The dynamics of refugee return: Syrian refugees and their migration intentions
BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, 2023

Alrababa'H, Ala'; Marble, William; Mousa, Salma; Siegel, Alexandra A.
Can exposure to celebrities reduce prejudice? The effect of Mohamed Salah on islamophobic behaviors and attitudes
AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW, 2021

Alrababa'H, Ala'; Dillon, Andrea; Williamson, Scott; Hainmueller, Jens; Hangartner, Dominik; Weinstein, Jeremy
Attitudes toward migrants in a highly impacted economy: evidence from the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan
COMPARATIVE POLITICAL STUDIES, 2021

Alrababa'H, Ala'; Blaydes, Lisa
Authoritarian media and diversionary threats: lessons from 30 years of Syrian state discourse
POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH AND METHODS, 2021

Alrababa'H, Ala'; Williamson, Scott; Dillon, Andrea; Hainmueller, Jens; Hangartner, Dominik; Hotard, Michael; Laitin, David D.; Lawrence, Duncan; Weinstein, Jeremy
Learning from null effects: a bottom-up approach
POLITICAL ANALYSIS, 2023