Hannah M. Alarian is an Assistant Professor of Government at William & Mary.
Previously, Dr. Alarian was an Assistant Professor Political Science at the University of Florida, where she founded the Political Behavior Lab. She was previously a Post Doctoral Research Associate at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs and a Post Doctoral Fellow at the University of Virginia. Dr. Alarian received her PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine, where she was also an affiliate with the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD).
Dr. Alarian’s research explores topics of citizenship, immigration, prejudice, and the far-right in Europe and the United States. Broadly, she considers the processes through which immigrants are included in and excluded from their new societies including in policy and public opinion. Her research appears in the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, and Comparative Political Studies, among others.
Episode 157: What Factors are Driving the AfD’s Success?
The Alternative for Germany has received unprecedented support in state elections in 2026, especially in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. In this episode of The Zeitgeist, Hannah Alarian discusses what issues and …
The Persistent Relevance of Immigration for German Voters
In Germany’s 2017 election, immigration played a decisive role as a clear wedge issue, splitting political parties and providing the necessary conditions for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to …
