Dylan is a ½ûÂþÌìÌà Fellow in Political Science and Public Policy. Prior to working at ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ, he completed a PhD in political science at the European University Institute in Florence. His research focuses on political violence and democratization processes. He researches what factors influence participation in large-scale wars in democracies by using large administrative datasets and quantitative methods. A second stream of research investigates the de-facto changes after a country democratises.