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Sophie Harper

Sophie Harper

Sophie Harper

M.A.

Doctoral Student

Müller-Friedberg-Strasse 6/8
B52-7138

9000 St. Gallen
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Publications

Publications on Research Platform Alexandria

Main Focuses

Artificial Intelligence

East European Studies

Political Science

History

Education

2020-2022: Elite Graduate Program for East European Studies (Master of Arts)

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

2018 - 2019: ERASMUS Exchange | International Relations and History

Durham University, UK

2016 - 2020: Political Science and History (Bachelor of Arts)

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

 

Professional Career

Doctoral Candidate, University of St. Gallen (HSG) since February 2025

  • funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) since October 2025.

Aug. 2022 - Oct. 2025: Egon Zehnder (Germany & Switzerland)

  • Senior Business Analyst (Dec. 2024 - Oct. 2025)
  • Data Privacy Correspondent Switzerland (Jun. 2024 - Apr. 2025)
  • Business Analyst (Aug. 2022 - Dec. 2024)

Feb. 2020 - Jun. 2022: Personal Assistant, Bavarian State Parliament

  • Working Student (May 2020 - Jun. 2022)
  • Intern (Feb. 2020 - Apr. 2020)

Dec. 2017 - Nov. 2018: Working Student, constituency office, German Bundestag

Apr. 2017 - Sep. 2017: Working Student, Project Management, Interone AG

Aug. 2016 - Sep. 2016: Intern, Refugee aid, Diakonie Munich

Apr. 2016 - Jun. 2016: Working Student, German Bundestag

Projects

Member of the Swiss National Science Foundation Project (since Oct. 2025): 

Russian Society under the Conditions of an Undeclared War: Accepting Violence, Shifting Solidarity,

Constructing Truth. Focus on the notion of Truth in contemporary Russian Society.

Artificial intelligence in the service of disinformation: Russia's propaganda strategies in the context of the war in Ukraine (since February 2025):

This ongoing research project examines how artificial intelligence is changing Russia's strategy regarding disinformation and propaganda. The project focuses on disinformation and manipulation of Large Language ;odels (LLMs) in the context of the war in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion in 2022. Using a mixed methods approach, language models from democratic and authoritarian states are examined qualitatively and quantitatively.

Affiliations

Nov. 2018 - Oct. 2023: District of Upper Bavaria and Bavarian District Council

  • Elected District Councillor (Nov. 2018 - Oct. 2023)
  • Member of the Bavarian District Council (July 2020 – July 2023)
Awards
  • Certificate for outstanding commitment to cultural education (City of Munich), Young Women in Public Affairs (Zonta Munich II).
  • Scholarship from the Max Weber Program: Talent promotion program of the Free State of Bavaria, administered by the German National Academic Foundation (master's degree program).
    Scholarship from the Max Weber Foundation: Talent promotion program of the Free State of Bavaria, administered by the German National Academic Foundation (master's degree program).
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