Graduate StudentContact Informationnwitts@uw.eduSMI 35 Fields of Interest Comparative PoliticsEconomic DevelopmentEuropean PoliticsInnovationPolitical EconomyPublic PolicyScience and TechnologySurveillance and Privacy BiographyB.A. Political Science and Economics, University of Mannheim, 2015M.A. International Political Economy, Kings College London, 2017M.A. Political Science, University of Washington, 2020Research Selected Research Victor Menaldo & Nicolas Wittstock (2021) Does technology transfer from the US to China harm American firms, workers, and consumers? A historical and analytic investigation, Economic and Political Studies, 9:4, 417-446, DOI: 10.1080/20954816.2021.1933768 Beatrice Magistro, Lucas Owen and Nicolas Wittstock (2021), "Populist Support, Institutional Trust, and Gender: The Impact of Foreign-Imposed Austerity During the European Debt Crisis", Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy: Vol. 2: No. 3, pp 329-346. http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/113.00000040 Courses Taught Summer 2023 Full-term POL S 270 A: Introduction to Political Economy News & Events Related News Three Polisci Grads on nowpublishers, "Populist Support, Institutional Trust, and Gender: The Impact of Foreign-Imposed Austerity During the European Debt Crisis" - February 23, 2022 Political Economy Forum Podcast – “Free Speech on Social Media” – with Prof. Victor Menaldo - January 20, 2021 Political Economy Forum: Neither Free Nor Fair? #3: “Presidential Debates--Special Crossover Episode!” - October 8, 2020 New UW Political Economy Forum Podcast Episode - Is Cancel Culture Threatening Free Speech? - September 1, 2020 Commentary By Two UW Political Science Graduate Students on the Recent Introduction of Visa Restrictions by the Trump Administration - June 26, 2020 Related Events Severyns Ravenholt Seminar: Yu Sasaki, Kanazawa University - May 19, 2023 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics - May 6, 2022 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm