Ali Cain

Ali Cain joined the MA program in Fall 2019. Her research interests include: far-right populist parties, German politics, European politics, human rights, and refugee rights.

Ali graduated in May 2021 and is currently the Program Coordinator for the Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights (New York, NY).

MA Thesis

State of Pandemic: Opportunity or Challenge to Far-Right Populist Parties? The Case of the Alternative für Deutschland Party
Advisor: Paula Ganga

Education

• MA in European History, Politics, and Society - Columbia University, 2021
• BA in Political Science and History - SUNY Binghamton, 2016

Awards & Fellowships

• 2021 - MA Student Service Distinction, European Institute

Featured News

• Published "The Alternative für Deutschland’s Embrace of Culture Wars" on the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies' site (August 17, 2021)
• Published "The U.S.-EU Summit: Next Steps for Human Rights" in RightsViews (July 14, 2021)
• Contributed to policy memo "European Horizon's Contribution to the European Commission's Public Consultation on Legal Migration" (December 30, 2020)
• Published "'Abort the Government': Polish Citizens Challenge Poland’s Retreat to Autocracy" in RightsViews (November 17, 2020)
• Published "German Populist AfD Party Uses Moria Fires to Reinvigorate Anti-Refugee Sentiment" in RightsViews (October 1, 2020)
• Published "Europe’s Failure to Uphold Refugee Rights During COVID-19" in International Law Girls (May 10, 2020)
• Published "Why the EU Should Reconsider Renegotiating the 2016 EU-Turkey Migration Deal" in RightsViews (April 17, 2020)
• Published "A Fresh Start in EU Migration Policy: Re-examining the Dublin Regulation" in RightsViews (February 28, 2020)