Welcome! I am Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Social Policy in the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh. Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Konstanz. I held visiting positions at Harvard University, Lund University, University of Southern Denmark, Central European University (CEU), and the European University Institute (EUI), where I also earned my PhD in Political and Social Sciences. My research interests are in the areas of comparative political economy and comparative politics, with a particular focus on welfare states, industrial relations, eco-social policies, and party politics. More generally, my work seeks to understand the relationship between capitalism and democracy over time and across space.
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School of Social and Political Science
University of Edinburgh
Chrystal Macmillan Building 15a George Square
Edinburgh
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My recent research examines the impact of radical right parties on social and economic policies. Within this project, I published a book called “How the Radical Right Has Changed Capitalism and Welfare in Europe and the USA” with Oxford University Press in 2024. My first book entitled "Strong Governments, Precarious Workers: Labor Market Policy in the Era of Liberalization" was published with Cornell University Press in 2018. Other parts of my work have appeared in social scientific journals, including Journal of European Public Policy, Journal of European Social Policy, Socio-Economic Review, West European Politics, Comparative European Politics, and the European Journal of Industrial Relations, among other outlets.
Some of my research has been featured in various news outlets such as the New York Times, DW News, Der Standard, Frankfurter Rundschau, and NRC Handelsblad, as well as on podcasts including Reinventing Solidarity, New Enlightenment, and A Correction Podcast, among others (see all media here).
My research has received the Richard Titmuss Book Award by the Social Policy Association (SPA), the Kurt W. Rothschild Award for economic journalism and research (co-recipient with Arianna Tassinari), the Theodor Körner Prize for outstanding early career researchers, the Science Award and the Innovation Award by the Austrian Chamber of Labour, and has been shortlisted for the Mackenzie Book Prize by the Political Studies Association (PSA).
On this website, you can find more information about my research, publications, teaching, media appearances, CV, and contact details.