I am a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Comparative Politics in the Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies. Before joining Bath, I taught and researched at the University of Leuven and the University of Pennsylvania. I held visiting positions at the European University Institute, the Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, and Yale University. My PhD was awarded by ETH Zurich in 2017.

My research interests include political conflict and democratic innovations. In one stream of my research, I study the causes and consequences of ethno-nationalist mobilization, civil war, and terrorism. A second stream of my research examines the potential of democratic innovations, such as deliberative mini-publics or internet voting, to improve democratic quality and stability. My work has appeared or is forthcoming in International Organization, the British Journal of Political Science, Government Information Quarterly, Political Behavior, Political Communication, Political Studies, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, and Electoral Studies, among other academic journals. My research has received funding from the British Academy, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF).

You can learn more about my research on my personal website.