I study the causes and consequences of electoral reforms, especially enfranchisement. I combine qualitative with quantitative and experimental methods. For example, I draw on case study research, observational data from Swiss referendums, and a survey experiment to argue that simultaneous proposals increase support for a reform. This project won the Best Paper Award at the annual NCCR Graduate Conference in July 2022 as well as the John Sullivan Award for the best graduate paper in the APSA Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behaviour section.
I completed my DPhil dissertation on contemporary enfranchisement with no corrections at the University of Oxford. My dissertation won the Ernst B. Haas Best Dissertation Award by the APSA European Politics and Society section as well as an Honourable Mention for the Best Dissertation Award by the APSA Migration and Citizenship section. In September 2023, I joined the Department of Government at the University of Vienna as postdoc. In September 2024, I started as the Democratic Innovations Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University’s Institution for Social and Policy Studies.
- Party Strategies
- Enfranchisement
- Electoral Rights
- Migration
- Direct Democracy
- Voting Behaviour
- Mixed Methods
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DPhil in Politics, 2018-2023
University of Oxford
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MSc in Migration Studies, 2016
University of Oxford
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BA in Political Science and English, 2015
University of British Columbia
Publications
Working Papers
Available upon request
Fieldwork
Various Projects
Book project: In my dissertation, I studied the politics of enfranchisement based on in-depth case studies. These draw on several months of fieldwork in Switzerland, Austria, and the United Kingdom. In Switzerland, I was hosted as an NCCR Junior Visiting Fellow at the University of Basel. In Austria, I had the chance to join the Department of Government at the University of Vienna as a Visiting PhD. Due to travel restrictions and archival closures, I had to wait a while until I was able to do fieldwork—the wait was worth it!
Collaborative project: In a collaborative project with Dr. Leo Carella, funded by a British Academy Small Grant, we look at the introduction of proportional representation. This project involves archival fieldwork in Italy, France, and Belgium.
Teaching
Postgraduate Level:
Political Science Research Methods
Co-Instructor | Summer 2024
Master Seminar | University of Vienna
Suffrage Politics From Past to Present
Main Instructor | Winter 2023
Master Seminar | University of Vienna
Qualitative Methods in Politics
Teaching Assistant | Fall 2020 (Michaelmas)
Department of International Development | University of Oxford
Undergraduate Level:
Bachelor Thesis Seminar
Main Instructor | Winter 2023, Summer 2024
Bachelor Seminar | University of Vienna
Quantitative Methods in Politics (Q-Step)
Teaching Assistant | Winter 2021 (Hilary)
Department of Politics and International Relations | University of Oxford
Comparative Government (Oxford tutorials)
Retained Lecturer | Corpus Christi College | Fall 2019 (Michaelmas)
Tutor | Oriel College | Spring 2020 (Trinity)
Tutor | Pembroke College | Fall 2020 (Michaelmas)
Political Sociology (Oxford tutorials)
Retained Lecturer | Corpus Christi College | Fall 2019, Winter 2020 (Michaelmas, Hilary)
Politics in Europe (Oxford tutorials)
Retained Lecturer | Corpus Christi College | Fall 2019 (Michaelmas)