About

I am a postdoctoral researcher at GOVPET Leading House (University of St. Gallen), where we conduct research on the governance of vocational and professional education and training. My research interests include EU public policy and Europeanization processes that are induced through network modes of governance. While my single-authored work has focused on the territorial dimension of EU knowledge policies and the role of non-state actors in knowledge policy making, in my collaborative research I have assessed student mobility policies, interest groups in EU higher education policy making and MEP discourse on EU foreign policy. Next to conducting research on a diverse set of EU policies, I have taught courses on EU policy making and I also regularly work in political education contexts.

Research Interests

European Politics, European Union, Foreign Policy, Globalisation, Governance, Institutions, Integration, Interest Groups, International Relations, Policy Analysis, Political Economy, Public Policy, Regionalism, Social Capital, Social Policy, Qualitative, Education, Agenda-Setting, Differentiation, Higher Education, Lobbying, Policy Change, Policy Implementation, European Parliament, Influence, Member States, Policy-Making, Youth

Current/Upcoming Events

Standing Groups and Research Networks

• European Union
• Knowledge Politics and Policies
• Young ECPR Network on Europeanisation (YEN)