About

I work as an assistant professor in political science at the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics of SciencesPo Paris. Previously I worked at Leiden University, Stockholm University, Keele University, the University of Antwerp and KU Leuven. I have a transdisciplinary background that covers political science, cultural studies, anthropology, sociology, urban studies, and environmental studies. My main research interests are located on the intersection between environmental politics, social movement studies and the impacts of local, national and global contexts on activism. An overarching question in my work has been: How do environmental activists respond to the seeming inability of governments and governance bodies to deal adequately with society’s most urgent environmental problems, like climate change? In answering questions like these, I work with both qualitative and quantitative methods, focusing on European contexts. My work is inspired by critical concepts like radical democracy, climate justice and degrowth. I have published across numerous high-ranking journals, including Environmental Politics, European Political Science Review, International Politics, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Theory & Society, Policy & Internet, Social Movement Studies, and Mobilization. I am an associate editor of Political Research Exchange (PRX) and have co-led the ECPR Standing Group on Participation and Mobilization since 2013.

Research Interests

Comparative Politics, Democracy, Environmental Policy, Green Politics, Social Movements, Political Sociology, Qualitative, Quantitative

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Standing Groups and Research Networks

• Participation and Mobilisation
• Environmental Politics