About

I'm a Tomás y Valiente senior researcher in Political Theory at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), and I'm also affiliated with the Madrid Institute for Advanced Study (MIAS). My current research project The political knowledge of parliaments: Science, political debates and democracy asks the question: What does it mean for parliamentary democracies to rely on scientific expertise? The project examines how scientific knowledge has been presented and handled in parliaments in the EU during the pandemic. It aims to provide a more informed understanding of the political knowledge of parliaments forged in the pressures presented by the executive and public debates, and offers suggestions for procedural reforms. I hold a PhD in Political Science and the Title of Docent from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Previously, I have been a Marie Curie-Sklodowska fellow within the InterTalentum MSCA-COFUND programme at UAM. My research interests range from political rhetoric, European integration history to parliamentary studies. I have also held visiting fellowships at the Center for European Studies (Harvard University), the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, the Queen Mary Centre for the Study of the History of Political Thought (University of London) and a visiting professorship in the Erasmus+ Joint Masters Programme in Parliamentary Procedures and Legislative Drafting (EUPADRA) at the LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome and the Erasmus+ teaching staff exchange at UAM. I have experience in management of EU-funded projects as Working Group Leader of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action RECAST and Executive Committee member of Jean Monnet Network OpenEUdebate. I'm also the Editor-in-Chief of peer-reviewed open access book series Pro et Contra. Books from the Finnish Political Science Association.

Research Interests

Democracy, Parliaments, Political Theory, European Parliament

Current/Upcoming Events

Standing Groups and Research Networks

• Political Concepts
• European Union
• Political Theory