I’m a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Political Science, University of Zurich. Previously, I was a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Political Studies (University of Lausanne) and the Department of Political Science (University of St. Gallen) as well as a visiting scholar at the Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy (University of Bremen) and the Department of Politics and Public Administration (University of Konstanz). I work at the intersection of comparative political economy and comparative politics. More specifically, I’m interested in electoral systems choice, the determinants of districting and gerrymandering, and how electoral systems affect the success of radical parties. My work in comparative political economy centers around the question of how political institutions shape welfare state development and the emergence of the tax state. Furthermore, I use GIS data to investigate the origins of pre-modern states and the impact of climate change on party programs and support for environmental policies. My work has been published at the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, Socio-Economic Review, the European Journal of Political Research, the Journal of European Social Policy, and Electoral Studies. For a closer look see my CV.
PhD in Political Science, 2018
University of St. Gallen
MA in Sociology, 2012
University of Zurich
BA in Sociology, 2010
University of Jena