I gained my PhD from the University of Essex in 2008, on the subject of coalition formation in Central and Eastern Europe. Following four years working in the private sector and the Resolution Foundation think tank, I joined King's College London in 2011 following completion of an ESRC postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Sussex. At King's, I was the first convenor of the BA European Politics and I am currently the Deputy Head of Department for European and International Studies.

My personal website can be found here

Research

My current research focusses on the politics of inequality. Specifically, I am interested in how public opinion of the welfare state can change as a result of new developments. One element of my research agenda examines how immigration affects demand for welfare spending. The second strand of my current research is an assessment of the relationship between technological change (including developments in artificial intelligence) and welfare policy. I am also interested in elections, public opinion and party politics more generally, with a focus mainly on Europe (both Eastern and Western).

Teaching

• 5AAOB209 The Politics of Central and Eastern Europe
• 7AAON224 The Politics of Economic Inequality

PhD Supervision 

I am interested in supervising PhDs on the politics of inequality, the politics of immigration, electoral behaviour and public opinion research, political parties and party systems, and technological change and the welfare state