I am a postdoctoral political science reasearcher at the University of Copenhagen, where I study the application of EU policy in the member states. Until recently I was doing a PhD the at European University Institute in Florence, writing my thesis about the judicial politics of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

If you're interested in seeing what I'm up to, I try to keep track of most major developments in my blog. You can also find a list of my publications, as well introductory guides to quantitative studies of the Court of Justice of the European Union and scraping of judicial data from the web using R.

---

My research agenda revolves around questions of international cooperation and justice. The international laws and institutions established in the post-war era are, although imperfect, a direct response to the atrocities of the 20th century. I consider it a moral obligation to work to uphold and strengthen these institutions, owed to the victims of system failure in that century as well as this one. Sometimes this is best done through critique; the importance of the EU as a peace project does, for example, not grant it instant legitimacy as a project of market liberalization.

I find the EU to be an interesting case largely due to its unrivalled success among all post-war institutions in establishing something resembling a supranational judiciary. The need for a more robust system of international justice is obvious these days: The failure to respond to the Gaza genocide showcases not only the continued weakness of European political elites, but also the complete and tragically predictable failure of the Genocide Convention to have any real impact once the words on its paper were to be transformed into action.

I believe there are lessons in the relative success of the EU that could help us strengthen international institutions and make sure the legacy of the post-war era is not wasted. My research is dedicated to in a small way contribute to this effort.