I joined the Department of Politics and International Relations at Oxford in July 2020, having previously held academic posts at the University of Manchester, Queen Mary University of London, University of York and University of Nottingham. I was a Visiting Fellow at the LSEE – Research on South Eastern Europe based at the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science (2015-2017). I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
My main research interests include European Union politics, EU conditionality, EU Enlargement policy, democracy, East European Politics and anti-corruption policies. I have recently contributed to Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. My monograph European Union Enlargement Conditionality (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015) explores the nature and evolution of EU enlargement conditionality. My current research analyses the impact of post-accession conditionality on the quality of democracy in EU member states.
Research
My research has explored the impact of the European Union on domestic policies and politics with a specific focus on:
- The nature, evolution and effectiveness of EU conditionality;
- EU Enlargement policy;
- Central and Eastern European Politics;
- Anti-corruption policies.
Media
I have provided comment and opinion to broadcasting media outlets including BBC, Euronews, bTV and Nezavisimaya Gazeta.
Conference
In March 2024 I launched an interdisciplinary network - ‘Rethinking Europe’s East-West Divide’ network - at a two-day conference with Julia Rone (Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy) and Emilija Tudzarovska (Charles University, Prague). Please see links to the conference recordings below:
- View introduction and network launch
- View panel 5: Risks to Representative Democracy in the European Union
- View panel 6: Rethinking Europe’s East-West Divide - 20 Years since the Big Bang Enlargement
- View panel 7: Rethinking Europe’s East-West Divide and European Integration in a New Geopolitical Era
Teaching
Undergraduate
- Politics of the European Union
Graduate
- EU Foreign Policy
- European Governance
