About Me
I am a Senior Researcher at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) Law School, where I am a member of the Center for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law (CCEEL) and the Global Climate Change Law research group. I hold a PhD from Uppsala University, where I studied the multi-level governance of climate change at the Department of Government.
My research investigates climate governance across multiple levels of governance, employing both qualitative and quantitative methods. I have previously worked at the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Energy and Environment, and at the think tank Praxis.
My peer-reviewed work has appeared in Global Environmental Politics, World Development, and International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, among other journals.
Research
My research examines how climate change is governed across multiple levels — from international agreements and national policies to local politics and elections. I use both qualitative and quantitative methods to understand what drives climate ambition and how political and economic forces shape environmental outcomes.
International Climate Governance
I study the determinants of countries' climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, including what drives NDC enhancement and how international cooperation on fossil fuel supply restriction can affect environmental and economic outcomes.
Climate Finance & Policy
My work investigates how climate finance is allocated through bureaucratic and political processes, and how social policy instruments such as welfare state structures can shape public support for carbon taxation.
Energy Politics & Elections
I examine how energy-related grievances — such as electricity price shocks — translate into political behaviour and electoral outcomes, linking environmental economics to democratic politics.
Publications
Conceptualizing just transition litigation
Nature Sustainability, 7(11), 1379–1384, 2024.
Combating climate change through the welfare state: can social insurance boost support for carbon taxes in Europe?
Journal of European Public Policy, 32(1), 81–103, 2024.
Power politics: How electric grievances shape election outcomes
Ecological Economics, 217, 108077, 2024.
Jolts at the ballot box: Electricity prices and voting in Swedish manufacturing communities
Energy Research & Social Science, 110, 103419, 2024.
The environmental and economic effects of international cooperation on restricting fossil fuel supply
International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 24(1), 141–166, 2024.
Clarity and Transparency of Information in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs): Barriers to Implementation?
Working Paper, 2024.
What determines climate ambition? Analysing NDC enhancement with a mixed-method design
npj Climate Action, 2(1), 21, 2023.
Just transition litigation: a new knowledge frontier
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2023.
Domestic and international climate policies: complementarity or disparity?
International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 22(1), 97–118, 2022.
Silver lining to extreme weather events? Democracy and climate change mitigation
Global Environmental Politics, 21(1), 23–53, 2021.
Investigating the Determinants of International, National and Local Climate Policies
PhD thesis, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2021.
Bureaucratic politics and the allocation of climate finance
World Development, 117, 72–97, 2019.
Human rights and the clean development mechanism: lessons learned from three case studies
Journal of Human Rights and the Environment, 8(1), 51–71, 2017.
The measurement of non-economic inequality in well-being indices
Social Indicators Research, 119(2), 581–598, 2014.
Curriculum Vitae
A full version of my CV is available for download. Below is a summary of my academic background.
Education
Uppsala University, Sweden
Department of Government
Positions
University of Eastern Finland, CCEEL
Uppsala University, Dept. of Government
Uppsala University, Dept. of Government
Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Energy and Environment
Praxis Think Tank
Teaching & Supervision
I teach across undergraduate and graduate levels, with a focus on international environmental politics and sustainable development.
| Course | Role | Institution | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Environmental Politics (MA level) | Course Coordinator | University of Eastern Finland | 2023 – Present |
| Global Sustainable Development | Course Coordinator | Uppsala University | 2019 – 2022 |
| International Environment and Sustainable Development | Teaching | Uppsala University | 2017 – 2019 |
| International Politics | Lecturer | ||
| Environmental Politics and its Challenges | Lecturer |
Thesis Supervision
Contact
I welcome inquiries about my research, potential collaborations, or opportunities.
Law School
University of Eastern Finland
Finland