I am a Senior Researcher at the University of Eastern Finland, and a Researcher at Uppsala University.
Comparative Politics; Political Economy; Comparative Public Policy
My research focuses on climate governance at international, national, and sub-national levels, with particular attention to domestic actors and institutions. Currently, I explore the determinants of climate change mitigation, the impact of climate hazards, and the political legitimacy of climate policies.
My work has been published in World Development, Ecological Economics, Global Environmental Politics, npj Climate Action, and International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, among other journals.
I am the Principal Investigator for the EU Commission-funded project Achieving High-Integrity Voluntary Climate Action, and a collaborator for the Wallenberg-funded project The effects of climate hazards on climate-resilient development.