Research interests

My research lies at the intersection of political economy and economic sociology. I am interested in how crises, political ideas, and institutional change reorder the relationships between states, markets, and society. A particular focus of my work has been the relationship between populism, neoliberalism, and economic policymaking. I examine how populist, and especially right-wing nationalist, projects are entangled with neoliberal forms of governance, and how crisis narratives, political conflict, and institutional change shape economic orders.
Another focus of my research is how economic and political actors respond to profound societal transformations. My work addresses the political and economic dynamics of crisis, restructuring, and market governance, as well as the ways in which economic policy decisions are socially legitimized, contested, and transformed.
I am currently extending this perspective to the socio-economic dimensions of climate change. As Group Lead of Climate Change, Markets, and Society, I examine together with the research group how political and economic actors respond to the challenges posed by climate change. A central concern is the changing interplay between climate-related risks, policy developments, and market dynamics, and how these processes shape and reflect broader societal values and economic structures. By analyzing societal responses across different markets, we seek to provide empirically grounded insight into how contemporary societies are navigating climate change across politics, the economy, and everyday life.

• Economic sociology
• International, cultural and comparative political economy
• Political elites
• Constructivism
• Discourse Analysis
• Institutions, interests, and ideas
• Climate change
• Crisis