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I’m an Associate Professor of Political Science at Aarhus University. I work on the politics of housing, urban development, and electoral accountability.
My research focuses on the political causes and consequences of the housing affordability crisis in some of the world’s most productive cities. I have shown that rising housing price inequality helps explain variation in government support and the electoral rise of right-wing populist parties. My current projects examine why people resist local housing development, how localist institutions shape land-use policy, and whether opponents of new housing are more likely to move to high-cost cities.
Beyond housing, I’m broadly interested in representation and accountability in local politics. I have studied how challenger parties gain power, the political influence of homeowners, and to what extent political responsibility goes hand in hand with electoral accountability.
In 2023, I received a Starting Grant from the European Research Council for the project POLICITY, which investigates citizen opposition to urban development. In 2022, I received a Semper Ardens: Accelerate grant from the Carlsberg Foundation to study the political power of homeowners.
My work has been published in the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, and the British Journal of Political Science.
If you have any questions or would like to learn more about my research, please feel free to contact me.
