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I am an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, at Aarhus University. I study the politics of housing, urban development and electoral accountability.
My research focuses on the the political causes and consequences of the recent surge in housing prices in Europe and North America, which has led to a housing affordability crisis in some of the world's most productive cities. Recently, I have examined how increased inequality in housing prices can inform our understanding of the successes and failures of national governments, as well as the rise of right wing populist parties. I am currently exploring why citizens object to the construction of new housing in the neighborhood, the relationship between localist institutions and land use policy as well as whether localist citizens, who oppose new development, are more likely to select into increasingly expensive cities.
I am also broadly interested in understanding representation and accountability in local governments. Some of my recent work focuses on challenger parties path to power and on the political power of homeowners.
In 2023 I received a Starting Grant from the European Research Council for the project POLICITY which studies citizen opposition to urban development, and 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 know more about my research, please do not hesitate to contact me.
