Academic interests
In my research, I explore the institutional and political factors that influence how public administrations manage long term risks. This includes, aong others, investigations into the social pressures that shape the implementation of climate change adaptation policies and identifying meso-level social mechanisms that help to explain organisational failure in public disaster risk management. My methodological interests encompass mechanism-based explanations, expert interviews, and causal process tracing.
Background
During my doctoral studies, I was part of the Reinhart Koselleck Project (DFG) "Black Swans in Public Administration: Rare Organizational Failures with Severe Consequences" (Oct. 2019- Dec 2022). In addition, I was a visiting researcher at the Centre for Urban Research at RMIT, Melbourne Australia (2022).
I hold a B.A. and M.A. in Politics and Public Administration from the University of Konstanz (Germany), and an additional Master's degree from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers (USA).