I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Liverpool, which I joined in 2017. Prior to this, I was a Research Fellow at CAGE – Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy at the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. I studied Political Science at the Università degli Studi di Pavia (UNIPV) and received a PhD in Government from the Department of Government at the  University of Essex in 2013.

I use the tools of quantitative political economy to study counterterrorist regulation, terrorism and public opinion, and racial bias in law enforcement.

Publications

Wait and see? Public opinion dynamics after terrorist attacks with Marco Giani and Ria Ivandic. The Journal of Politics 85:3 843-859.2023.

European Integration and the race to the top in counterterrorist regulations  with Thomas Plümper. Journal of European Public Policy 04: 1-13. 2017.

The Politics of Targeted and Untargeted Counterterrorist Regulations. Terrorism and Political Violence, 28:4: 713-734. 2016.

The ‘Peer Effect’ in Counterterrorist Policies with Eric Neumayer and Thomas Plümper. International Organization,68:1-2. 2014.

Legislative Response to International Terrorism. Journal of Peace Research, 48: 399-411. 2011.