I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, where I am part of the Political Economy and Transnational Governance (PETGOV) program group. My research focuses on the politics of public goods provision in low-income countries, from the perspectives of both governments and citizens. My regional expertise lies primarily in East Africa. I have conducted extensive fieldwork in Tanzania, and have also been involved in research activities in Kenya, Malawi, and South Africa.
Using Natural Language Processing to Understand How Politics Conditions Foreign Aid Effectiveness
With Jelke Bloem I am using AI-based techniques to investigate the downstream consequences of politicization on the effectiveness of USAID projects.
Budgeting for the Future: Understanding the Allocation of Climate Finance in the Global South (ClimateFiGS)
This project examines the allocation and spending of climate finance, centering the perspectives of governments and citizens in Africa.