political science and public policy

I am an Associate Professor in Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Much of my work is on accountability and transparency in public finance. I am currently working on a book about economic policymakers, and on South African politics. I studied at the FU Berlin and Stellenbosch University and completed my PhD at the LSE. Between 1997 and 2003, I worked at the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa). I have also been a visiting scholar at Harvard, the Hertie School, Sciences Po Paris, and Stellenbosch. My CV is here.


News and events

October 2025: Paper with Mark Hallerberg on how regimes and leaders shaped COVID-19 policy forthcoming at the Journal of Politics.

September 2025: Participation in the Fiscal Ecosystems global dialogue convened with the TAI Collaborative in Gerzensee.

June 2025: Book project with Mark Hallerberg on economic policymakers under contract with Princeton University Press.

May 2025: Extended visit with the Public Management and Budgeting Division at the OECD.

October 2024: Participation in a panel discussion at the annual conference of the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council in Belfast.