She was previously assistant professor of politics at Princeton University. She has held visiting positions at Goteborg University, Sweden and the Remarque Institute and the Center for European Studies at NYU. She has also been a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. She is the author of the Social Democratic Moment (Harvard University Press, 1997). She has written articles for top political science journals including Perspectives on Politics, World Politics and Comparative Politics as well as publications such as Foreign Affairs, Dissent, and World Policy Journal.