He received his doctorate at the University of Mannheim and his dissertation is a politico-economic analysis of institutional reforms in the European Union. His research focuses on constitutional political economics, institutional reforms, and legislative politics, and his work has been published in "European Union Politics," "Journal of Common Market Studies," "Journal of European Public Policy," "Review of International Organization," and "Constitutional Political Economy." He coheads a research project on European legislative responses to international terrorism. See less