Understanding the global politics of a changing urban world.

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

My research examines the changing politics of global environmental governance, focusing on cities, transnational networks, and the institutional dynamics of climate action. I am interested in how authority is constructed, exercised, and contested across local and global scales.

Across my work, I explore how cities become global political actors, how networks shape policy and political possibilities, and when governance initiatives reproduce or transform existing relations of power.