Education
He obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Political and Social Science at the European University Institute in Florence 1995, and lectured in European Politics at Brunel University 1996-1997, before joining the London School of Economics in 1997.
Career
He is Professor of European and Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and the author of several books, including What"s Wrong with the European Union and How to Fix lieutenant, Democratic Politics in the European Parliament with Abdul Noury and Gérard Roland, and The Political System of the European Union. His main areas of research are voting in parliaments, democratic institutions, and European Union politics.