I’m a political theorist whose research focuses on normative democratic theory, constitutionalism, and political epistemology. Some of my recent papers have examined the legal and normative status of political parties, asking how their internal rules should be configured. In other work, I have engaged with epistocracy, the notion that competent persons should enjoy exclusive or disproportionate political power. I am also interested in the history of political thought, especially in relation to democratic institutions.

I’m a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the University of York. Previously, I was briefly a lecturer at the Department of Philosophy, University of Sheffield. Before that, I was a Junior Research Fellow at Jesus College, University of Oxford and Lecturer at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.