Political scientist focused on the politics of resource extraction and carbon governance. My PhD is from the Department of Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. This combined ethnography in Central Sulawesi and Jakarta with satellite and survey data, to produce a political ecology of REDD+ in Indonesia. I was a visiting researcher at Tadulako University, Palu, Indonesia, during my PhD.I am author of the book The Politics of Deforestation and REDD+ in Indonesia: Global Climate Change Mitgation (Routledge 2023). I have published in The Journal of Development Studies, Energy Policy, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Annual Review of Environment and Resources, and Energy Research and Social Science. I have also co-edited two books, both with Edward Elgar Publishing, titled Corruption, Natural Resources and Development: From Resource Curse to Political Ecology and Corruption, Grabbing and Development: Real-World Challenges. My research interest is the uneven politics of natural resource-driven economic development, particularly corruption, neoliberal environmentalism, hyper-capitalist growth, indigenous peoples rights, green energy transitions and inequality. Geographically, my focus is on Indonesia and Southeast Asia. I have travelled extensively on assignments in Latin America, Asia and Africa. I have served as project lead at CMI for longer-term commissioned research projects from Norad and USAID, as well as shorter reviews and evaluations. I also created U4´s thematic portfolio on Corruption and Anti-Corruption Efforts in Natural Resources and Energy.I was previously Senior Research Coordinator at Transparency International in Berlin and hold an MA in International Relations from the University of Kent (UK).