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Academic Degrees

Master's
History
European Studies
Doctorate
Political Science
Comparative Public Policy

Academic Career

After my thesis on high-speed rail policy, I joined a European think-tank in Rotterdam dealing with transport policy, followed by the Dutch Ministry of Transport, where I conducted comparative studies (transport and land-use planning) and disseminated research findings of European Framework Programme projects. In Vienna, I joined a research institute doing interdisciplinary social science research and assisted the coordinator of a EU-wide project on regional innovation.

PHD-RELATED PUBLICATIONS

Detailed list available on demand

- Du système TGV au TGV pendulaire: la fin de l’exception française ferroviaire?

- The TGV project: a case of technico-economic dirigisme?

- Les référentiels normatifs de l'action publique en France et en Grande-Bretagne: les transports ferroviaires dans le contexte communautaire (1965-1995)

- Public and private spheres in Britain and France: strict separation or blurred boundaries? (1965-1995)

- Deciding new railway infrastructures in the European Union: British and French experiences (1966-1994)

UNPUBLISHED CONFERENCE PAPERS

For: European Social Science History Conference, Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) Conference, Political Studies Association Annual Conference

Proofreading/Editing Experience and Qualifications

Editor of scientific and policy-related material since 1996

Member of SfEP (UK Society for Editors and Proofreaders) since 2010

My clients include an academic journal, a ministry of transport, and research institutes in Austrian, French, German and Norwegian universities.

Subject areas

Social sciences, public policy, and humanities.

More specifically:

  • transport policy
  • railway infrastructure
  • land-use planning
  • urban planning
  • architecture
  • innovation
  • biodiversity
  • sustainability
  • microfinance

Type of academic work edited

  • Journal articles: dozens of articles for scientific journals
  • Doctoral theses: International Biodiversity Politics,  Ethical Investment, Industrial Ecology, Wind Power Deployment in Urbanised Regions
  • Deliverables of 7-8 European Union-funded research projects

Services

  • Copy-editing low  (technical)
  • Copy-editing medium (structural)  
  • Copy-editing high (substantive/development editing)
  • Thesis/dissertation editing
  • Translation, including revision
  • Proofreading of already-edited texts (final stage before publication)

Personal Message

High-quality results are my top priority. If you are looking for accuracy, conciseness, and clarity, you can count on me.
My mission is to ensure that your standards are met or exceeded and ensure your satisfaction at every step.
Thanks to twenty years of experience of working with authors whose first language is not English, I can usually figure out what the author meant to say without having to ask, which increases speed and efficiency.
I pride myself on always meeting agreed deadlines.

Availability

Available now.
Advance notice is always preferable. If the text is very short (less than ten pages), I can probably squeeze it in. But for longer texts, one or two weeks' notice are advisable.
Books need to be planned well in advance.