is an Associate Professor at the Department of Politics, Aalborg University. He holds a Ph.D. (2020) from the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University. His research examines, among other things, the spread of urban self-government in medieval Europe, the impact of religious movements on institutional change, and the role of the state in promoting democratization.

His new book, "The Catholic Church and European State Formation, AD 1000-1500", can be ordered from Oxford University Press here.

Associate Professor

Department of Politics

Aalborg University

Contact: jostdo@dps.aau.dk

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