I intend to study normative political economy and theories of legitimacy as part of my MPhil at DPIR. Broadly speaking, I am interested in the relationship between formative contexts (state economic and political systems, systems of ideas, etc.) and formed routines (the practice of day-to-day life, interactions between individuals). What influence does one exert over the other and vice versa? Prior to studying at Oxford, I received my B.A from Harvard University in Government in 2023.

Edward Knudsen is a doctoral researcher in international relations at the University of Oxford and an Affiliate Policy Fellow in European political economy at the Jacques Delors Centre in Berlin. His research focuses on the political economy and economic history of the US and Europe in the 20th century, specifically how the historical memory of economic events is constructed and deployed. Previously, he worked in the US and the Americas Programme at Chatham House think tank in London on projects which explored the future of transatlantic economic and security relations.