I am a second-year MPhil in Political Theory at Oxford, funded by a Rhodes Scholarship (Pakistan & Balliol 2024). My research examines the intersections of labour, gender, and political theory in colonial and 'post'-colonial South Asia, with particular attention to housework, caste, and kinship, and the conceptual distinction between productive and reproductive labour.

Lukas Seibert is a DPhil (PhD) candidate in Politics at the Department of Politics and International Relations. In his doctoral thesis, he investigates how transparency regulations affect legislators' extra-parliamentary activities and how remunerated side jobs influence their behaviour within parliament. By exploring these dynamics, his work sheds light on broader questions of transparency and accountability in legislative bodies.

Graham Higgins is studying for his DPhil in Politics at St Johns College, Oxford under the supervision of Dr Ranjit Lall. His thesis, “Budget Execution: Examining Congress’ hidden hand in US foreign policy” intends to expose the ways in which Congress has rapidly expanded its power over the President’s foreign policy agenda via its suite of oversight tools.

Conor Walsh is an MPhil Political Theory student at the DPIR. Prior to studying at Oxford, Conor attended University College London where he graduated with first-class honours in BSc Philosophy, Politics and Economics with Social Data Science.

Samu/elle Striewski is a graduate student reading for the MPhil in Political Theory at the DPIR. Previously, they studied political and social philosophy as well as mathematics, comparative literature, and gender studies in Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris, and New York. At Oxford, they are continuing to work on Critical Theory in relation to queer and trans* struggles for/against recognition. Their thesis reconstructs how the Queers for Palestine challenges both mainstream Western queer politics and liberal conceptualisations of solidarity.