Elle (short for Samu/elle) Striewski is an incoming DPhil student in Political Theory at the Department of Politics and International Relations. Their doctoral studies are generously funded by the Rhodes Scholarship and the David N. Lyon Scholarship in Politics, awarded by Oriel College to support research into ‘the politics of sex and gender identities in diverse societies’.

I am a DPhil candidate in International Relations at St. Antony's College, University of Oxford. Specialising in International Political Economy, my research focuses on the domestic politics and policymaking of countries amidst economic crisis.

I have prior work experiences at the US Department of the Treasury and the Associated Press. Before beginning the DPhil, I completed the MPhil (Distinction) in International Relations at Mansfield College, University of Oxford.