Astrid is currently reading for the DPhil International Relations. Her research focuses on the development of "official" (state led) memory regimes in the aftermath of traumatic national events, with a particular interest in the politics of forgetting and the role of official memory in state building. Her PhD project focuses on the origins, development, and contestation of memory regimes in east Africa, aiming to conduct a comparative analysis of the development of post-colonial memory regimes in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

I am currently pursuing a DPhil in Politics. My doctoral research focuses on the organisational structure of nationalist and Eurosceptic right-wing parties and their links with extra-parliamentary groups. Prior to my DPhil, I worked in political risk and management consulting for five years. I have an MSc in Comparative Political Economy and a BA in Politics and Economics.

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Lorin is an MPhil student at the Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR) and a member of Mansfield College, University of Oxford. Her research focuses on EU Derogation law, emergency/crisis management and human rights with special regard to the UK-Northern Ireland conflict (1968-1998) and Kurdish-Turkish conflict (1978-present).