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. This research is jointly funded by the Economic and Social Research Council Grand Union DTP and Balliol College (Marvin Bower Scholarship).
Prior to beginning the DPhil, Astrid completed the MPhil International Relations, graduating with Distinction. Her thesis focused on the impact of memory politics on international energy cooperation in the East Mediterranean. She was the recipient of the Deirdre and Paul Malone Thesis Prize 2023 for outstanding achievement in the final MPhil thesis and exams in International Relations, also aimed at rewarding the quality of the candidate’s proposal for doctoral work; and to provide support for the doctoral research of the recipient.
Prior to joining the University of Oxford, Astrid completed a BA in International Relations at the University of Exeter, graduating with a Dean’s Commendation. She spent a year at the University of Hong Kong from 2019-2020, leading to her undergraduate dissertation on the role of memory politics in Chinese policy towards Hong Kong during the Anti-Extradition law protests.
Teaching
Astrid teaches the International Relations core module to undergraduate PPE students at Harris Manchester and Worcester Colleges.
