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Claas Mertens
I am a DPhil/PhD candidate in International Relations with a focus on International Political Economy. My research interests are economic sanctions, trade conflicts, and environmental economics.
I previously worked as a management consultant in Germany. I hold a BA in Business from the University of St Gallen, an MPhil in Politics from Oxford, and was a Visiting Student at Harvard.
I am Rowing World Champion 2015 and represented Oxford in the 2018 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race. Now, I am a passionate and very average surfer.
Teaching
I teach quantitative research methods at DPIR and have worked as a teaching assistant at the Oxford Internet Institute.
Publications
Carrots as Sticks: How Effective Are Foreign Aid Suspensions and Economic Sanctions?, International Studies Quarterly, Volume 68, Issue 2, June 2024, sqae016, https://doi.org/10.1093/isq/sqae016
The power of the “weak” and international organizations. The Review of International Organizations. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11558-024-09531-w
- With Duncan Snidal, Thomas Hale, Emily Jones, and Karolina Milewicz