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.
Having worked extensively in and around the US Government, Graham bases his research on his time working at USAID and the organisation’s dedication to stewardship of US taxpayer dollars “From the American People.” He returns to Oxford after completing a Master’s Degree in Diplomatic Studies where his dissertation “Checks and Balancing Act: The hidden budget processes behind Congressional foreign policy oversight” won the Ambassador Jeremy Cresswell Prize. Graham completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Arkansas and hails from good ol' Ozark, Missouri.
