Katherine Bansmer

Katherine Bansmer Research Assistant Katherine Bansmer is an MSc student in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Oxford. Her research interests lie at the intersection of artificial intelligence and the criminal justice system,

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Sharad Trivedi

Sharad Trivedi Research Associate Sharad Trivedi is a legal researcher with academic and professional interests in constitutional law, criminal law, service law, and public policy. Before beginning his litigation practice, Sharad obtained a B.Com.LL.B. (Hons.)

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Daniel Butt

Daniel Butt Fellow Daniel Butt is Associate Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford and Fellow and Tutor in Politics at Balliol College, Oxford. He

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Chenghao Sun

Chenghao Sun Fellow Chenghao Sun is a fellow, associate professor, and head of the US–Europe program at the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University. Professor Sun’s research interests include US domestic

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Emilia Kowalewska

Emilia Kowalewska Associate Fellow Emilia Kowalewska, MA (Cantab), LLM, PhD, holds a Law Degree from the University of Cambridge, an LL.M. degree in International Human Rights Law (magna cum laude from the University of Notre

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Gambling on Development? An interview with Stefan Dercon

In this podcast, Stefan Dercon, Professor of Economic Policy at Oxford University and former chief economist at UK Department of International Development, argues that the elites’ policies, rather than the people, are the ones that matter for economic development. He also notes, while democracies and autocracies perform similarly well in economy on average, the real difference is the variance among autocracies.

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