Ashley Wright

Ashley Wright is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, holding a doctorate (DPhil) from the Department of Politics and International Relations at the same institution.

Education:

• DPhil in Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford

Research Focus: Dr. Wright investigates U.S. foreign aid as a strategic policy instrument, analyzing congressional-executive power dynamics in aid appropriation processes. Her work examines how America's political structure shapes aid allocation through empirical analysis, archival research, and interviews with federal agencies. Key emphases include the political economy of aid distribution and institutional interactions between Congress and executive departments.

Affiliation: Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.