About
Ben Clift is Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warwick, with a career focused on the interplay between technocratic economic governance and political dynamics. He holds a PhD from the University of Sheffield and has held visiting fellowships at Sciences-Po Paris and the University of Oxford.
- Research spans comparative political economy, IMF policy evolution, and the political economy of climate action
- Key projects include Leverhulme-funded work on the OBR and UK growth in the context of Brexit
- Active in disciplinary history of IPE and French political economy studies
His recent work analyzes how technocratic institutions like the OBR and IMF approach climate policy and fiscal rules, revealing tensions between ideational rigidity and adaptive governance. Articles in Review of International Political Economy and Comparative European Politics examine the paradoxes of rules-based economic management and the contested politics of expertise.
Ben has been recognized with a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship for his work on UK growth challenges. He supervises doctoral students on topics including financialization, European integration, and climate policy dynamics, advancing critical perspectives on capitalist restructuring and social democratic renewal.
