Audrey Alejandro

Audrey Alejandro is an Associate Professor in the Department of Methodology at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She holds a PhD in Political Science from Sciences Po Bordeaux (2016) and previously served as a Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London. Her work bridges International Relations, Sociology, and Political Science, focusing on discourse, knowledge, and reflexivity in global contexts.

Key research interests include the politics of discourse and knowledge, with case studies on male circumcision as an HIV prevention policy, Eurocentrism in social sciences, and climate policy in small states. Methodologically, she develops innovative approaches like computational discourse analysis and serious games to enhance reflexivity in research and teaching.

Audrey is co-convener of the Doing IPS research group and co-founder of the Palgrave book series Trends in European IR. She has held visiting positions at institutions in Germany, India, and Brazil. A dedicated educator, she has won multiple LSE teaching awards, including the Excellence in Education Award (2019–2023) and the Class Teacher Award (2017).

Her book Western Dominance in International Relations? critiques Eurocentrism in IR and proposes reflexive methodologies to address systemic biases. Current research emphasizes multi-method qualitative analysis and collaborative role-play simulations to improve science-policy engagement.