Kate Alexander-Shaw

Kate Alexander-Shaw is a Researcher at the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science, working on the ERC-funded SOLID project exploring sovereignty, solidarity, and identity in EU policy post-2008. She specialises in comparative political economy, British and EU politics, and the politics of economic ideas during crises.

• PhD in Government (2018), LSE
• MRes in Qualitative Political Science Research Methods, LSE
• BA in Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge

Her research focuses on the dynamics of economic policy narratives in stable vs. crisis conditions, intergenerational fairness in post-crisis Europe, and income inequality in Britain. She has published on the EU's response to the 2008 financial crisis, New Labour economic policies, and the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on UK policymaking.

Notable affiliations include:

• Affiliate Researcher at the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI)
• Former Senior Policy Analyst at the Greater London Authority and HM Treasury