Marco Andreu

Marco Andreu is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Warwick's Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS), holding a PhD from the same department alongside an MA in International Political Economy (IPE) from Warwick and a BA in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen.

His educational credentials include:

• PhD in Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick
• MA in International Political Economy, University of Warwick
• BA in Business Administration, University of St. Gallen

Andreu's research critically interrogates the political economy of finance, with core interests spanning everyday and cultural political economy, ethics, poverty, financialisation, impact investing, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and impact bonds. His work dissects the historical emergence and operational realities of social impact investing, revealing tensions between humanitarian rhetoric and profit-driven financial mechanisms. This scholarship positions him at the intersection of critical finance studies and ethical governance.

His publications demonstrate a consistent focus on the moral contradictions of contemporary finance, particularly how instruments like social impact bonds reframe poverty alleviation as market transactions. The analysis reveals growing academic scrutiny of financialization in social policy domains, emphasizing the need for culturally situated ethical frameworks in international political economy.

Key recognitions include:

• PAIS Departmental Scholarship (2015–2019)
• Prize for highest overall average in International Political Economy MA programme (2013–2014)

Andreu actively contributes to the Warwick Critical Finance Group as an organizing committee member and serves as a Swiss civil servant, maintaining academic engagement through his Visiting Researcher position at Berlin's Hertie School of Governance. His dual career path bridges public service and critical academic inquiry into finance's societal impacts.