Dr. Alexandra Cirone

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Alexandra "Ali" Cirone is an Assistant Professor at the School of Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She also holds a research appointment at BI Norwegian Business School and is a non-resident fellow at the Democratic Innovations Program at Yale University. Cirone's research interests primarily focus on political selection, institutional design in democracies, lottocratic governance policy, and historical political economy. Her work combines quantitative computational methods with historical data, employing natural and/or quasi-experimental research designs alongside extensive archival research. She has published extensively in leading journals, including the American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, and World Politics, contributing significantly to the fields of political economy and democratic institutions. Cirone is also involved in editing and co-founding Broadstreet.blog, which centers around historical political economy.

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Assistant Professor

— Present

London School of Economics and Political Science • London, England

Assistant Professor at the School of Public Policy, focusing on political economy and democratic institutions.

Requirements for London School of Economics and Political Science

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in a relevant social science discipline
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Specialization Notes

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