Dr. Federica Genovese

Biography

Federica Genovese is a Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Oxford, affiliated with St Antony's College. She joined the Department of Politics and International Relations in January 2024 and previously worked at the Government Department of the University of Essex from 2014 to 2023. Genovese holds a PhD from the University of Konstanz, an MA from Johns Hopkins SAIS, and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto. She has been a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University and an academic visitor at Nuffield College, Oxford, Collegio Carlo Alberto in Turin, and LUISS in Rome. Her research primarily focuses on international comparative political economy, with particular attention to climate politics and policy, globalization, and issues of redistribution amidst crises in Europe. In 2024, she received the Philip Leverhulme Prize, awarded to researchers at the early stage of their careers whose work will make an international impact. Her writings have been published in prestigious outlets, including Cambridge University Press, the American Political Science Review, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, and International Organization. Genovese's work has received support from several foundations, including the British Academy and the Carnegie Trust, and she was awarded the 2023 Research Leadership Award for her project on political economy and climate vulnerability.

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