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Ilias Alami is an Assistant Professor at the Centre of Development Studies and the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge. He serves as the Director of the PhD programme and teaches MPhil Development Studies. His academic career includes positions at Uppsala University, Maastricht University, and Manchester University, along with visiting roles at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Sao Paulo, the University of Johannesburg, and Sciences Po Paris. Alami's research and teaching interests cover various aspects of political economy, including the political economy of money and finance, state capitalism, economic geography, international capital flows, North-South relations, and financialisation. He has a keen interest in the geographies of global finance and theories regarding the state, as well as the intersections of race, class, and coloniality. He encourages PhD students to explore themes tied to his research interests and works towards developing critical approaches within these areas.
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