Dr. Scott James

Biography

Scott James studied at the University of Liverpool from 1998 to 2002 and obtained his PhD on 'Europeanisation and National Policy Making' at the University of Manchester from 2004 to 2008. He joined King’s College London as a lecturer in 2008 and served as Deputy Head of Department from 2014 to 2015. He has held visiting positions at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford in 2017, the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute in 2021, and the University of Warwick in 2025. His research interests include political economy, governance, finance, and technology, focusing on the development of international European financial governance, the impact of Brexit on Britain's political economy, and epistemic politics related to knowledge and expertise in policymaking. With over twenty-five articles published in leading journals and three books, he is also a co-convenor of the UK Political Studies Association’s Political Economy Perspectives specialist group. He teaches various courses, including European Union Politics and Comparative Public Policy and supervises PhD students on various topics related to his research interests.

Research Interests