Biography
Matthew joined the Department of European & International Studies as a Lecturer in International Political Economy in November 2023. He holds a PhD in Development Studies from the University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute, where he also worked as a postdoctoral researcher following the completion of his PhD prior to joining King’s.
Office hours
Thursday: 13.00 - 14.00
Friday: 10.30 - 11.30
No appointment required
Research interests
Matthew's research sits at the intersection of development studies, comparative politics and international political economy. His work examines the political economy of state-building, industrial policy and economic transformation under conditions of late development, with a particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa. More recently, he has explored the opportunities, tensions and contradictions of pursuing "green" industrialisation amid emerging global energy transition and industrial decarbonisation agendas.
PhD supervision
Matthew welcomes applications for PhD topics related to his research interests.
Teaching
Politics, development and the state in Africa (5AAOB214, Semester 2)
The political economy of development (7AAON221, Semester 2)
Research
Climate & sustainability researchers at King’s
King's researchers working across climate and sustainability
Just Transitions and Interdisciplinary Peace research group
Research group examining the transitions, natural resource governance, and (in)security impacted by decarbonisation and sustainability initiatives.
Geoeconomics and Technology Initiative
Geoeconomics and Technology Initiative at King's College London
Events
Towards a Just Transition with Resource Governance
Panel discussion interrogating the justice implications of the global surge of appetite for transitioning to net zero carbon emission.
Please note: this event has passed.
A Political Ecology of Security: The Conservation of Tackling the Illegal Wildlife Trade
Seminar discussing Professor Duffy’s book ‘Security and Conservation’ and interrogating how conservation and security are shaping each other in complex ways.
Please note: this event has passed.
Research
Climate & sustainability researchers at King’s
King's researchers working across climate and sustainability
Just Transitions and Interdisciplinary Peace research group
Research group examining the transitions, natural resource governance, and (in)security impacted by decarbonisation and sustainability initiatives.
Geoeconomics and Technology Initiative
Geoeconomics and Technology Initiative at King's College London
Events
Towards a Just Transition with Resource Governance
Panel discussion interrogating the justice implications of the global surge of appetite for transitioning to net zero carbon emission.
Please note: this event has passed.
A Political Ecology of Security: The Conservation of Tackling the Illegal Wildlife Trade
Seminar discussing Professor Duffy’s book ‘Security and Conservation’ and interrogating how conservation and security are shaping each other in complex ways.
Please note: this event has passed.