Natalya Naqvi is an Assistant Professor of International Political Economy at LSE. Her research focuses on the political economy of finance and development.
Her current project investigates the conditions under which developing countries exert public control over their financial sectors in order to support industrial policy, despite constraints posed by economic globalisation. She is also interested in the political economy of sovereign debt and financial markets, and the causes and consequences of privatisation across the developing world. Related work is published in The Journal of Politics, European Journal of International Relations, and Review of International Political Economy, among others.
Prior to joining LSE Natalya held a research fellowship at the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance, Princeton University, and the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. She holds a PhD and MPhil from the University of Cambridge.
Dr Naqvi has limited capacity to take on new PhD students for entry in 2024/25.