About

Laura Nordström is a PhD researcher at the University of Helsinki (Political Science, World Politics and Global Political Economy). Her research is on the power of expertise and lobbying in the Eurozone crisis. She has completed degrees both in World Politics and in History. Before academia she acquired an extensive work experience in politics, such as in the European Parliament and the Finnish Foreign Ministry and Parliament. She has worked on EU, international, human rights and development politics. She has been a member of the Europaeum’s European Scholars Programme and of the project Between Law and Politics analysing intellectual foundations of the European economic constitution.

Research Interests

Elites, European Union, Foreign Policy, Interest Groups, International Relations, Political Economy, Political Theory, IMF, Austerity, Lobbying, European Parliament, Eurozone, Policy-Making

Current/Upcoming Events

Standing Groups and Research Networks

• Knowledge and Governance
• Interest Groups
• European Union