Caroline Cornier

Caroline Cornier

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Personal profile

Overview

I am a PhD candidate at the Global Development Institute at the University of Manchester researching the colonial roots of African countries' commodity dependence. I focus specifially on Côte d'Ivoire, its cocoa sector and the role of global financial hierarchies.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

Education/Academic qualification

Master of Arts, Comparative Politics, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po)

1 Sept 201830 Sept 2020

Award Date: 30 Sept 2020

Bachelor of Arts, Social Sciences, European Politics and French-German relations , Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po)

1 Sept 201430 Jun 2017

Award Date: 30 Jun 2017

Areas of expertise

  • HC Economic History and Conditions
  • Francophone Africa
  • Political Economy
  • colonialism
  • Heterodox Economics
  • Finance

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Sustainable Consumption Institute
  • Global Development Institute

Keywords

  • Commodity Dependence
  • Financial Subordination
  • Colonial Continuities
  • Political Economy
  • Francophone Africa