Research
Thesis
Legal Financial Regulation and Populism: A Comparative Study of Socio-Economic Implications in Europe, the UK, and the USA
As a first-year PhD researcher, my thesis explores the overlooked intersection between financial regulation—particularly central banking and banking regulation—and the rise of populism in post-crisis democracies. Moving beyond economic determinism, the project investigates how legal frameworks governing financial institutions contribute to populist mobilisation by shaping perceptions of elite power and technocratic control. Framed within a discursive definition of populism, this study conducts a comparative analysis of the UK, USA, and EU to examine how regulatory responses to financial crises become symbolically contested sites of political struggle. The research remains in its early stages, with literature review and theoretical groundwork underway.
