Vasiliki Poula is a DPhil candidate in International Development at the University of Oxford, exploring infrastructure projects in post-conflict settings. She investigates the decision-making mechanisms that shape them and their impact on local communities and economies, challenging the conventional view of infrastructure as neutral, purely technical endeavours. Her research is informed by her experience in place-based policy-making – from the Greek Ministry of Education at the national level, to the European Commission at the supranational level, and the OECD at the intergovernmental level – as well as in the non-profit and private sectors. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Law from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Ms Vasiliki Poula presents her work at the Young Scholars Session.