Alice Iannantuoni is an Assistant Professor of International Political Economy at the European School of Political and Social Sciences (ESPOL) at the Université Catholique de Lille, France.

We asked Dr. Iannantuoni about her current work and here are snippets of what she shared:

What is the focus of your current work and/or research? 

This past September, I started as Assistant Professor of International Political Economy at the European School of Political and Social Sciences (ESPOL) at the Université Catholique de Lille, France, although I am based in Paris. I work on the political economy of international cooperation, with particular emphasis on foreign aid and the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee.

How has your GRID minor helped you in your career?

The GRID minor has influenced my career in two key ways: first, it taught me that viewing political and economic phenomena through the “gender lens” enriches our understanding of them more often than not: for example, I have a recent research project studying how foreign aid donors decide where to fund projects targeting gender equality objectives. Second, while one can easily get cornered into an ever more narrow disciplinary subfield during graduate school, my time at GRID show me the tremendous value of an interdisciplinary approach.

Do you have any advice or suggestions for current GRID Students?

My advice for current GRID students is to take advantage of their GRID network and their time at Illinois to take classes and connect with scholars in departments outside of their own.

How can we learn more about your work? 

You can follow my work on Twitter and on LinkedIn