I am a third-year DPhil Student in Politics at Merton College and the Department of Politics and International Relations of the University of Oxford. I study the creation and variation in the institutional design of independent non-majoritarian institutions, specifically Anti-Corruption Agencies (ACAs). What explains the adoption of ACAs? Why do they take particular institutional forms? What are the consequences of choosing one model over another?

Ali is a doctoral candidate in Politics at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. His research explores the formation of political sovereignty in the Persian/Arabian Gulf (c.1800-1936). Ali holds a Master’s in Religion, Ethics and Politics from Harvard University. He also holds a Master of Science in Global Governance & Diplomacy from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Boston College.