Rachael McDonald

I am an MPhil student in Comparative Government at the University of Oxford. My work considers how western governments use economic policy to shape relationships with citizens, particularly multicultural and ethnically diverse people. My research crosses normative political theory, critical policy analysis and comparative political economy.

I have previously tutored students in politics and policy at the University of Melbourne. Alongside academia, I have contributed to research at think tank Grattan Institute and the Parliament of Victoria. I am an organiser and regularly work within or alongside campaigns for social and economic justice.

I completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at the University of Melbourne, majoring in Indigenous Studies and Politics and International Relations. While at UniMelb, I received the School's Political Science Honours Thesis Prize for my research on Indigenous economic self-determination.