My research focuses on the activities of international financial institutions, like the International Monetary Fund. I am interested in the determinants, relational dynamics, and consequences of their lending, surveillance, and capacity development activities. This work has been funded by Cambridge Political Economy Society Trust, Cambridge Commonwealth Trust, Economic and Social Research Council, and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga.
My first book, A Thousand Cuts: Social Protection in the Age of Austerity (with A. Kentikelenis), was published in 2023 by Oxford University Press. My work has appeared in leading academic journals, such as American Journal of Sociology, BMJ Global Health, Review of International Political Economy, Review of International Organizations, Social Science & Medicine, and World Development.
I am also the curator of IMF Monitor, a data hub used by academics, civil society, and policymakers to track activities of the International Monetary Fund. Beyond my academic work, I have been a consultant to various international, public, and non-governmental organizations, including the German Ministry of International Cooperation and Development, Oxfam International, and Recourse Foundation.
Recent publications
Social protection and the International Monetary Fund: Promise versus performance
Alexandros Kentikelenis, Thomas Stubbs
Globalization & Health, vol. 20(1), 2024, p. 41
Greening IMF lending: Elusive prospects, mixed evidence
Alexandros Kentikelenis, Thomas Stubbs
Recourse, Amsterdam, 2024
Off track: The long road to mainstreaming climate action into IMF lending
Alexandros Kentikelenis, Thomas Stubbs
Recourse, Amsterdam, 2024
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Thomas Stubbs
Reader in Global Political Economy
+44 7522772306
Department of Politics & International Relations
Royal Holloway, University of London
Office 1-42
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United Kingdom