Erin Lockwood
PhD Candidate, International Relations
Northwestern University
Curriculum Vitae
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Education
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Expected 2017
Ph.D. candidate in Political Science (ABD)
Subfields: International Relations (Pass with Distinction), Political Theory (High Pass)
Committee: Ian Hurd, Stephen Nelson, Bruce Carruthers
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 2011-2013
M.A. Political Science
Thesis: “The Politics and Power of Value-at-Risk as a Response to Uncertainty”
American University, Washington, DC 2007-2011
B.A. International Studies
B.S. Economics
Study Abroad: London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England
Summa cum laude, with University Honors
Honors Thesis: “States as Non-Pirate Actors: A Conceptual History of Maritime Piracy”
Advisor: Patrick Thaddeus Jackson
Awards & Fellowships
Graduate Student Collaborative Research Fellowship in Global Finance
Cornell University Global Finance Initiative and Meridian 180: 2015-2016
University Fellowship
Northwestern University: 2011-2012; 2015-2016
Minar Memorial Summer Research Award
Northwestern Department of Political Science: 2015
Graduate Student Teaching Award
Northwestern University Department of Political Science: 2014
Conference Travel Award
Northwestern Department of Political Science: 2014; 2015
Conference Travel Award
Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies: 2013; 2015
Summer Program Funding: Contemporary Approaches to Global Politics Reading Group
Northwestern University Department of Political Science: 2012
Publications
“Beyond Conditionality: How Contracts, Credit Rating Agencies, and Credit Default Swaps Influence Borrowing States’ Sovereignty.” With Bruce Carruthers. Oxford Handbook of International Economic Governance and Market Regulation (invited, in preparation)
“The Global Politics of Central Banking: A View from Political Science.” Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Changing Politics of Central Banking Project, 2016.
“The Politics and Practices of Central Clearing in OTC Derivatives Markets.” In Governing the World’s Biggest Market: The Politics of Derivatives Regulation After the 2008 Crisis. Eds. Eric Helleiner, Stefano Pagliari, and Irene Spagna. Oxford University Press. Under review.
“Predicting the Unpredictable: Value-at-Risk, Performativity, and the Politics of Financial Uncertainty.” Review of International Political Economy 22(4) 2015: 719-756
Conference Presentations
“The Global Politics of Central Banking: A View from Political Science”
The Changing Politics of Central Banking Conference, Ithaca, NY: 2016
“The Politics and Practices of Central Clearing in OTC Derivatives Markets”
International Studies Association Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA: 2016
“Incomplete Control: The Circulation of Power in Finance” (with Stephen C. Nelson)
International Studies Association Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA: 2016
“Neither Persuasion nor Force: Authoritative Practices in Global Governance”
International Studies Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA: 2015
“The Construction of Financial Authority: The Credit Derivatives Market before and after the Crisis”
American Political Science Association Conference, San Francisco, CA: 2015
International Studies Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA: 2015
“Authoritative Practices in the OTC Derivatives Market before and after the Crisis"
Columbia University Doctoral Workshop, New York, NY: 2014
Balsillie School of International Affairs GPE Dissertation Workshop, Waterloo, ON: 2014
“The Political Consequences of Risk Model Performativity in International Finance”
International Studies Association Annual Convention, Toronto, ON: 2014
“The Politics and Power of Value-at-Risk as a Response to Uncertainty”
International Studies Association –Northeast Methodologies Workshop, Providence, RI: 2013
Midwest Political Science Association National Conference, Chicago, IL: 2013
“States as Non-Pirate Actors: A Conceptual History of Maritime Piracy”
International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA: 2013
International Relations Student Working Group, Northwestern University: 2013
Service & Leadership
Graduate Assistant, Global Capitalism & Law Research Group
Buffett Institute, Northwestern University: 2015-2016
Graduate Student Mentor, International Studies Program
Northwestern University: 2015-2016
Co-coordinator, International Relations Student Working Group
Northwestern University: 2012-2013; 2014-2015
Co-Chair, Northwestern Political Science Commune (graduate student organization)
Northwestern University: 2013-2014
Organized a mini-conference on “Gender and the Discipline”
Organized a year-long series of professional development events
Department of Political Science Teaching Committee
Northwestern University: 2014
Organized a panel discussion for teaching assistants in the social sciences on “Teaching Sensitive Subjects Ef
Effectively"
Program Co-Coordinator, Contemporary Approaches to Global Politics reading group
Northwestern University: 2012