About
Lauren Bachynski is a PhD student in the Department of International Relations at LSE. Funded by an LSE PhD Studentship, her doctoral research examines cooperation as a strategy for enhancing international status. Specifically, she explores how smaller states gain status recognition by demonstrating competence within cooperative partnerships with other states. By examining these dynamics, her research seeks to provide insight into how states can pursue international status while contributing to greater international stability.
Prior to beginning her PhD, Lauren worked as a Research Consultant in New York City for more than twelve years. She has extensive experience designing and leading large-scale mixed-methods research studies and has advised Fortune 500 companies, governments, universities, and non-profit organizations. She has also worked as a research assistant at Columbia University, where her research focused on the effects of status and power.
Lauren holds an MSc in Behavioural Science (with Distinction) from LSE, where her research focused on prosocial decision-making and behaviour. She also holds an M.I.D and BA in Economics from the University of Manitoba, Canada.
Research topic
Competence-Based Status Seeking: Recognition of Smaller States in International Relations
Academic supervisors
Expertise
International Status, World Order, Cooperation, Behavioural Psychology
Research Cluster affiliation
Security and Statecraft research cluster
Lauren has been funded by the Department of International Relations.