Published research

• A Phenomenological Study of Habitus at an Elite International School (2022)

This EdD thesis, completed at the University of Bath, explores the lived experiences of sixteen adolescents pursuing the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at an elite international school in Central Europe. Drawing on phenomenological methods and narrative analysis, the study uncovers how students perceive and enact the habitus shaping their privileged educational environment.​

The work examines social reproduction within transnational elite schooling, highlighting group-making processes that reinforce global class hierarchies. Participants’ stories reveal the interplay of cultural exchange, historical dynamics, and current geopolitics in forming a ‘global elite’ identity amid complexity and nuance.

Interviews provide rich portraits of students’ class groupings and social relations, positioning the international school as a site of both cosmopolitan interaction and stratified privilege. This under-researched qualitative lens illuminates how elite institutions cultivate distinction, offering insights for international education scholars on equity, power, and futures of privilege.

Read the full thesis (PDF)

Magazine articles

• How deep is your love? What woodcuts, an obscure 18th century university tutor and a Nazi philosopher can tell us about AI and standardised measurement in education (and our lives) on Citizen of Elsewhere (2025)
• What does AI teach us about education? in TIE Online (2024)
• What’s in a name? ‘Artificial Intelligence’ is a contentious term, and its future in international schools should be too in International School Magazine (2024)
• What can ethical philosophy teach international educators about global citizenship? in International School Magazine (2022)

Other

(1) Its the end of the world so let’s build a new one – Inaugural address (2025)