PH.D-CANDIDATE Matias Lennart Castrén
Matias Lennart Castrén is a PhD candidate at the Department of Political Science, South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany. The title of his doctoral thesis is “The political economy of India's strategic culture”. The research project is supported by the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation. Matias' research interests include global political economy, security studies, intellectual history and transnational corporations. Matias previously studied at the University of Malmö (MA) and the University of Helsinki (BSS).
Curriculum Vitae
Education
- 2021 - today: PhD student at the Chair of Political Science, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University
- 2017 - 2019: Master of Arts in Political Science, University of Malmö
- 2013 - 2016: Bachelor of Social Science in Political History, University of Helsinki
Professional Background
- 2021: Internship at the Embassy of Finland in New Delhi
- 2020-2021: Internship at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland
- 2020: Junior Advisor at Business Finland
- 2016-2020: Communications Officer at the Bank of Finland
- 2018-2019: Research assistant at the University of Malmö: “Precision Health and Everyday Democracy”
