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Rosie Col­ling­ton

Postdoc

Subjects
Climate Public sector Infrastructure

Primary research areas

Risk in the glob­al eco­nomy
I re­search how the lo­gics and in­fra­struc­tures of risk man­age­ment and ‘de-risk­ing’ emerge, evolve and in­flu­ence the glob­al eco­nomy.
States and in­ter­na­tion­al or­gan­iz­a­tions
I study how states, in­ter­na­tion­al or­gan­iz­a­tions (IOs) and man­age­ment con­sultan­cies shape and are shaped by macro- and geo-eco­nom­ic trans­form­a­tions
De­car­bon­iz­a­tion
Them­at­ic­ally, my re­search tends to fo­cus on de­car­bon­iz­a­tion, cli­mate and en­ergy policy.

How do states make – or break – the glob­al polit­ic­al eco­nomy? Who else gov­erns, and how?

I am a Post-Doctoral Fellow in International Political Economy at Copenhagen Business School. In broad terms, I study how states, international organizations and other actors shape – and are reshaped by – financial regimes in the global political economy. Thematically, I focus on decarbonization and economic policy. I primarily use qualitative and archival approaches.  

My current research is part of the Financial Transparency package of the Velux and Villum Foundation-funded project, ‘Algorithms, Data and Democracy’. 

Alongside my academic work, I regularly contribute to public debate, and have written for and appeared in media outlets including The Guardian, NPR and BBC Radio 4. With my PhD supervisor, Mariana Mazzucato, I am co-author of the book 'The Big Con'. 

Outside of research, I love teaching and supervising students on all the above. If you are a CBS student, you are welcome to book time to meet during my office hour on Mondays from 16.00-17.00 in Kilen 3.45. 

 

16 March 2026

Et frasalg af Ørsted vil svække Danmarks energisikkerhed

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December 2025

The Limits to Derisked Decarbonization

State Capacity Unevenness in Domestic Green Transition Strategies

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16 October 2024

Beyond Outsourcing

Re-embedding the State in Public Value Production

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