Aurelie is a Research Associate at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, and a doctoral student at the Centre for Business in Society. Prior to joining CTPSR, Aurelie worked as a researcher for intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations. Her work focused on international and intercultural relations and public policy, working for the British Council, the Institute of Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa), and the Institute of Community Cohesion (iCoCo). She is a mentor for the 50 Foot Women programme and member of the Association of Consumer Research and Consumer Culture Theory Consortium.

The politics of markets and consumption are influential shapers of contemporary social relations, often reflected in the everyday contexts of increasingly diverse cities. The motivation for my research is to better understand how people’s routine daily lives are affected by large-scale, globalised change. In particular, my research explores: a) how rapid global change manifests itself in a local consumption context; b) how ‘the market’ and consumption affect peaceful coexistence in multicultural cities; and c) market-mediated forms of non-violent conflict transformation. Underlying all my research is a belief in the real-world transformative potential of research insights.