Matthew Eagleton-Pierce previously taught at the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford. He is a Member of the Senior Common Room at St Antony's College, Oxford. He holds a DPhil in International Relations from Oxford. His primary research interests are in the field of international political economy, particularly the politics of world trade. He also has strong interests in the conceptual analysis of power and legitimacy, international relations theory, and political sociology. He has particular interest in applying the ideas of Pierre Bourdieu to world politics. He is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Exeter.