Keith is a doctoral candidate with the Cluster of Excellence “Contestations of the Liberal Script” (SCRIPTS) at Freie Universität Berlin, where he studies populist economic discourses in former socialist countries and how the inequalities of the transition to capitalism affect the continuing stability of the liberal order. Keith’s dissertation is entitled “The Discourse of Economic Discontent in Czech and Polish Populist Movements: Rhetorical Choice or Pragmatic Policy?” His research interests include political economy, inequality, post-communism, and neoliberalism. Keith earned his MA in international relations from Charles University in Prague and previously worked for the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC.
Keith’s institutional profile is available via the link: https://www.scripts-berlin.eu/birt/bgts/bgts_people/phd-students/Prushankin/index.html