Eleanor Knott

Eleanor Knott is an Assistant Professor in Qualitative Methods in the Department of Methodology. She received her PhD in Political Science from the London School of Economics in 2016.

Research Interests

Eleanor’s current research focuses on ethnic politics, citizenship and kin-state relations in post-Soviet space. Methodologically, she is interested in everyday nationalism and studying the meaning and practice of citizenship from the bottom-up. Currently, she is working on a book manuscript comparing Crimea and Moldova based on field research.

Eleanor’s next research project examines the meaning and practice of EU citizenship for EU27 citizens during the process of Brexit. She is currently collecting data via a large-scale survey (EUintheUK).

Broadly, her methodological interests include combining bottom-up methods (e.g. interviews with ordinary people and ethnography) and a comparative multi-sited or multi-method research design.

Expertise Details

kin-state politics; ethnic politics; nationalism; citizenship; post-Soviet politics; Crimea; Moldova; qualitative methods; interpretive methods; comparative politics; interviews

Companies

• Assistant Professor in Qualitative Methodology The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2017)
• Contributing Analyst Wikistrat (2015)
• LSE Fellow in Qualitative Methods The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2016 — 2017)
• Teacher, LSE100 The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2015 — 2016)
• Teaching Fellow University College London (2014 — 2016)
• Graduate Teaching Assistant London School of Economics (2012 — 2015)
• Postgraduate Teaching Assistant University College London (2013 — 2014)

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) London School of Economics and Political Science (2011 — 2016)
• Masters in Research The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2010 — 2011)
• Master's degree University College London, U. of London (2009 — 2010)
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) University of Cambridge (2006 — 2009)