Cecile Perles (July - September 2011)

Cecile Perles joined us from the University of Essex, where she is a PhD student in the Department of Government. Since October 2009 she has worked as a research assistant and as a freelance researcher for the British Academy. Her PhD thesis focuses on the evolution of the British judiciary's constitutional position from the mid-twentieth century to the present day and examines the concept of juridification in its normative sense, exploring the consequences of the decline of Diceyan ideas for the Westminster model of democracy. During her stay, Cecile assisted Dr. David Erdos with his current research on Data Protection and Open Society.