Dr Victoria Stewart-Jolley

Victoria took her LLB at the University of Sussex before moving to Edinburgh to complete an LLM in Public International Law. She subsequently worked as a legal advisor on electoral processes for the United Nations for over 15 years, holding positions in East Timor, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Iraq, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea,  Montenegro, Albania and Libya. She has detailed comparative knowledge of electoral systems and has specialised in legislation development and electoral dispute resolution management. She initially came to Cambridge to read for an MSt in International Relations, and continued her research into a PhD. Her PhD focuses on the democratisation processes of Afghanistan and Iraq from both legal and international relations perspectives, and includes an examination of our understanding of democracy, political rights, and State transformation.