ROSIE COLLINGTON

I study how governments, financial institutions and expert groups shape the global economy – and why this matters for the climate crisis, politics, and how we live.

My work focuses on the political power embedded in public decision-making – from climate finance and energy planning models, to risk management tools and management consultancies. I’m especially interested in how states try to steer markets towards decarbonization – and I’m even more interested in why these efforts so often fall short. I care deeply about the consequences of these failures. I’m trying to make sense of alternatives in my next book, under contract with John Murray/Hachette (UK).

I am a political economist at Copenhagen Business School and the co-author with Mariana Mazzucato of The Big Con (Penguin/Allen Lane), a book that explores the political economy of the consulting industry and its influence in governments worldwide. I also write and speak regularly for public audiences.

Outside of research, I love teaching and supervising students on all the above, and also enjoy writing and speaking for audiences beyond the walls of the university. I have contributed to outlets including The Guardian, NPR and BBC Radio 4.

My literary agent is Chris Wellbelove at Aitken Alexander. Please contact him for any public engagements – but for anything academic, including Guest Lectures, it’s best to drop me an e-mail directly on rc.ioa@cbs.dk.

I don’t really use Twitter anymore, but my BlueSky account is @rosiecollington.bsky.social, this is my LinkedIn profile, and here is my Google Scholar page.