Alexandra Mathieu

Alexandra “Alex” Mathieu is a political scientist studying international relations and comparative politics. Her research interests include international status and prestige, nationalism, immigration, social psychology, Japanese culture and society, and East Asian regional politics. Alexandra received her B.A. from Bowdoin College, where she double majored in Government & Legal Studies and Asian Studies. She is currently completing her Ph.D. in Political Science at Columbia University. Her dissertation titled “Unpacking International Status in the Japanese Context” clarifies conceptual issues and tests multiple hypotheses regarding how and why international status impacts foreign policy, particularly those relating to social identity theory and Olympic hosting. Prior to coming to Yale, Alexandra was a Visiting Researcher at Waseda University.