Jennifer Constantine

Jennifer Constantine is a PhD candidate in the Department of International Development at King’s, funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council. Her PhD research "Zero Hunger Britain - learning from Brazil? The role of transnational actors in UK food and nutrition security policy debates" examines Brazil's influence on food and nutrition security policy debates in the UK. Jennifer has 15 years of professional experience in international development, spanning research, project management, consulting and policy advisory services in Europe, Latin America, and Southern Africa; working for a range of international organisations, government, academia, think-tanks, NGOs and the private sector. Jennifer completed a BA Hons in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at King’s College London in 2004, and an MA in Development Studies at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex in 2011.

Jennifer's research examines Brazil’s influence on food and nutrition security (FNS) policy debates in the UK, exploring the role of different transnational actors in the travel and translation of these ideas from Brazil, and the ways in which State and non-State actors shape FNS policy agendas in the UK. She is particularly interested in the politics around the right to food, and the governance of food and nutrition security, at the national, devolved nation and local level. This links to her recent research on policy learning in development cooperation, exploring the South-South and South-North transfer/diffusion of policy learning, in particular from and with Brazil. Previous research interests include the political economy of the BRICS and other 'emerging' economies in international development and global aid architectures.