Graham Higgins is studying for his DPhil in Politics at St. Johns College, Oxford under the supervision of Dr. Ranjit Lall. His thesis, “Budget Execution: Examining Congress’ hidden hand in U.S. foreign policy” intends to expose the ways in which Congress has rapidly expanded its power over the President’s foreign policy agenda via its suite of oversight tools.
Inspired by his former colleagues’ dedication to fiscal responsibility, Graham bases his research on his years working at USAID and the organization’s dedication to stewardship of U.S. taxpayer dollars “From the American People.” He returns to Oxford after completing a Master’s Degree in Diplomatic Studies where his dissertation “Checks and Balancing Act: The hidden budget processes behind Congressional foreign policy oversight” won the Jeremy Cresswell Prize. Graham completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Arkansas and hails from Ozark, Missouri.
