Lindsey holds two postdocs with the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy spreading her time between the University of Sussex and Cardiff University. She’s investigating the formal and informal fora and formats that exist within the UK trade policymaking apparatus through which various interests are represented. Lindsey has a keen interest in the concept of informality and co-edited Informality in Policymaking (2025) to problematize the concept as it emerges in policymaking. Using a novel ethnographic approach to study trade policy, Lindsey has worked with the UK devolved administrations and the Canadian provinces to explore the everyday activities of policy work. She also has practitioner experience as a policy analyst and advisor to the Scottish Government, Alberta Government, and the City of Airdrie (Canada).
Lindsey Garner-Knapp
Research Fellow, CITP, University of Sussex
Specialist in
Intergovernmental relations, informality in policymaking, trade policymaking, UK devolved and Canadian provincial governments in international trade