CALEB MASTERS

Graduate Researcher specialising in Environmental Economics in Policy & Theory, Mixed Methods Critical Discourse Analyses and Full-Stack Web Development

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About Me

I am a graduate researcher with a first-class honours degree in Politics & Philosophy from the University of Sheffield, specialising in environmental economics, mixed-methods research, and critical discourse analysis. My academic work focuses on the intersection of political theory, environmental policy, and quantitative analysis.

My research expertise spans from web scraping and data analysis using Python libraries (pandas, scikit-learn, statsmodels) to conducting sophisticated statistical analyses including chi-square tests, regression analyses, and sentiment analysis. I have particular experience in examining power dynamics and structural inequalitiesthrough both quantitative and qualitative methodologies.

Featured Research: "Who is talking about 'green-growth'?"
A mixed-methods critical analysis examining how political leaders frame 'growthist' rhetoric at COP events. This research involved web-scraping 1,115 PDFs to create a refined dataset of 489 speeches across 180 countries, identifying linguistic patterns that correlate with countries' development indicators with >99.9% statistical confidence.
1,115PDFs Scraped
489Speeches Analyzed
180Countries
99.9%Confidence Level
Academic Research
Mixed-methods research, statistical analysis, and critical theory
Data Analysis
Python, web scraping, statistical modeling, and visualization
Policy Analysis
Environmental economics, political theory, and institutional analysis
Web Development
Full-stack development with JavaScript, Next.js, and modern frameworks

Academic Interests

Environmental Economics & Policy
Investigating the intersection of economic growth narratives and environmental policy, particularly how political discourse shapes climate action and sustainable development frameworks.
Critical Discourse Analysis
Examining how power dynamics and narrative framingfunction as political tools, with expertise in computational text analysis and sentiment analysis of large datasets.
Intersectional Theory & Social Justice
Exploring structural inequalities and systemic oppression through the lens of intersectional analysis, with particular focus on institutional accountability and social connection models of responsibility.
Phenomenology & Existential Analysis
Engaging with Heidegger's Being and Time and phenomenological approaches to understandingtemporality, authenticity, and the structures of human existence within political and social contexts.
Marxism & the Black Radical Tradition
Exploring post-Marxist theory and the Black Radical Tradition, particularly through the work of Angela Davis on prison abolition, intersectional feminism, and revolutionary praxis.
Post-Growth & Degrowth Economics
Investigating alternatives to growth-centric economic models, examiningdegrowth theory and post-capitalist frameworks for sustainable and equitable futures.
European Perspectivism & Critical Theory
Drawing from Nietzsche's perspectivism through to later French thinkers likeCamus and Foucault, examining power, knowledge, and the genealogy of moral and political concepts.

Let's Connect

Interested in collaboration or just want to chat about ideas? I'd love to hear from you.