Teaching

Undergraduate Courses Taught:

• Political Responses to Economic Globalization (Instructor)

  • This course examines the politics of international economic relations with a focus on domestic political responses to economic globalization. Drawing from the scientific literature in the field of international political economy, the course surveys the welfare and distributional aspects of international trade, investment (FDI), and migration as they relate to the politics of national and international economic policymaking. Topics include: the winners and losers from globalization; the determinants of trade preferences; the politics of exchange rate regimes and capital controls; the politics of foreign direct investment; the role of international treaties, the politics of immigration, and contemporary responses to globalization, such as the rise of populism.

• Introduction to International Relations (Instructor)

  • This course is meant to acquaint students with the core concepts, processes, and issues of international relations. The course covers topics such as international and civil conflict, international political economy, including trade and international investment, the global environment, and international law and human rights.

• Politics of the European Union (Teaching Assistant)

  • This course investigates the politics of the European Union. The integration of previously hostile countries into a single governance and economic structure is one of the most important developments in Europe, and possibly the world, over the past 50 years. In addition, we see currently how the economic conditions in the EU influence the global, and U.S., economy. To explain the creation and current policies and effects of the EU, we seek to understand the historical development, political institutions, and policymaking processes and outcomes of the European Union. Topics include federalism, different notions of sovereignty, studies of contemporary decision-making in the EU, and assessments of democratic institutions in Europe. Prominent points of debate, such as monetary union, trade policies, environmental policies, enlargement policies, and defense policies, are discussed. Particular attention is paid to the contemporary debates on changes to the decision-making institutions in the EU.