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    Series series Elements in Global China
    This Element examines China's evolving relations with the Bretton Woods institutions (BWIs), specifically the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group from the 1980s through 2025. Using a combination of new qualitative findings and quantitative datasets, the authors observe that China has taken an evolving approach to the BWIs in order to achieve its multiple agendas, acting largely as ... Read more

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  • International Political Economy in China

    The Global Conversation

    This book examines the evolution of international political economy (IPE) as a field of study in China, detailing the evolving boundaries and the content of the field. It surveys how the key themes in IPE, such as the conceptualization of power at the global level, the question of international order and international organization, the state and globalization, money and finance, and the source of ... Read more

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    Geographies of Race and the Power of Elite Institutions

    Honorable Mention, 2026 Leeds Prize, given by the Critical Urban Anthropology AssociationWinner, 2026 Dr. Leith Mullings Distinguished Senior Book Prize, given by the Association of Black AnthropologistsCharts racialized and class-based exclusion in Morningside Heights and its surrounding area by elite institutionsNew York City’s storied diversity has also been a story of racialized class ... Read more

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