Join this virtual talk by Dr. Kristen Hopewell, Professor in the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and Canada Research Chair in Global Policy, on her new book, Clash of Powers: US-China Rivalry in Global Trade Governance. This book explores the impact of China’s rise on the global trading system, and the growing battle between the US and China over the rules of international trade.
“The book analyzes the impact of growing US-China rivalry on the global trading system, and forms the foundation for my CRC research program on contemporary conflicts in global trade politics and governance.” – Dr. Kristen Hopewell
Moderator: Arthur Zhang, Student, Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs, UBC
February 2nd, 2021
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm PST
Please register in advance. Details to join by Zoom will be emailed to you ahead of the event.
Speaker’s Bio: Kristen Hopewell is Canada Research Chair in Global Policy in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia. Her research specializes in international trade, global governance, industrial policy and development, with a focus on emerging powers.
Dr. Hopewell is the author of Clash of Powers: US-China Rivalry in Global Trade Governance (Cambridge University Press, 2020) and Breaking the WTO: How Emerging Powers Disrupted the Neoliberal Project (Stanford University Press, 2016).
Her academic research has appeared in journals such as Review of International Political Economy, Regulation & Governance, International Affairs, Global Environmental Politics and New Political Economy.
Her policy writings have appeared in Foreign Affairs, The Washington Post, South China Morning Post, The Globe and Mail and Global Policy, and her analysis has featured in venues such as the BBC, CNN, CGTN, Bloomberg, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, The Chicago Tribune, East Asia Forum, The Indian Express, Latin America Advisor and Foreign Policy.
Dr. Hopewell’s research has been supported by a Fulbright Fellowship, a UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Future Research Leaders Grant, the UK Global Research Challenges Fund, US National Science Foundation (NSF), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), and Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
Prior to entering academia, she worked as a trade official for the Canadian government and as an investment banker for Morgan Stanley.
Moderator’s Bio: Arthur Zhang is a first year student in the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs at UBC. He graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honors Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Arthur’s research interests focus environmental policy and trade, specifically in international trade policies and practices of hazardous waste and sustainability reporting.
After graduating, Arthur worked with a large international logistics company where he familiarized himself with Canada’s major trade partners, as well as many obstacles in existing sustainable supply chains. Arthur’s desire to connect his career with his interests in promoting sustainable development was what drove him to attend to the MPPGA program. Through the program, he hopes to obtain the opportunity and necessary policy skills in order to help develop sound and sustainable international trade policies that focus on the environment.
Hosted by: UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs; the Institute of Asian Research and the Centre for Chinese Research
