“I used to be a Canadian trade negotiator at the WTO and one of the things that surprised me was all of this work at the margins that UN organizations were doing. So when I became an academic, I dove into this deeper.”
Associate Prof. Matias Margulis is jointly appointed with UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA) and Faculty of Land and Food Systems (LFS). His expertise spans global governance, human rights, and international law, and he has worked with institutions including the World Trade Organization (WTO), Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and United Nations’ (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
In his most recent book titled Shadow Negotiators: How UN Organizations Shape the Rules of World Trade for Food Security, Prof. Margulis leverages his expertise in an unprecedented exploration of how UN organizations influence the outcome of multilateral trade negotiations at the WTO.
Praise for Shadow Negotiators
“Shadow Negotiators is both truly innovative and empirically sound – a combination that is rare. A must for those who are interested in international organizations and global governance.” Michael Zürn Dean, Hertie School; Director of the Research Unit Global Governance, Berlin Social Science Center
“The book’s contributions are threefold; to global trade politics, the UN’s role in global economic governance, and, more broadly, theories about international organization and regime complexes. Indeed, Margulis effectively argues these findings are not limited to either agriculture or the system of international organizations exemplified by the UN.” Michael M. Gunter Jr., Journal of Human Rights
Get your copy of Shadow Negotiators now from Stanford University Press.
