Politics, Institutions, and
Production Networks
Revising our understanding of the political underpinnings
of economic globalisation
What are the political sources and consequences of economic globalization, and how do political institutions shape globalization?
Current frameworks emphasize a fragmentation of politics: conflict breaks down to individual firms and citizens, because the gains from trade concentrate on large, globally engaged actors. PINPOINT departs from this view.
By placing economic exchange between firms at the center, PINPOINT provides theoretical and empirical innovations that lead to a revised understanding of the political underpinnings of economic globalization — and of the mechanisms through which institutions shape it.
Explore the researchDomestic firms interact with international markets indirectly — as suppliers and customers of globally engaged firms. These linkages vary in quantity and quality, and are largely ignored in existing frameworks.
PINPOINT investigates how political institutions shape — and are shaped by — the structure of economic exchange, political coalitions, and citizen preferences in the context of global markets.
The project delineates the behavior of governments, firms, and citizens in the context of international markets, challenging prevailing theories of trade politics.
A new paper from PINPOINT, published in the British Journal of Political Science, shows how globalization pressures increase the salience of local identity, especially when they hit key industries in local economic clusters. This results in the election of candidates with local ties, contrasting with existing work on the globalization backlash. The paper is available open access here.
PINPOINT team members presented several new theoretical and empirical findings at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting in Chicago.