email: ryan.weldzius[at]villanova.edu
twitter: @RyanWeldzius |
Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Villanova University. My research lies at the intersection of comparative and international political economy, focusing on the distributional consequences of economic integration and the constraints that deeper integration places on the policies of states. My areas of focus are global supply chain trade, currency politics, and European integration. Some of my work has been published in Economics & Politics and the Review of International Organizations.
In my book project, The Chains That Bind: Economic Interdependence and Currency Conflict, I argue that the transformations in trade and production networks since the 1990s have altered how, and if, currency conflicts arise. The book provides a political explanation for the recent disappearance of currency manipulation as a strategy for export-led growth, and suggests a return to currency conflict if advanced economies re-shore supply chains in response to the global pandemic. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, M.Sc. in Economics and Management Science from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, M.A. in Politics from New York University, and B.A. in Political Science from DePaul University. I have held research appointments at the World Trade Organization, Washington University in St. Louis, and the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University. |