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Social Science Research Network, 2023
Resilience In Economic Sanctions: The Neglected Relationship Between Resiliency And Credibility In The EU, 2022
Most research in International Political Economy has studied the economic resilience of the count... more Most research in International Political Economy has studied the economic resilience of the countries affected by international sanctions. However, few articles reasoned on the attributes that sanctioners need to reach their foreign policy targets. Indeed, economic resilience against the spill-over effects of sanctions is paramount. For this reason, this study investigates the interaction between resiliency and credibility in the EU when implementing economic and financial penalties and their success. The article qualitatively assesses how resilience changes the success probabilities of sanctions. The analysis compares various EU sanctions
against economically influential countries, namely Russia, Iran, and Turkey. Therefore, the interaction between diverse economic counter-effects and European resilience affects the probability of effective coercion. Resiliency is measured as the swift capacity to diversify the imports of raw materials and the policy implemented by the EU to withstand detrimental sanctioning feedback. Indeed, this is a reliable operationalization of the aggregate capacity of sanctioning countries to reduce sanction costs. This contribution helps understand the efficacy of the EU sanctions. This paper provides insights into how the EU can create a more independent and resilient economic and political system capable of resisting shocks in
financial markets and domestic politics. Furthermore, with greater resilience, the EU penalties will be more credible and, thus, more efficacious in the long term.
theSquare Insight 18, 2022
The literature on the political economy of submarine cables is exceedingly scarce and inconsisten... more The literature on the political economy of submarine cables is exceedingly scarce and inconsistent. Therefore, this paper aims to address some of the concerns by developing a collection of possible political economy theorisations of the causal mechanisms between the presence and capacity of submarine communication cables and countries’ economies and polities. For each theory, this paper assesses the different expectations and policy implications that the instauration of the submarine cable has on the national and regional economies. In the following section, the article employs a qualitative methodology to forecast the different economic and political effects that previous assumptions could have in the new emerging scenario of the Quantum Cable initiative in the Mediterranean Sea. By implementing the previous political economy models, the article shows the consequences of the
Quantum Cable project on the Mediterranean economic structure and relations. Finally, the paper concludes that scholars must account for these dynamics in their future models. This paper aims to encourage further research on the economic, political, and social effects of submarine cables and other Internet connections more broadly. Further, it can theoretically equip other studies on the political and economic preconditions needed for a successful international or regional technological cooperation.
Essex Student Journal, 2022
This paper critically compares three different theorisations of trade based on the factoral Hecks... more This paper critically compares three different theorisations of trade based on the factoral Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson model (Rogowski, 1987), the sectoral Ricardo-Viner model (Hiscox, 2001) and the firm-related New Trade Theory model (Baccini et al., 2017). Indeed, all three papers seek to explain why some interest groups favour trade openness while others prefer protectionism. Respectively, each article explained trade based on the differences in the factor-endowments between various social groups, the domestic factor mobility (which can increase the importance of industrial-sectoral disparities), or the international competitiveness level of individual firms. Although the theorisation backgrounds and the research designs differ between the analysed papers, this article argues that, in the end, these contributions are an integral part of a bigger vision that support researchers in assessing to what extent some interest groups influence policy-making processes in contemporary democracies. Finally, this review noted the significant contribution of the microeconomic New Trade Theory: winners from trade liberalisation are not diffuse as presumed by macro-level analyses but highly concentrated and limited.
Essex Student Journal, 2022
The economic theory background of both the IR and IPE literature lacks to implement in their expl... more The economic theory background of both the IR and IPE literature lacks to implement in their explanations the crucial role of racial attitudes and conceptions. In this paper, I will briefly review the current state-of-the-art on modern state and capitalism formation in the IR and IPE scholarship from a racial viewpoint. This paper also revisits the critiques against Eurocentrism, which ignores the structured racial disparities present in contemporary institutions and interactions. After introducing the topic, I first evaluate the difficulties in locating an appropriate conceptualisation of "racism" in the literature. After that, I focus on the arguments that adopt race and racism to explain modern-state formation. Then, I implement the theories that explained how capitalism was born thanks to racial expropriation and exploitation of European colonies. Finally, I conclude that racism aided to determine the current global system and institutionalise Western ideas and concepts as superior. Thus, researchers must discover and implement a midpoint between the competing biases of exaggerating and disregarding racial and colonial heritages, to develop a thorough understanding of the political and economic world system.
Social Science Research Network, 2023
Resilience In Economic Sanctions: The Neglected Relationship Between Resiliency And Credibility In The EU, 2022
Most research in International Political Economy has studied the economic resilience of the count... more Most research in International Political Economy has studied the economic resilience of the countries affected by international sanctions. However, few articles reasoned on the attributes that sanctioners need to reach their foreign policy targets. Indeed, economic resilience against the spill-over effects of sanctions is paramount. For this reason, this study investigates the interaction between resiliency and credibility in the EU when implementing economic and financial penalties and their success. The article qualitatively assesses how resilience changes the success probabilities of sanctions. The analysis compares various EU sanctions
against economically influential countries, namely Russia, Iran, and Turkey. Therefore, the interaction between diverse economic counter-effects and European resilience affects the probability of effective coercion. Resiliency is measured as the swift capacity to diversify the imports of raw materials and the policy implemented by the EU to withstand detrimental sanctioning feedback. Indeed, this is a reliable operationalization of the aggregate capacity of sanctioning countries to reduce sanction costs. This contribution helps understand the efficacy of the EU sanctions. This paper provides insights into how the EU can create a more independent and resilient economic and political system capable of resisting shocks in
financial markets and domestic politics. Furthermore, with greater resilience, the EU penalties will be more credible and, thus, more efficacious in the long term.
theSquare Insight 18, 2022
The literature on the political economy of submarine cables is exceedingly scarce and inconsisten... more The literature on the political economy of submarine cables is exceedingly scarce and inconsistent. Therefore, this paper aims to address some of the concerns by developing a collection of possible political economy theorisations of the causal mechanisms between the presence and capacity of submarine communication cables and countries’ economies and polities. For each theory, this paper assesses the different expectations and policy implications that the instauration of the submarine cable has on the national and regional economies. In the following section, the article employs a qualitative methodology to forecast the different economic and political effects that previous assumptions could have in the new emerging scenario of the Quantum Cable initiative in the Mediterranean Sea. By implementing the previous political economy models, the article shows the consequences of the
Quantum Cable project on the Mediterranean economic structure and relations. Finally, the paper concludes that scholars must account for these dynamics in their future models. This paper aims to encourage further research on the economic, political, and social effects of submarine cables and other Internet connections more broadly. Further, it can theoretically equip other studies on the political and economic preconditions needed for a successful international or regional technological cooperation.
Essex Student Journal, 2022
This paper critically compares three different theorisations of trade based on the factoral Hecks... more This paper critically compares three different theorisations of trade based on the factoral Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson model (Rogowski, 1987), the sectoral Ricardo-Viner model (Hiscox, 2001) and the firm-related New Trade Theory model (Baccini et al., 2017). Indeed, all three papers seek to explain why some interest groups favour trade openness while others prefer protectionism. Respectively, each article explained trade based on the differences in the factor-endowments between various social groups, the domestic factor mobility (which can increase the importance of industrial-sectoral disparities), or the international competitiveness level of individual firms. Although the theorisation backgrounds and the research designs differ between the analysed papers, this article argues that, in the end, these contributions are an integral part of a bigger vision that support researchers in assessing to what extent some interest groups influence policy-making processes in contemporary democracies. Finally, this review noted the significant contribution of the microeconomic New Trade Theory: winners from trade liberalisation are not diffuse as presumed by macro-level analyses but highly concentrated and limited.
Essex Student Journal, 2022
The economic theory background of both the IR and IPE literature lacks to implement in their expl... more The economic theory background of both the IR and IPE literature lacks to implement in their explanations the crucial role of racial attitudes and conceptions. In this paper, I will briefly review the current state-of-the-art on modern state and capitalism formation in the IR and IPE scholarship from a racial viewpoint. This paper also revisits the critiques against Eurocentrism, which ignores the structured racial disparities present in contemporary institutions and interactions. After introducing the topic, I first evaluate the difficulties in locating an appropriate conceptualisation of "racism" in the literature. After that, I focus on the arguments that adopt race and racism to explain modern-state formation. Then, I implement the theories that explained how capitalism was born thanks to racial expropriation and exploitation of European colonies. Finally, I conclude that racism aided to determine the current global system and institutionalise Western ideas and concepts as superior. Thus, researchers must discover and implement a midpoint between the competing biases of exaggerating and disregarding racial and colonial heritages, to develop a thorough understanding of the political and economic world system.