Guest Speaker: Xiaoming Huang (International Relations Victoria University of Wellington)

Lecture Abstract:

Liberal institutionalism focuses on the role of international institutions in the shaping of international economic order. This seminar discusses the role of international  structures. In the challenging times for the liberal international order in East Asia, international structures involve contending forces of trans-border industrial production and distribution, and the geopolitics of their organization. The rise and fall of these forces force countries to reorganize their international economic relations, "take sides" in alliances, networks and partnerships. Power shifts significantly limit the space in which countries can manoeuvre to maximize their interests.