Leonard Seabrooke

Presentation

I am interested in the micro-level elements that permit the macro composition of the international political economy and transnational governance. This includes: how professionals compete and coordinate to establish new regulations and new markets; the professional careers of those involved in international economic governance and transnational activism; generational conflicts between groups seeking to secure housing and financial assets within different national systems of residential capitalism; the role of social taboos in family and household formation in different national welfare systems; and the everyday politics behind particular national political and economic institutions. My work frequently draws upon analytical and methodological tools from political economy and economic sociology, including sequence analysis and social network analysis, among others.

Primary research areas

• Professionals in International Political Economy
• Expertise in corporate networks
• Transnational governance
• Transnational Advocacy Networks
• Demographic change
• Taxation
   

Courses

Topics in International Political Economy (‘Professions and Organizations in Transnational Governance’) – Convenor.

Supervision

Interested in supervising in areas of: transnational governance, international financial governance, professional careers and trajectories, comparisons of tax, housing and fertility regimes.