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Christian Winkler

Christian Winkler

PhD researcher - International relations
Spoken languages
English, German, French
Areas of expertise
  • Political Economy
  • Trade
  • International Negotiations
  • International Economics
  • Regulatory Politics
Geographical Region of Expertise
  • Europe
  • United States

PHD THESIS


Title: Trade as a multidimensional policy space: How social, environmental, and geopolitical considerations shape trade policy

PhD Supervisor: Cédric Dupont

PhD CO Supervisor: Julia Cajal Grossi

Expected completion date: 2025

My research focuses on the role of social, environmental, and security concerns in trade policymaking. I am particularly interested in how these non-trade issues influence the design of different trade instruments, including free trade agreements, non-tariff measures (NTMs), and supply chain legislations.
 

Profile
 

I am a PhD candidate in International Relations and Economics (Minor) at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva. I am also part of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) funded interdisciplinary research project on “Packaged Trade Agreements” at the Centre for Trade and Economic Integration (CTEI). I hold a MA in International Political Economy from King’s College London and a BA in Politics and Public Administration from the University of Konstanz. Prior to pursuing my PhD, I worked for the European Central Bank, the German Ministry for Economic Affairs, and private consultancies.
 

Research Interests


Global Trade; Global Value Chains; Geo-economics; Environmental Policy; Fiscal and Monetary Policy 
 

ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE
 

  • SNSF Research Assistant | Centre for Trade and Economic Integration, Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID)
  • Academic Tutor | Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Konstanz
     

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCES
 

  • PHD Researcher | Centre for Trade and Economic Integration; Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID) Genève, Switzerland; 2022 – present
  • Monetary Policy Communications Trainee | Senior Management Team; European Central Bank (ECB) Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 2020 – 2021
  • Intern | Public Management Consulting; PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Berlin, Germany; 2019
  • Academic Tutor | Department of Politics and Public Administration; University of Konstanz Konstanz, Germany; 2018 – 2019
  • Research Intern | Economic Policy Analysis; German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs Berlin, Germany; 2018
  • Intern | Public Affairs Consulting; FTI Consulting Berlin, Germany ; 2018
     

RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS AND WORKS
 

  • Sweetening the Liberalization Pill: Flanking Measures to Free Trade Agreements (with Noémie Laurens and Cédric Dupont). Review of International Political Economy (conditionally accepted)

  • Global Value Chains: The Road to Resilience (with Selina Hauser and Israel Gutierrez). In: M. Elsig, R. Polanco and K. Claussen (Eds), The Concept Design of 21 Century Trade Agreements. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2024. (forthcoming)

  • Zur Diskussion der Effekte Künstlicher Intelligenz in der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Literatur. (with Christoph Menzel). BMWi, Diskussionspapier Nr. 8. 2018.
     

FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS
 

  • Method Training Grant, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
  • Travel Grant, Swiss Academy of the Social Sciences (SAGW)
  • Full Postgraduate Scholarship, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
  • ERASMUS Scholarship, European Union (EU)
     

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