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Ida Bastiaens serves as Professor and Department Chair of Political Science at Fordham University. She holds a BA from Davidson College and a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, with extensive expertise in international political economy and development.
Her research centers on global economic integration and its political consequences, examining how international trade liberalization affects fiscal policy in developing countries, citizen preferences regarding capital flows, and democratization pathways. Key projects analyze remittance impacts on political systems, globalization's influence on voting behavior, and tax aid effectiveness for revenue generation in the Global South.
Recent publications reveal consistent focus on trade-agreement governance (particularly non-trade issues like labor/environmental provisions), fiscal vulnerability during economic liberalization, and democratic resilience in revenue-constrained states. Her work frequently employs cross-national comparative methods and mixed-method approaches.
Professor Bastiaens teaches undergraduate courses including Introduction to Politics, Political Economy of Poverty, and International Political Economy, alongside graduate seminars in Comparative Political Analysis and Global Economic Relations.
