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Dr. Julian Germann is an Associate Professor in International Relations at the University of Sussex, School of Global Studies. His academic work sits at the intersection of critical international political economy (IPE) and international historical sociology, with a focus on how globalization is changing amidst growing US-China competition and how Europe and Germany are responding to these dynamics.
Dr. Germann's educational background includes a PhD in International Relations and Comparative Politics from York University in Toronto (2013), where he worked with prominent scholars Hannes Lacher, Leo Panitch, and Stephen Gill. He also holds an MA in Political Science from York University (2007) and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
His research examines how state and corporate power shape our world through long-term pathways, crises, and possible future directions of global capitalism. Dr. Germann's current research focuses on the historical sociology of global governance, the political economy of capitalist crisis management, and US and German foreign economic policy. His work often centers on the semiconductor industry, techno-nationalism, and industrial policy responses to US-China competition.
Dr. Germann has published extensively in top journals including European Journal of International Relations, International Studies Quarterly, New Political Economy, and Review of International Political Economy. His 2021 book 'Unwitting Architect: German Primacy and the Origins of Neoliberalism' published by Stanford University Press is particularly notable. His recent publications (2023-2025) show a strong focus on semiconductor industry dynamics, US-China technological competition, and Germany's industrial strategy in response to global economic shifts.
Among his notable achievements:
- Director of the Centre for Global Political Economy (2017-2020)
- Convenor of the PhD programme in International Relations (2021-2024)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2017)
- Principal investigator on the 'Fostering international civil society cooperation' grant (2024-2027)
Dr. Germann teaches courses in international relations, global political economy, and world history at Sussex. His teaching philosophy emphasizes 'thinking historically and reasoning with evidence,' encouraging students to critically examine contemporary world order as neither natural nor inevitable. He leads the MA core module 'Foundations of World Politics' and the undergraduate module 'Trade, (De)Globalisation, and the New Mercantilism.'
He leads the 'Friction Point Research' group, which appears to focus on the tensions and conflicts in global political economy, particularly around US-China competition and technological sovereignty.
