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Nitsan Chorev is the Harmon Family Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. She specializes in global political economy, global health, and foreign aid, with a focus on international institutions and neoliberalism. Her research examines how foreign aid impacts development, the role of international organizations like the WHO, and the interplay between technology, military, and industry in Israel.
Chorev has held fellowships at Stanford's Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, the European University Institute, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She serves on the editorial boards of Politics & Society and Theory & Social Inquiry. Her work bridges global health policy, economic sociology, and international relations, analyzing how institutions navigate political tensions between wealthy and developing nations.
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- Key Projects: Current book project on Israel's tech-military industry; past works include analyses of WHO governance and U.S. trade liberalization.
Her 2020 book Give and Take critiques foreign aid inefficiency narratives, arguing for developmental aid's potential efficacy in East Africa. Earlier works explore WHO's bureaucratic resilience and the political conditions enabling U.S. trade globalization. Her research consistently integrates historical analysis with institutional theory.
- Awards: ASA Economic Sociology Book Award (2020), ASA Political Economy Book Award (2007).
- Grants/Advising: Supervises doctoral students in Watson's Graduate Program in Development, emphasizing multidisciplinary approaches to global challenges.
