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Taylor St John

Senior Research Fellow
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Summary

Taylor St John is a Senior Research Fellow in the Research Group on Global Order and Diplomacy. 

Her research focuses on the politics and law of international economic relations. Her publications address how international institutions – especially those governing investment and trade – develop over time, as well as economic diplomacy, institutional design, and multilateralism.

At NUPI, she is researching blended finance. Before coming to NUPI, she co-led an NFR project on how foreign investors and states resolve disputes, and, together with Anthea Roberts, observed an investment law reform process within the United Nations over eight years, producing a series of papers and blogs. 

Her PhD monograph, published as The Rise of Investor-State Arbitration: Politics, Law, and Unintended Consequences (Oxford University Press, 2018) co-won the International Political Economy Best Book Award from the International Studies Association. She is on the editorial boards of the European Journal of International Law and Journal of International Economic Law, and is a general editor of the Journal of International Dispute Settlement.

Expertise

  • International economics
  • Economic growth
  • Trade
  • International investments
  • Globalisation
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • International organizations
  • Historical IR

Education

2015 PhD ved University of Oxford.Tittel på avhandlingen: The Power of Modest Multilateralism 

2008 Master i global governance og diplomati ved University of Oxford 

2007 Bachelor i internasjonal politisk økonomi ved College of Idaho

Work Experience

2018-2025 Assistant Professor in International Relations, University of St Andrews 

2016-2018 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, PluriCourts, University of Oslo

2015-2016 Teaching Fellow in International Political Economy, London School of Economics

2008-2015 Research Assistant/Researcher/PhD student, University of Oxford

Aktivitet

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Analysis

PODCAST: Is U.S. foreign policy now "open for business"?

  • Trade
  • International investments
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • North America
  • Governance
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Is U.S. foreign policy now "open for business"?
Podcast

Is U.S. foreign policy now "open for business"?

In this episode of the World Stage podcast, host Ole Jacob Sending (The Norwegian Centre for Geopolitics, NUPI) sits down with Alex Cooley (Columb...

Articles
Articles

Research group for Global Order and Diplomacy

  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • Global governance
  • Governance
  • International organizations
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Articles
Articles

Research group for Global Order and Diplomacy

  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • Global governance
  • Governance
  • International organizations
Sikkerhetsrådet FN cropped.jpg