Jam Li
Background
I work in the field of international political economy including topics of International Monetary Relations, the History of Financialisation and Monetary Hegemony, Theories of Economic imperialism. As a firm methodological pluralist, I work across diverse empirical approaches and theoretical standpoints.
Qualifications
I received my MA (Hons) in International Relations and MScR in Social and Political Sciences from The University of Edinburgh 2023 and 2024 respectively.
Project activity
Li, Minglou. 2023. “RMB Internationalization: A Fragile Impetus in the Global Monetary Order and the Dilemma of Regional Leadership.” Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science 56 (December):4-32.
Li, Minglou. 2025. “The Reluctant Hegemon: China’s Strategic Rejection of Global Currency Primacy.” Modern Diplomacy.
Invited speaker
Selected presentations:
‘Theorising RMB Internationalisation.’ Discovering "the West" in China, Global China Research Centre Series, University of Exeter, England.
‘Challenging Positivist Epistemology: Rethinking RMB Internationalisation through an Eclectic Theoretical Approach.’ Centre for Data Science Ye Chenghai Research Forum, Renmin University of China, China.
‘How US-China currency competition contributes to a stable provision of public goods to global market?’ The 3rd Interdisciplinary Doctoral Forum, University of Macau, Macau.
Papers delivered
‘Theorising RMB Internationalisation: Motivation, Means of Pursuit, and Driving Force.’ Institute of Area Studies, Peking University, China