Manfred Elsig

Manfred Elsig (born 1970 in Brig-Glis, Valais) is Deputy Managing Director and Professor of International Relations at the World Trade Institute of the University of Bern, Switzerland (since 2014).[1] [2] He was director of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)-funded NCCR Trade Regulation from 2013 until the project ended in 2017. He is co-founder of the collaborative Design of Trade Agreements (DESTA) database.[3] He has published more than 30 articles in international peer-reviewed journals.[4]

Professor Elsig studied political science at the universities of Bern and Bordeaux. He received his PhD in 2002 from the University of Zurich with a dissertation on European Union trade policy. His research focuses primarily on the politics of international trade, regional trade agreements, European trade policy, international organisations, US–EU relations, and private actors in global politics.[5]

Employment history

Assistant Professor of International Relations, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, (2009-2013) Post-doctoral fellow, World Trade Institute, Bern and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva (2005-2009) Teaching fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science (2004-2005) Personal advisor, Minister of Economy of Canton Zurich (2002-2004) Public policy expert, UBS financial services group (2001-2002) Trade diplomat, Swiss Federal Office for Foreign Economic Affairs (1997-1999)

Selected books

References

  1. "Manfred Elsig" , retrieved 2018-03-07
  2. "Institute of Political Science" , retrieved 2018-03-07
  3. "Project Directors" , retrieved 2018-03-07
  4. "Manfred Elsig" , retrieved 2018-03-07
  5. "Manfred Elsig" , retrieved 2018-03-07
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