Grace Ballor
My research examines the historical intersections of global capitalism and international governance, particularly in the context of contemporary Europe. These themes are central to my current monograph project, which reconstructs the making of the Single European Market through the lens of corporations (under contract with Cambridge University Press), and to my recent article publications in Relations Internationales, Business & Politics, the Business History Review (forthcoming), and Business History (forthcoming). Before joining the Department of Social and Political Sciences as Assistant Professor of Economic History, I held positions at Harvard Business School, the Graduate Institute Geneva, and the European University Institute.
- International and global governance
- Global capitalism
- European integration and cooperation
- Contemporary and international history
Liberalization or Protectionism for the single car market? European automakers and the EC’s ‘Elements of Consensus’ with Japan, 1985-1999
Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-145, June, 2022The CE marking, business, and European market integration
BUSINESS HISTORY REVIEW, Vol. 96, no. 3, 2022Multinational firms and the politics of international trade in multidisciplinary perspective
BUSINESS AND POLITICS, Vol. 22, no. 4: 573-586, 2020Agents of integration: multinational firms and the European Union
ENTERPRISE & SOCIETY, Vol. 21, no. 4: 886-892, 2020Five Key Themes for Reforming the EU as Elections Approach
The Agenda, World Economic Forum, 13 May, 2019By taking a highly interactive pedagogical approach, I aim to empower students to engage with challenging concepts, develop strong analytical skills, and formulate their own original arguments. At Bocconi, I teach on themes related to my research across both undergraduate and graduate degree programs.