Economists tend to evaluate tariffs as good or (mostly) bad according to general precepts of economic theory. But as Trump definitely understands, in the real world they also serve political goals.

The political media calls Trump a “populist.” But as Dr. King made clear in a 1965 speech, American populism was a movement against everything Trump stands for. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on ...

She obtained her PhD in Communication and Culture from York University, Toronto, Canada. Her research interests are platform studies, the political economy of media and media policy and regulation.

The Master's degree programme has three study tracks: Governance, Organisations and Communication; Media and Democracy; and Global Political Economy. Find out more about the programme structure, ...

The Helsinki Centre for Global Political Economy (Helsinki-GPE) was founded in April 2020. The purpose of the Centre is to revitalise political economy – the oldest social science – and to foster ...