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Welcome! I am Sichen Li, an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics. From 2024 to 2025, I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University. I earned my Ph.D. degree in Political Science from UC San Diego in 2024.
My research explores the challenges that geopolitics poses to globalization, using a multi-method approach that integrates network analysis, survey experiments, case studies, and field interviews. My dissertation investigates how technological rivalry between major economies reshapes the role of governments in trade and investment policymaking, transforming them from advocates of economic openness into active drivers of anti-globalization policies. The first part of my dissertation explores why governments are increasingly linking trade and investment issues with national security. The second part examines how technological competition hinders governments from bilaterally resolving trade disputes. |