Teaching
I teach undergraduate courses at the University of Geneva (GSI — Global Studies Institute) and have given guest lectures at the EHESS and Sciences Po School of Public Affairs.
Instructor, University of Geneva
Political Economy of Foreign Aid
This undergraduate seminar introduces students to the systematic study of foreign aid and its distributive effects. The course examines why aid's poorest intended beneficiaries often do not benefit most from aid, how recipient characteristics shape aid reception, and explores aid's role in addressing international stability challenges including democracy promotion, migration control, epidemic prevention, and climate action. The final segment analyzes the fragmentation of the global order, characterised by intensified international competition over development finance, and populism's impact on traditional aid regimes. This seminar also prepares students for third-year research projects by introducing distinct research methodologies in each session.
International Development Organizations
This undergraduate seminar explores the role of international financial institutions (IFIs) in world development affairs. Students engage with political economy debates in international cooperation and development finance, covering both IFIs and regional development banks. The course examines classic studies on IMF and World Bank lending politics and their differential effects on borrowing nations. The second half addresses growing topics including increased IFI lending to developing country private sectors in response to sovereign debt challenges, regional cooperation growth through the African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and illicit financing and global governance responses to it.
Bachelor Thesis Seminar
This year-long seminar provides supervision for political science research projects. The fall semester combines unified methodology instruction and personalized group supervision, covering research question formulation, theoretical frameworks, methods, and analysis. The spring semester focuses on independent research with encouraged instructor meetings discussing empirical work progress and emphasizing the formulation of a clear and relevant research question.