Sean Starr
Biographic Data
| ID | 4380358 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sean Starr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sean |
| FAMILY NAME | Starr |
| SIGNATURE | STARR S |
| AFFILIATIONS | King's College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0333-8950 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 76 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
No end in sight for global capitalism
The future of global capitalism is tied to the future of the US’s economic dominance. We argue that many commentators greatly exaggerate US economic decline because they rely on outdated conceptualizations of national economic power from before the post-1990s age of globalization. Once we understand how American power has globalized, the virtually insurmountable nature of US hegemony in global capitalism becomes clear, for the foreseeable future.…
Which side are you on? Geoeconomic coercion and German corporate networks in the US–China rivalry
As the US-China rivalry intensifies, both states are mobilizing an array of tools - including tariffs, financial sanctions, export restrictions, and company blacklists - in a bid to strengthen their relative position within the global economy. These dynamics have generated profound challenges for Germany. Facing mounting pressure from both sides, its deep economic entanglements render it unable to align with either superpower or to effectively he…
A Chip War Made in Germany? US Techno‐Dependencies, China Chokepoints, and the German Semiconductor Industry
As geo-economic and geopolitical rivalries intensify, the US is weaponizing its power in global semiconductor supply chains to restrict Chinese technological development. To win this chip war against China, the US must compel key foreign firms in Asia and Europe not to supply its adversary with the materials, tools, and know-how needed to make advanced semiconductors. But will these firms agree to follow the US chip embargo and avoid the lucrativ…
The geographies and geopolitics of industrial policy
Industrial policy is witnessing a global resurgence. We propose that well-designed industrial policy must consider an industry’s regional structures, global linkages, and (variegated) exposures to geopolitical dynamics. In 2023, the UK government published a National Semiconductor Strategy. The National Semiconductor Strategy aims to grow this high-value sector, mitigate supply chain disruptions and protect national security. However, the strateg…
Responding to the China Challenge in Techno-nationalism
President Xi Jinping has made clear that the 'Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation' will involve world-leading competitiveness: his 'Made in China 2025' plan identifies 10 core sectors of advanced technology. This article investigates how elites in the United States and Germany have responded to this 'China challenge', a burgeoning 'techno-nationalist' phase of globalization. First, the article explores the divergent state responses of the US…
The Global Capitalism School Tested in Asia
Globalisation continues to stir debate. One burgeoning theoretical perspective is the "global capitalism school" (GCS), anchored around the writings of William Robinson. The GCS argues that globalisation marks a new epoch as nationally-based elites are no longer the central locus of power in world order with the rise of a "transnational capitalist class" (TCC). Jeb Sprague's edited volume, Globalization and Transnational Capitalism in Asia and Oc…
The Chimera of Global Convergence
Has the rise of the BRICs weakened the West’s grip on core sectors of the world economy? Sean Starrs weighs impressions of Western decline against the empirical evidence, finding plentiful signs of enduring US and European corporate power
American Economic Power Hasn't Declined-It Globalized! Summoning the Data and Taking Globalization Seriously
This paper argues that a fundamental failing in the debate on the decline of American economic power is not taking globalization seriously. With the rise of transnational corporations (TNCs), transnational modular production networks, and the globalization of corporate ownership, we can no longer give the same relevance to national accounts such as balance of trade and GDP in the twenty-first century as we did in the mid-twentieth. Rather, we mus…
American Economic Power Hasn't Declined-It Globalized! Summoning the Data and Taking Globalization Seriously
This paper argues that a fundamental failing in the debate on the decline of American economic power is not taking globalization seriously. With the rise of transnational corporations (TNCs), transnational modular production networks, and the globalization of corporate ownership, we can no longer give the same relevance to national accounts such as balance of trade and GDP in the twenty-first century as we did in the mid-twentieth. Rather, we mus…
The Global Capitalism School Tested in Asia
Globalisation continues to stir debate. One burgeoning theoretical perspective is the "global capitalism school" (GCS), anchored around the writings of William Robinson. The GCS argues that globalisation marks a new epoch as nationally-based elites are no longer the central locus of power in world order with the rise of a "transnational capitalist class" (TCC). Jeb Sprague's edited volume, Globalization and Transnational Capitalism in Asia and Oc…
Responding to the China Challenge in Techno-nationalism
President Xi Jinping has made clear that the 'Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation' will involve world-leading competitiveness: his 'Made in China 2025' plan identifies 10 core sectors of advanced technology. This article investigates how elites in the United States and Germany have responded to this 'China challenge', a burgeoning 'techno-nationalist' phase of globalization. First, the article explores the divergent state responses of the US…
The Chimera of Global Convergence
Has the rise of the BRICs weakened the West’s grip on core sectors of the world economy? Sean Starrs weighs impressions of Western decline against the empirical evidence, finding plentiful signs of enduring US and European corporate power
A Chip War Made in Germany? US Techno‐Dependencies, China Chokepoints, and the German Semiconductor Industry
As geo-economic and geopolitical rivalries intensify, the US is weaponizing its power in global semiconductor supply chains to restrict Chinese technological development. To win this chip war against China, the US must compel key foreign firms in Asia and Europe not to supply its adversary with the materials, tools, and know-how needed to make advanced semiconductors. But will these firms agree to follow the US chip embargo and avoid the lucrativ…
The geographies and geopolitics of industrial policy
Industrial policy is witnessing a global resurgence. We propose that well-designed industrial policy must consider an industry’s regional structures, global linkages, and (variegated) exposures to geopolitical dynamics. In 2023, the UK government published a National Semiconductor Strategy. The National Semiconductor Strategy aims to grow this high-value sector, mitigate supply chain disruptions and protect national security. However, the strateg…
American Economic Power Hasn't Declined-It Globalized! Summoning the Data and Taking Globalization Seriously
This paper argues that a fundamental failing in the debate on the decline of American economic power is not taking globalization seriously. With the rise of transnational corporations (TNCs), transnational modular production networks, and the globalization of corporate ownership, we can no longer give the same relevance to national accounts such as balance of trade and GDP in the twenty-first century as we did in the mid-twentieth. Rather, we mus…
The Chimera of Global Convergence
Has the rise of the BRICs weakened the West’s grip on core sectors of the world economy? Sean Starrs weighs impressions of Western decline against the empirical evidence, finding plentiful signs of enduring US and European corporate power
The Global Capitalism School Tested in Asia
Globalisation continues to stir debate. One burgeoning theoretical perspective is the "global capitalism school" (GCS), anchored around the writings of William Robinson. The GCS argues that globalisation marks a new epoch as nationally-based elites are no longer the central locus of power in world order with the rise of a "transnational capitalist class" (TCC). Jeb Sprague's edited volume, Globalization and Transnational Capitalism in Asia and Oc…
Responding to the China Challenge in Techno-nationalism
President Xi Jinping has made clear that the 'Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation' will involve world-leading competitiveness: his 'Made in China 2025' plan identifies 10 core sectors of advanced technology. This article investigates how elites in the United States and Germany have responded to this 'China challenge', a burgeoning 'techno-nationalist' phase of globalization. First, the article explores the divergent state responses of the US…
A Chip War Made in Germany? US Techno‐Dependencies, China Chokepoints, and the German Semiconductor Industry
As geo-economic and geopolitical rivalries intensify, the US is weaponizing its power in global semiconductor supply chains to restrict Chinese technological development. To win this chip war against China, the US must compel key foreign firms in Asia and Europe not to supply its adversary with the materials, tools, and know-how needed to make advanced semiconductors. But will these firms agree to follow the US chip embargo and avoid the lucrativ…
The geographies and geopolitics of industrial policy
Industrial policy is witnessing a global resurgence. We propose that well-designed industrial policy must consider an industry’s regional structures, global linkages, and (variegated) exposures to geopolitical dynamics. In 2023, the UK government published a National Semiconductor Strategy. The National Semiconductor Strategy aims to grow this high-value sector, mitigate supply chain disruptions and protect national security. However, the strateg…
No end in sight for global capitalism
The future of global capitalism is tied to the future of the US’s economic dominance. We argue that many commentators greatly exaggerate US economic decline because they rely on outdated conceptualizations of national economic power from before the post-1990s age of globalization. Once we understand how American power has globalized, the virtually insurmountable nature of US hegemony in global capitalism becomes clear, for the foreseeable future.…
Which side are you on? Geoeconomic coercion and German corporate networks in the US–China rivalry
As the US-China rivalry intensifies, both states are mobilizing an array of tools - including tariffs, financial sanctions, export restrictions, and company blacklists - in a bid to strengthen their relative position within the global economy. These dynamics have generated profound challenges for Germany. Facing mounting pressure from both sides, its deep economic entanglements render it unable to align with either superpower or to effectively he…
Political science (6 works) · China (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Asian Industrial and Economic Development (3 works) · Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism (3 works) · German (3 works) · Globalization (3 works) · Law (3 works)