Prof. Ying Chen, Assistant Professor of Economics at The New School of Social Research and the member of India China Institute’s Faculty Advisory Committee was interviewed by the Institute for New Economic Thinking on her work to better understand development, labor and environmental impact in the Global South, focusing in particular on the realities of Chinese economic policy as it has evolved. Watch the full interview here.
Chen’s latest article explores how researchers and global institutions in the Global North frame the narratives of climate change culpability through selective presentation of emission statistics that tends to minimize the accountability of the North while inflating that of the Global South. She argues that the reasoning provided by such narratives serves to justify and maintain the current hierarchical global system and reinforce ecological imperialism. Read the full paper here.