Leonard Seabrooke
Professor
Primary research areas
Expertise in corporate networks
Intergovernmental organizations
Transnational activism
I am interested in the micro-level elements that permit the macro composition of the international political economy.
Leonard Seabrooke is Professor of Political Economy and Economic Sociology at the European University Institute, based in the Florence School of Transnational Governance. He is currently on unpaid leave from CBS, where he holds the title of Professor of International Political Economy and Economic Sociology at the Copenhagen Business School. Renowned for his interdisciplinary approach across International Relations, Political Economy, Sociology, and Organization Studies, Seabrooke has published extensively in top journals across these fields, with over 9000 citations (h-index 49, ORCID ID is 0000-0001-5581-3293). He is a former co-editor of both International Studies Quarterly and Review of International Political Economy. Seabrooke has an exceptional track record in securing major competitive funding, including two European Research Council grants, five consortium grants from the European Commission, as well as projects from the Independent Research Fund Denmark (x3), Norwegian Research Council (x6), Velux Foundation (x2), and the Institute for New Economic Thinking. His leadership roles at CBS included leading the Organizations, Markets and Governance research group in the Department of Organization, being the founding Chair of the Ethics Council, and directing the flagship International Business and Politics BSc and MSc degrees, reflect his commitment to institution building and academic excellence. Seabrooke is also one of the two experts for the Social Sciences panel of the Chartered Association of Business Schools, which establishes global rankings for publishing excellence through its Academic Journal Guide.