Rodriguez Díaz, Jorge Damián
Critical International Political Economy
Transnational Capitalism
Regionalism and Regional Integration
PhD in International Relations from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Master’s degree in political science from the University of Salamanca, Spain
Degree in Political Science from the Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Jorge Damián Rodríguez Díaz is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of the Republic (Uruguay) and a researcher at the Programme of International Studies. His work focuses on international political economy, with a particular emphasis on regionalism, regional integration, and the role of transnational capital in Latin America. He has participated in international conferences and has published in specialised journals, book chapters, and working papers, contributing to debates from a neo-Gramscian perspective in International Relations and offering a critical analysis of the region’s economic and political dynamics.
The primary objective of his research stay at UNU-CRIS is to advance the analysis of the role of transnational capital in the dynamics of regionalism and regional integration processes in Latin America, with a specific focus on the period of neoliberal globalisation. During his visiting research fellowship at UNU-CRIS, Damián Rodríguez will primarily work on these issues in close collaboration with Frank Mattheis within the Re-LAB Cluster. To this end, the research will examine transnational corporations in the automotive industry within the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), analysing these processes in light of the structural transformations of the global political economy, shifts in economic production models, and institutional frameworks.
The main expected outcome of this research stay is the systematisation and critical review of the literature to characterise the relationship between transnational capital and regionalism in Latin America. This approach will contribute to the development of a conceptual framework explaining how the structures of transnational capital shape regional dynamics, thereby fostering a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities for rethinking regionalism in the context of neoliberal globalisation and its crisis. Additionally, the research will critically engage with contributions from development theory and dependency theory in Latin America, positioning the analysis within the most relevant academic debates on these issues.