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David L. Blaney

G. Theodore Mitau Professor of Political Science (Emeritus)
Global political economy, international political theory

Carnegie Hall, 203f
651-696-6020

Curriculum Vitae

He has written three books with Naeem Inayatullah: International Relations and the Problem of Difference (Routledge, 2004), Savage Economics: Wealth, Poverty and the Temporal Walls of Capitalism (2010), and Within, Against and Beyond Liberalism: A Critique of Liberal IPE and Global  Capitalism (Rowman and Littlefield, 2021). And co-edited two books (with Arlene Tickner) that explore the state of international relations as a global discipline: Thinking International Relations Differently (Routledge, 2012) and Claiming the International (Routledge, 2013). His most recent book, Political Economy as Theodicy: Progress, Suffering and Denial (Routledge, 2024), reflects his continuing interest in the history of political economic thought.  He serves on the editorial team for the Routledge Press series, “Worlding Beyond the West.”

  • BA: Valparaiso University, High Distinction
  • MA, PhD: University of Denver