Dr. Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente is a University Lecturer at Leiden University, where he has been working since 2017. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 2013, and worked as an Assistant Professor at the City University of Hong Kong between 2012 and 2016 before moving to Leiden. His articles have been published in leading journals such as Review of International Political Economy, Political Geography, Globalizations, the China Quarterly, Third World Quarterly and Latin American Politics and Society.
Ruben’s research interests include ‘South-South’ relations, Global China’s developmental footprint, the role of natural resources in processes of development, and the transformation of politics and international relations under late capitalism.