Helen Milner

Helen V. Milner
Born	1958 (age 57–58)
Nationality	American
Institution	Princeton University
Field	International political economy
Alma mater	Harvard University
Notes
Thesis Resisting the protectionist temptation: industry politics and trade policy in France and the United States in the 1920s and 1970s. (1986)

Helen V. Milner (born 1958) is a political scientist from the United States who has written extensively on issues related to international political economy like international trade, the connections between domestic politics and foreign policy, globalization and regionalism, and the relationship between democracy and trade policy.

Career

She graduated with honors in international relations at Stanford University in 1980 and obtained her Ph.D in Political Science at Harvard University in 1986.^[1]

Since 2004 she is the B.C. Forbes Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and the director of the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School. She was the Department Chair from 2005-2011.

Since 1986 she was a professor at Columbia University and was between 2001 and 2004 James T. Shotwell Professor of International Relations at Columbia University.

For the moment, she is conducting research on issues related to globalization and development, such as the political economy of foreign aid, the digital divide and the global diffusion of the internet, and the relationship between globalization and environmental policy.

Academic awards and honors

• Fellow, Bellagio Study and Conference Center, Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio, Italy, summer 2004.
• Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford CA., 2001-2.
• Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2000–present.
• Member, Council on Foreign Relations, 2002–present.
• Research grants, Institute for Social and Economic Policy Research, Columbia University, 1999-2002.
• Social Science Research Council Advanced Research Fellowship in Foreign Policy Studies, 1989-91.
• German Marshall Fund Fellowship, 1989-90 (declined).
• Summer Fellowship, Columbia University Council for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences, 1987 and 1988.
• Sumner Prize, awarded by Harvard University for the exceptional thesis in international law and peace, June 1986.
• Kennedy Traveling Fellowship, Harvard University, 1985, dissertation research in Paris at the Atlantic Institute for International Relations.
• Research Fellowship, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., 1983-1984.
• Teaching Fellowship, Harvard University, 1982-1983.
• Ray Atherton Fellowship in International Relations, Harvard University, 1980-1981 and 1981-1982.
• Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University, 1979.

Bibliography

Books

• Milner, Helen V. (1988). Resisting protectionism: global industries and the politics of international trade. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691010748.
• Milner, Helen V.; Baldwin, David, eds. (1990). The political economy of national security: an annotated bibliography. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. ISBN 9780813379081.
• Milner, Helen V.; Baldwin, David, eds. (2014) [1990]. East-west trade and the atlantic alliance. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781349210510.
• Milner, Helen V., ed. (1993). The Library of International Political Economy (Series). London: Edward Elgar. General editor of multi-volume series.
• Milner, Helen V.; Keohane, Robert, eds. (1996). Internationalization and domestic politics. Cambridge England New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521565875.
• Milner, Helen V.; Mansfield, Edward D., eds. (1997). The political economy of regionalism. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231106634.
• Milner, Helen V. (1997). Interests, institutions, and information: domestic politics and international relations. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691011769.
• Milner, Helen V.; Katznelson, Ira, eds. (2002). Political science: state of the discipline. New York Washington, D.C: W.W. Norton for the American Political Science Association. ISBN 9780393978711.
• Milner, Helen V., ed. (2002–2003). The International Library of Writings on the New Global Economy (Series). London: Edward Elgar. General editor of multi-volume series.
• Milner, Helen V.; Moravcsik, Andrew (2009). Power, interdependence, and nonstate actors in world politics. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691140285.
• Milner, Helen V.; Mansfield, Edward D. (2012). Votes, vetoes, and the political economy of international trade agreements. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781280494222.

Articles

1985–1989

• Milner, Helen (Autumn 1987). "Resisting the protectionist temptation: industry and the making of trade policy in France and the United States during the 1970s". International Organization (Cambridge Journals) 41 (4): 639–665. doi:10.1017/S0020818300027636. JSTOR 2706761. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen; Snyder, Jack (Autumn 1988). "Lost hegemony?". International Organization (Cambridge Journals) 42 (4): 749–750. doi:10.1017/S0020818300034044. JSTOR 2706647. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen (April 1988). "Trading places: industries for free trade". World Politics (Cambridge Journals) 40 (3): 350–376. doi:10.2307/2010217. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V.; Yoffie, David B. (Spring 1989). "Between free trade and protectionism: strategic trade policy and a theory of corporate trade demands". International Organization (Cambridge Journals) 43 (2): 239–272. doi:10.1017/S0020818300032902. JSTOR 2706702. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen (July 1989). "Domestic and international sources of cooperation: oil politics in the 1940s and 1970s". The International Spectator (Taylor and Francis) 24 (3–4): 141–151. doi:10.1080/03932728908456679.
• Milner, Helen V.; Yoffie, David B. (July 1989). "An alternative to free trade or protectionism: why corporations seek strategic trade policy". California Management Review (University of California Press) 31 (4): 111–131. doi:10.2307/41166585.

1990–1994

• Milner, Helen V. (January 1991). "The assumption of anarchy in international relations theory: a critique". Review of International Studies (Cambridge Journals) 17 (1): 67–85. doi:10.1017/S026021050011232X. JSTOR 20097244.
• Milner, Helen (April 1992). "International theories of cooperation among nations: strengths and weaknesses". World Politics (Cambridge Journals) 44 (3): 446–496. doi:10.2307/2010546. JSTOR 2010546. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V. (Summer 1993). "American debt and world power". International Journal (Sage on behalf of the Canadian International Council) 43 (3): 527–560. JSTOR 25734020.

1995–1999

• Milner, Helen V. (September 1995). "Regional economic co‐operation, global markets and domestic politics: a comparison of NAFTA and the Maastricht Treaty". Journal of European Public Policy, special issue: The Single Market and Global Economic Integration (Taylor and Francis) 2 (3): 337–360. doi:10.1080/13501769508406992.
• Milner, Helen V.; Rosendorff, B. Peter (July 1996). "Trade negotiations, information and domestic politics: the role of domestic groups". Economics & Politics (Wiley) 8 (2): 145–189. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0343.1996.tb00126.x.
• Milner, Helen V.; Rosendorff, B. Peter (February 1997). "Democratic politics and international trade negotiations: elections and divided government as constraints on trade liberalization". Journal of Conflict Resolution (Sage) 41 (1): 117–146. doi:10.1177/0022002797041001006.
• Milner, Helen V. (Spring 1998). "International political economy: beyond hegemonic stability". Foreign Policy (Graham Holdings Company) 110: 112–124. doi:10.2307/1149280. JSTOR 1149280. Text. Also available at Berkeley.
• Milner, Helen V. (Autumn 1998). "Rationalizing politics: the emerging synthesis of international, American, and comparative politics". International Organization, special issue, International Organization at Fifty: Exploration and Contestation in the Study of World Politics (Cambridge Journals) 52 (4): 759–786. doi:10.1162/002081898550743. JSTOR 2601357. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V. (June 1999). "The political economy of international trade". Annual Review of Political Science (Annual Reviews) 2: 91–114. doi:10.1146/annurev.polisci.2.1.91. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V.; Mansfield, Edward D. (Summer 1999). "The new wave of regionalism". International Organization (Cambridge Journals) 53 (3): 589–627. doi:10.1162/002081899551002. JSTOR 2601291. Pdf.

2000–2004

• Milner, Helen V.; Mansfield, Edward D.; Rosendorff, B. Peter (June 2000). "Free to trade? Democracies, autocracies, and international trade negotiations". American Political Science Review (Cambridge Journals) 94 (2): 305–322. doi:10.2307/2586014. JSTOR 2586014. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V.; Austin, Marc T. (January 2001). "Strategies of European standardization". Journal of European Public Policy (Taylor and Francis) 8 (3): 411–431. doi:10.1080/13501760110056040.
• Milner, Helen V.; Rosendorff, B. Peter (Autumn 2001). "The optimal design of international trade institutions: uncertainty and escape". International Organization (Cambridge Journals) 55 (5): 829–857. doi:10.1162/002081801317193619. JSTOR 3078617. SSRN 276123. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V.; Mansfield, Edward D.; Rosendorff, B. Peter (March 2002). "Replication, realism, and robustness: analyzing political regimes and international trade". American Political Science Review (Cambridge Journals) 96 (1): 167–169. doi:10.1017/S0003055402004306. JSTOR 3117817.
• Milner, Helen V.; Mansfield, Edward D.; Rosendorff, B. Peter (Summer 2002). "Why democracies cooperate more: electoral control and international trade agreements". International Organization (Cambridge Journals) 56 (3): 477–513. doi:10.1162/002081802760199863. JSTOR 3078586. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V.; Judkins, Benjamin (March 2004). "Partisanship, trade policy and globalization: is there a left-right party divide on trade policy?". International Studies Quarterly (Wiley) 48 (1): 95–120. doi:10.1111/j.0020-8833.2004.00293.x. Pdf.

2005–2009

• Milner, Helen V.; Kubota, Keiko (January 2005). "Why the move to free trade? Democracy and trade policy in the developing countries". International Organization (Cambridge Journals) 59 (1): 107–143. doi:10.1017/S002081830505006X. JSTOR 3877880. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V. (December 2005). "Review essay: Globalization, development, and international institutions: normative and positive perspectives". Perspectives on Politics (Cambridge Journals) 3 (4): 833–854. doi:10.1017/S1537592705050474. JSTOR 3688183. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V. (March 2006). "The digital divide: the role of political institutions in technology diffusion". Comparative Political Studies (Sage) 39 (2): 176–199. doi:10.1177/0010414005282983. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V.; Mansfield, Edward D.; Pevehouse, Jon C. (July 2007). "Vetoing co-operation: the impact of veto players on preferential trading arrangements". British Journal of Political Science (Cambridge Journals) 37 (3): 403–432. doi:10.1017/S0007123407000221. JSTOR 4497301. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V.; Andonova, Liliana; Mansfield, Edward D. (July 2007). "International trade and environmental policy in the postcommunist world". Comparative Political Studies (Sage) 40 (7): 782–807. doi:10.1177/0010414006293215. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V.; Mansfield, Edward D.; Pevehouse, Jon C. (January 2008). "Democracy, veto players and the depth of regional integration". The World Economy (Wiley) 31 (1): 67–96. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9701.2007.01082.x. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V. (April 2008). "Commentary on the special issue". Journal of Conflict Resolution (Sage) 52 (2): 334–337. doi:10.1177/0022002708314676. JSTOR 27638609. Extract.
• Milner, Helen; Büthe, Tim (October 2008). "The politics of foreign direct investment into developing countries: increasing FDI through international trade agreements?". American Journal of Political Science (Wiley) 52 (4): 741–762. doi:10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00340.x. JSTOR 25193847. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V.; Mukherjee, Bumba (June 2009). "Democratization and economic globalization". Annual Review of Political Science (Annual Reviews) 12: 161–181. doi:10.1146/annurev.polisci.12.110507.114722. SSRN 1600570. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V.; Girard, Michel (Spring 2009). "Introduction: turbulences et stabilité dans les relations transatlantiques" [Introduction: turbulence and stability in transatlantic relations]. Politique Etrangere, special issue: The Crisis: Analysis and Issues (Cairn.info) 1: 61–71. doi:10.3917/pe.091.0061.

2010–2014

• Milner, Helen V.; Tingley, Dustin H. (July 2010). "The political economy of U.S. foreign aid: American legislators and the domestic politics of aid". Economics & Politics (Wiley) 22 (2): 200–232. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0343.2009.00356.x. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V.; Chaudoin, Stephen; Tingley, Dustin H. (Summer 2010). "The center still holds: the potential for liberal internationalism survives". International Security (MIT Press) 35 (1): 75–94. doi:10.1162/ISEC_a_00003. JSTOR 40784647. SSRN 1552096. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V.; Mansfield, Edward D. (Summer 2010). "Regime type, veto points, and preferential trading arrangements". Stanford Journal of International Law (Stanford Law School) 46 (2): 219–242. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V.; Tingley, Dustin H. (January 2011). "Who supports global economic engagement? The sources of preferences in American foreign economic policy". International Organization (Cambridge Journals) 65 (1): 37–68. doi:10.1017/S0020818310000317. JSTOR 23016103. Pdf.
• Milner, Helen V.; Hicks, Raymond; Tingley, Dustin H. (March 2014). "Trade policy, economic interests, and party politics in a developing country: the political economy of CAFTA-DR". International Studies Quarterly (Wiley) 58 (1): 106–117. doi:10.1111/isqu.12057. Pdf.

2015 onwards

• Milner, Helen V.; Chaudoin, Stephen; Pang, Xun (Spring 2015). "International systems and domestic politics: linking complex interactions with empirical models in international relations". International Organization (Cambridge Journals) 69 (2): 275–309. doi:10.1017/S0020818314000356.
• Milner, Helen V.; Mutz, Diana C.; Silver, Laura R. (June 2015). "Men, women, trade, and free markets". International Studies Quarterly (Wiley) 59 (2): 303–315. doi:10.1111/isqu.12170.
• Milner, Helen V.; Rudra, Nita (December 2015). "Globalization and the political benefits of the informal economy". International Studies Review (Wiley) 17 (4): 664–669. doi:10.1111/misr.12268.

References

1. Milner, Helen V. (1986). Resisting the protectionist temptation: industry politics and trade policy in France and the United States in the 1920s and 1970s (Ph.D thesis). Harvard University. OCLC 25994297.

External links

• Princeton - Helen Milner
• Princeton - Helen Milner - Curriculum Vitae

(Works by or about Helen Milner in libraries (WorldCat catalog)