Research Fellow
Benjamin Toettoe is a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at the University of Montreal. Previously, he completed a B.A. in Quantitative Economics and Politics at New York University and an M.A. in Comparative Economics and Policy at UCL. His main research focuses on the field of International Relations and the constraining effects of economic flows from China on the foreign policy orientations of recipient states. Some of his recent research projects have specifically examined the effects of projects funded through the Belt and Road Initiative on local public opinion and the sources of domestic actors' foreign policy preferences on questions related to China. Research interests: Foreign policy analysis, China's foreign relations, public opinion, domestic factors in foreign policy
