Dr. Stefano Pagliari (City St George’s, University of london) will deliver the lecture on “Economic Diplomacy: International Financial Regulatory Architecture” on Saturday October 31st, 2026 from 9:30 a.m. to 13:30 p.m. Dr. Stefano Pagliari’s research concentrates on the field of international political economy, and in particular on the political economy of financial regulation. He has written on a number of issues related to the politics of the international monetary and financial system, such as financial industry lobbying, regulatory capture, EU-US financial diplomacy, and international financial institutions. His work has appeared in a number of peer-reviewed journals including International Organization, Review of International Political Economy, New Political Economy, Journal of European Integration. Before joining City St George’s, University of London in July 2013, Dr Pagliari was a Fellow in International Political Economy in the International Relations Department at the London School of Economics & Political Science – LSE, as well as a Visiting Scholar at Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University. Dr. Stefano Pagliari has authored and edited a number of books, including “Governing the World’s Biggest Market: The Politics of Derivatives Regulation After the 2008 Crisis”, Oxford University Press (2018), “Making Good Financial Regulation. Towards a Policy Response to Regulatory Capture”, London: International Centre for Financial Regulation (2012) and “Global Finance in Crisis. The Politics of International Regulatory Change”, Routledge (2010). [read more]