Sociology – LIAM SWISS

Foreign Aid & Shared Organizational Ties

2015/12/27 by Liam Swiss

The advance copy of my latest article has been published by Social Forces. Co-authored with Wes Longhofer from Emory University, this study examines the influence of countries’ shared organizational memberships in international NGOs and inter-governmental organizations on whether and how much foreign aid flows between a donor and recipient country over time. We find that countries with more shared … Read more

Foreign Aid and the World Society

2016/01/072015/10/15 by Liam Swiss

Much of my research examines the role foreign aid plays in processes of globalization and the spread of norms and institutions. In particular I have been fascinated for the past decade with how aid functions as a part of what has come to be known as World Society. I have put some of my thoughts on … Read more