URAP

Vinod Aggarwal - Professor, Political Science

Status: Current Term Now Closed     Weekly Hours: 9-11 hrs     Location: On Campus

The Berkeley Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Study Center (BASC) brings together scholars from Berkeley and around the world to conduct interdisciplinary research on U.S.–China strategic competition and the changing political economy of the Asia-Pacific. Our work focuses on high-tech competition—including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum technologies, and...

Vinod Aggarwal - Professor, Political Science

Status: Current Term Now Closed     Weekly Hours: 9-11 hrs     Location: Off Campus

This project examines how international trade and geopolitical pressures influence the development of technical standards in China. Technical standards establish requirements for product quality, safety, compatibility, testing, and production processes. Although standards are often presented as technical rules, they can also affect which firms and products are able to enter...

Vinod Aggarwal - Professor, Political Science

Status: Full- no new appr needed     Weekly Hours: 9-11 hrs     Location: On Campus

Business and Politics is an internationally ranked, peer-reviewed international political economy journal. This is a fantastic opportunity for students who desire social science writing and editing experience. This URAP also provides a unique inside look at the academic publishing process...

Vinod Aggarwal - Professor, Political Science

Status: Current Term Now Closed     Weekly Hours: 9-11 hrs     Location: Off Campus

For three decades after the Cold War, the United States championed open markets. Foreign companies were welcomed to invest, build, and hire, and capital moved across borders with little political friction. That consensus has unraveled. Politicians now compete to sound tough on foreign business, Congress introduces a growing stream of...