The Statecraft Institute
Dr. Vinícius G. Rodrigues Vieira

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Dr. Vinícius G. Rodrigues Vieira

Professor

Brazilian Institute of Education, Development, and Research

Vinícius G. Rodrigues Vieira is Professor of Political Science at the Brazilian Institute of Education, Development, and Research (IDP). He also teaches Economics and International Relations (IR) at the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP) and the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV), São Paulo, Brazil. Being a former Fung Global Fellow at Princeton University, he holds a DPhil in IR from Nuffield College, Oxford, and in 2024 published the book Shaping Nations and Markets: Identity Capital, Trade, and the Populist Rage (Routledge). Since 2023, he has been serving as the co-chair of the International Political Economy Research Committee of the International Political Science Association (IPSA).

Publications by Dr. Vinícius G. Rodrigues Vieira

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    Commentary
    In the ongoing strategic rivalry between the United States and China, much attention has been paid to tariffs, export restrictions, industrial policies, and the reconfiguration of global supply chains. But these advances cannot be explained solely in terms of material or economic factors. These phenomena arise not only from the struggle over material resources but also reflect more profound tensions over issues of identity and sovereignty. The notion of “identity capital”, as identified in my book Shaping Nations and Markets: Identity Capital, Trade, and the Populist Rage, helps us understand the importance of narratives of nationhood in shaping economic and geopolitical dynamics.