About

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I am currently a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow jointly appointment to the Political Science Department at Simon Fraser University and ESEI at Université Laval. I completed my DPhil (PhD) in International Relations at the University of Oxford in August 2018. My research focuses on understanding the rationales behind and the design and outcomes associated with international cooperation, ranging from regulatory cooperation to treaty making to summitry politics. I am particularly interested in human rights, labour rights, inequality, and global environmental politics.

My doctoral dissertation explored how and why states include labour and human rights regulation in international trade agreements. My postdoctoral research looks at the design and consequences of withdrawal provisions in international environmental agreements. This work is funded by a SSHRC Insight Development Grant, which I am Principal Investigator on. I am also working on a project that maps and assesses the structure of offshore networks. 

I also have a keen interest in the application of data science and statistical network analysis methods to international relations data and work extensively in R and Python. In addition, I work regularly with qualitative research methods, including elite interviewing and case studies. Overall, I enjoy teaching IR students research method fundamentals and about evidence-based decision making and research. 

Publications

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Peer-Reviewed Articles:

Peacock C., Milewicz, K., and Snidal D. “Boilerplate in International Trade Agreements”International Studies Quarterly (2019): (forthcoming, available online). Keywords: preferential trade agreements, non-trade issues, labor and environment, boilerplate, efficiency, distribution, power, network and text analysis.

Milewicz, K., Hollway J., Peacock C., and Snidal D. “Beyond Trade: The Expanding Scope of the Non-Trade Agenda in Trade Agreements.” Journal of Conflict Resolution 62, no. 4 (2018): 743–773. Keywords: trade, network analysis, international cooperation, trade interdependence, non-trade issues, preferential trade agreements, SAOM.

Morin, J.F.; Dobson, H., Peacock, C., Prys, M., et. al. “How Informality can Address Emerging Issues: Making the most of the G7.” Global Policy. (2019). doi: 10.1111/1758-5899.12668 

Papers Under Review and Revision:

Morin, J.F., Tremblay-Auger, B., and Peacock, C. “Treaty Design under Power Asymmetry: Trading Pooling for Flexibility.” 

Peacock, C. “Symbolic Regulation: Human Rights Provisions in Preferential Trade Agreements.” Regulation and Governance. (Revise and Resubmit)

Book Reviews:

Peacock, C. “Bounded Rationality and Economic Diplomacy: The politics of investment treaties in developing countries.” By Lauge N. Skovgaard Poulsen. International Affairs 92, no. 3, (2016): 731-732.

Non-peer reviewed publications and online resources:

Peacock C., Dobson, H., Morin, J.F., and Prys-Hansen, M. “The G7 Summit in Biarritz: Finding Agreement Amid Discord”. Future of Globalization, German Development Institute (2019).

Peacock C., and Weissinger L. “The Structure of Offshore: The Role of Intermediaries in Offshore Financial Networks.” Centre d’études pluridisciplinaires en commerce et investissement internationaux. No. 10 (2018). 

Peacock, C. “The Year of Fake Statistics? How Do Analysts Study the Brexit Vote?.”  Random Walk, Oxford Q-Step Centre. (2017).

Peacock, C. “Words that Matter: What Text Analysis Can Tell us about the Third Presidential Debate.” Random Walk, Oxford Q-Step Centre.(2016). 

Working Papers:

Peacock, C., Morin, J.F, and Tremblay-Auger, B. “Familiar Solutions: How regime complexes affect state ratification preferences.” Presented at 2019 APSA Annual Conference, Washington D.C.

Peacock, C, Morin, J.F. and Fournier, Veronique. “Withdrawing from Common Goods: Withdrawal Provisions in Multilateral Environmental Agreements.”

Peacock C., and Weissinger L. “Panama Papers: A Network Approach.” Presented at ISA Annual Conference 2018.

Workshops Convened

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The Design of Environmental Agreements Workshop 2019, Quebec, Canada. Co-convened with Jean-Frédéric Morin. Brought together 25 experts on global environmental politics and international institutional design.

Outreach and Policy

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Member of Think Tank 7 G7 advisory group (2019), convened prior to Biarritz G7 Summit, to provide recommendations for G7 sherpas and leaders.

Member of Think 7 G7 advisory group (2018), convened prior to Charlevoix G7 Summit which provided recommendations for G7 sherpas and collectively published “The Think 7 Quebec Declaration on Global Governance and the Challenges of Complexity and Inclusiveness”. Hautes études internationales, University of Laval. (2019). 

Contact

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Dr. Claire Peacock
Dept. of Political Science
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, B.C.
Canada, V5A1S6