Lecturer, Leiden University
Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente is a lecturer at Leiden University. His research interests include ‘South-South’ development cooperation, China’s international relations (with a specific interest on China’s engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean), the role of natural resources in processes of development, and the transformation of politics and international relations under late capitalism. His work has been published in journals such as Review of International Political Economy, Political Geography, Globalizations, The China Quarterly and Latin American Politics and Society. Ruben received his PhD from Cambridge in 2012, and worked as an assistant professor in City University of Hong Kong between 2012 and 2016 before moving to Leiden.