CGW26: 弥合制度差距

　　Closing the Institutional Gap

　　2026年11月6日

　　北京时间晚10点

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　　思遥将介绍她即将由剑桥大学出版社（Cambridge University Press）出版的新书《Closing the Institutional Gap》（《弥合制度差距》）。

　　随着跨国公司（MNCs）不断拓展全球业务，它们也在积极影响和塑造东道国的法律与制度环境。传统观点通常认为，在法治薄弱的国家，企业主要依靠外部制度来保护自己的财产权。而本书对这一观点提出了不同看法。作者认为，东道国的国内制度本身就是跨国公司发挥影响力的重要场所。跨国公司会积极推动东道国制定更完善的法律，并加强法律的执行，尤其是在知识产权保护方面。

　　通过原创数据集、调查实验，以及对企业高管、律师和政策制定者的访谈，思遥揭示了这一过程是如何运作的：跨国公司会推动本国政府与东道国政府进行谈判，争取东道国作出制度和政策承诺；与此同时，跨国公司自身也发挥着关键作用，确保这些承诺最终落实为真正有效的法律执行。

　　当前，全球规则的制定正在发生变化：过去以多边合作为主的模式，正逐渐转向双边谈判和各国国内层面的政策制定。在这一背景下，本书为我们理解企业影响力、国家主权与全球治理之间不断变化的关系，提供了新的视角。

　　主讲人简介

　　李思遥现任匹兹堡大学公共与国际事务学院（School of Public and International Affairs）国际事务助理教授。她获得宾夕法尼亚大学政治学博士学位，以及沃顿商学院统计学硕士学位。

　　她的研究主要关注外国直接投资与国际贸易的政治问题，以及企业与政府之间的关系。她的研究成果见Journal of Conflict Resolution，Journal of European Public Policy，Political Science Research and Methods等。

　　Closing the Institutional Gap

　　November 6 | 9 AM | EST | Online via Zoom

　　Professor Li will discuss her upcoming book Closing the Institutional Gap by Cambridge University Press. As multinational corporations (MNCs) expand their global presence, they actively shape the legal and institutional frameworks that govern foreign markets. Challenging the conventional view that firms primarily rely on external institutions to safeguard their property rights in countries with weak rule of law, this book argues that domestic institutions serve as critical arenas where MNCs advocate for stronger laws and enforcement, with a particular focus on intellectual property protection. Drawing on original datasets, survey experiments, and interviews with business executives, lawyers, and policymakers, Siyao Li reveals how home governments negotiate with host governments at the behest of MNCs, while the firms themselves play a central role in ensuring that these commitments translate into effective enforcement. At a time when global rule-making is shifting from multilateral cooperation towards bilateral negotiations and national-level policymaking, this book offers fresh insights into the evolving interplay of business power, state sovereignty, and global governance.

　　Speaker

　　Siyao Li is an Assistant Professor of International Affairs in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania and an MA in Statistics from the Wharton School. Her research focuses on the politics of foreign direct investment and trade, and business-government relations and her work has appeared in the Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of European Public Policy, Political Science Research and Methods, and The Review of International Organizations.

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