President of International Studies Association (ISA)

March 1, 2020

I am greatly honored to have been elected as the president of the International Studies Association (ISA) for the 2020-2021 term. You can read more about the election and find my candidate statement on ISA's website.

EUI Max Weber Lecture on Globalization & Its Political Consequences

May 20, 2019

I lectured on the evolution of globalization and its political consequences as part of the Max Weber Lecture Series at the European University Institute on May 15, 2019. A video of the lecture can be found here.

I also held a more in-depth conversation with EUI Max Weber Fellows, Mustafa Aydin...

National Academy of Sciences Membership

May 2, 2019

I am deeply honored to have been elected into the National Academy of Sciences on April 30, 2019.

More information about the election can be found on the National Academy of Sciences website.

Globalisation, populism and the decline of the welfare state (Survival)

February 19, 2019

The costs imposed on individuals by globalisation are driving support for extreme political movements, says Helen Milner. Neither protectionism nor the traditional welfare state offer ideal solutions.

Globalization, Populism and the Decline of the West

February 19, 2019

In recent work, I explore whether rising inequality, financial crises, deflationary pressures, deindustrialization, competition from developing countries, and rapid technological change may be undoing the compromise of embedded liberalism that sustained globalization for decades. If so, what can be done to stop this trend? ...

A Note on the Enduring Legacy of Robert Gilpin (Foreign Affairs)

August 15, 2018

Robert G. Gilpin, one of the leading realist scholars of international political economy, passed away on June 20. When Gilpin began his career, the field of IPE, which is the study of how politics and economics interact in the global system, was in its infancy. He helped define the subject, and his realist vision established one of the primary lenses through which scholars have studied the field ever since. His clear and precise writing made his ideas accessible to a larger public. And the resurgence of nationalism, the... Read more about A Note on the Enduring Legacy of Robert Gilpin (Foreign Affairs)

Why We Should Preserve International Institutions and Order

July 28, 2018

NYT Statement

The international order formed after World War II provides important benefits to the United States as well as other countries. The United Nations, NATO, the World Trade Organization, the European Union, and other postwar institutions all help to provide...

Trump and Trade (BBC RADIO)

July 18, 2018

Milner discusses the consequences of the Trump administration's trade policies on multinational corporations and global supply chains to BBC Radio London.

Helen V. Milner

B.C. Forbes Professor of Politics and International Affairs

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