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Brandon Sommer is a lecturer at Erasmus University College, specializing in the intricate field of political economy. His research predominantly focuses on the classic debates surrounding international political economy, emphasizing the questions of structure and agency within sociopolitical transformations. Sommer employs a theoretically rigorous approach to studying the complexities of historical and contemporary contexts, analyzing countries through various methodological lenses. A distinctive feature of his contribution to the field lies in his commitment to rethinking the qualitative-quantitative divide through an ontological perspective, advocating for robust analyses that transcend traditional boundaries. His PhD work exemplified this integrated approach by examining China's socio-economic transformations from the 1960s to the present day. Currently, he is engaged in a project aimed at further developing methodologies that bridge the qualitative-quantitative divide, ultimately hoping to create a cohesive framework for analyzing complex political economic phenomena.
Department of Econometrics / MSc Econometrics and Management Science.