Dr. Liane Hewitt

Biography

Liane Hewitt is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a transnational historian whose research focuses on European political economy, the emergence of industrial capitalism, and the dynamics of contemporary global order. Dr. Hewitt examines the historical forces that shaped international corporate power and its relationship with sovereign state power, looking at how European societies and various institutional actors, including trade unionists, cooperatives, and government organizations, contested the rise of corporate power. Her work blends international, legal, intellectual, and political histories with business and economic history to address classic questions about political economy and the governance of corporate power. Liane's book project investigates the long history of economic democracy, while her side projects explore the relationships between cartelization, tariffs, and deglobalization. She has received support for her research from prominent institutions and looks forward to teaching a wide range of courses related to global history, corporations, and state relations at Penn. Outside of academia, she enjoys cooking, listening to podcasts and audiobooks, cycling, playing basketball, and has plans to adopt a kitten.

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