Mirek Tobiáš Hošman

Mirek Tobiáš Hošman is a PhD Candidate at the University of Bologna (International Relations) and at the Paris City University (Modern History). His Ph.D. thesis analyzes the institutional and intellectual transformation of the World Bank in the 1960s, related to the rise of economists and economic expertise at the institution. His research interests include history of international development and development economics, history of global governance, Cold War history, and bureaucratic reputation of international organizations.

Before his doctorate in Bologna and Paris, Hošman participated in work and research stays in Estonia, Italy, Japan and the United States. He is currently a teaching assistant in the course Global Connections: A Long-Term History at the Department of Economics, University of Bologna. His latest publications include Internal Dynamics as Drivers of Change in International Organizations: The Economists' Takeover at the World Bank (Swiss Journal of Sociology, forthcoming) and China’s NME status at the WTO: Analysis of the Debate (Journal of International Trade Law and Policy, 2021).