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In his academic career, Cox is known for his fierce independence and unwavering challenge of orthodoxy, as well as for his historical approach. While his initial scholarly contributions during his time at
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in 1947, eventually serving as director of their then independent International Institute for Labour Studies (1965–71). During his directorship he was appointed Professor at the University of Geneva's
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were quite conventional and focused on international organizations, following from his experience in the ILO, he soon adopted a more radical perspective. During his time at
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which allowed him to hold seminars there and supervise Ph.D students. Following his departure from the ILO he taught at
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and was still active as a scholar after his formal retirement, writing and giving occasional lectures. He was
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The Political Economy of a Plural World: Critical Reflections on Power, Morals, and Civilization
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Social Forces, States and World Orders: Beyond International Relations Theory (1981)
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Academic staff of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
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Gramsci, Hegemony and International Relations: An Essay in Method (1983)
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Production, Power and World Order: Social Forces in the Making of History
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The Anatomy of Influence: Decision Making in International Organization
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officer. He was cited as one of the intellectual leaders, along with
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International Political Economy: An Intellectual History,
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of political science and social and political thought at
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Canadian political scientist and UN officer (1926–2018)
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Robert Cox
CM
Canadian
political science
United Nations
Susan Strange
International Political Economy
professor emeritus
York University
International Labour Organization
Geneva
Switzerland
Graduate Institute of International Studies
Columbia University
Order of Canada
Montreal
Quebec
McGill University
Montreal
International Labour Organization
Columbia University
York University
McGill University
Timothy J. Sinclair
Robert Cox
Interview with Robert Cox by Theory Talks
Tributes to Robert W. Cox
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1926 births
2018 deaths

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