Mary Cooper

Assistant Professor
Political Science
2125 Derby Hall
614.688.0341
cooper.1670@osu.edu

Education
B.A., Syracuse University (1990)
M.A., Yale University (1996)
Ph.D., Yale University (2002)

Teaching/Research
Dr. Cooper's research and teaching interests include comparative politics, political economy, and the politics of financial markets, with a focus on China and East Asia. Her research examines the politics of financial market development, as well as the impact of globalization on Chinese politics, economy and society, including the dynamics of public opinion within China on WTO and globalization, and the prospects for democratization.  Her current research examines the role political regimes play in the creation of stock market institutions in China and other emerging markets.

Selected Publications
"New Thinking in Financial Market Regulation: Dismantling the 'Split Share Structure' of Chinese Listed Companies" (Journal of Chinese Political Science, 2008)

"The Political Impact of WTO Membership in Urban China," with Pierre F. Landry, in Globalization and Self-Determination: Is the Nation-State under Siege?, ed. by David R. Cameron, Gustav Ranis and Annalisa Zinn (Routledge, 2006)

Honors, Awards, and Service
Reviewer for International Studies Quarterly
Reviewer for Governance
Reviewer for Issues and Studies

Mershon Projects
Political Regimes, Financial Market Institutions, and Stability in Asia

Mary Cooper
Assistant Professor of Political Science
The Ohio State University