Dr Michael TYRALA
BA Comenius University (International Relations),
MA Comenius University (European Studies),
MA Central European University (Political Science),
PhD City University of Hong Kong (International Political Economy)

Visiting Fellow Michael Tyrala is a Visiting Fellow at the Department of Asian and International Studies of the City University of Hong Kong. His research interests lie at the intersection between international political economy, international relations, and historical macrosociology. He focuses on the global offshore nexus between high net worth individuals, multinational enterprises, tax havens, and the professional intermediaries that facilitate their interactions; on the political, economic, and socio-cultural forces that struggle against this nexus; and on the impacts of these struggles on the structural dynamics that constitute the capitalist world-economy. His professional experience includes work in the NGO sector, in international organizations and bodies, such as NATO, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD, as well as in research institutions, most recently the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His upcoming publications include a research monograph titled "The Uneven Offshore World: Mauritius, India, and Africa in the Global Economy
linkEmail" href="mailto:%20mtyrala2@cityu.edu.hk">mtyrala2@cityu.edu.hk
Website:

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MMW : Mong Man Wai Building
TYB : To Yuen Building





Teaching
Introduction to International Studies Through Film
Asia in the World: A Critical Appreciation Through Film
State and Economy in Asia
History and Society in Asia
Poverty and the Politics of Aid



Research Interests
International Political Economy
Theories of International Relations
World-Systems Analysis
Global Offshore Economy
Tax Justice


Current/Recent Research Projects
Champions of Disruption or Status Quo Powers? Examining the Complex Roles of India and China in Global Tax Governance (HKUST IEMS Research Grants, 2020-2022).




Publications
Books 2022 (forthcoming, co-authored with Justin Robertson). "The Uneven Offshore World: Mauritius, India, and Africa in the Global Economy". Routledge.
Book chapters 2022 (forthcoming). "World-Systems Analysis and the COVID-19 Pandemic: How the Structural Dynamics of the Capitalist World-Economy Exacerbate Societal Vulnerability and Undermine Collective Responses to External Shocks". In: Miller, Monica K. (Ed.). The Social Science of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call to Action for Researchers. Oxford University Press.
2021. "On Heeding the Lessons of the Past and Adapting Them to the Present: A Strategy for an Effective Fifth International". In: Gills, Barry K., & Chase-Dunn, Christopher. (Eds.). Unity on the Global Left: Critical Reflections on Samir Amin's Call for a New International. Routledge.
Journal articles 2022 (forthcoming, co-authored with Jay J. Van Bavel, Aleksandra Cichocka, Valerio Capraro, et al.). "National Identity Predicts Public Health Support During a Global Pandemic: Results from 67 Nations". Nature Communications.
2019. “On Heeding the Lessons of the Past and Adapting Them to the Present: A Strategy for an Effective Fifth International". Globalizations, 16(7): 1092-1101.
Other articles 2020 (co-authored with Donald Low). "The Coronavirus Crisis is an Opportunity to Reform the Global Economic System". HKUST IEMS Thought Leadership Brief No. 40. https://iems.ust.hk/assets/publications/thought-leadership-briefs/tlb40/low-tyrala-covid-globalization-hkustiems-tlb40.pdf
2020. "The Belt and Road Initiative and the Ticking Time Bomb of Offshore Tax Evasion and Avoidance". HKUST IEMS Thought Leadership Brief No. 39. https://iems.ust.hk/assets/publications/thought-leadership-briefs/tlb39/tyrala-belt-road-tax-evasion-hkustiems-thought-leadership-brief-tlb39.pdf
2016 (co-authored with Pierre Habbard). "The Case for Making Country-by-Country Reporting Public". Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD.
https://tuac.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1606t_beps_cbc-rev-1.pdf

2016 (co-authored with Pierre Habbard). "The G20/OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Package – Assessment by the TUAC Secretariat". Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD.
https://tuac.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1606t-beps_assess-1.pdf

2015. "Europe Adjusting the Noose Around Its Neck". openDemocracy.
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/can-europe-make-it/europe-adjusting-noose-around-its-neck