Julie Radomski
@julieradomski.bsky.social
Postdoc at Boston University Global Development Policy Center
@gdp-center • Global China, political economy of development in Latin America, critical geography • also, dogs
@gdp-center • Global China, political economy of development in Latin America, critical geography • also, dogs
Excited to share my @gdp-center.bsky.social working paper mapping how many Chinese-financed hydro projects are based on old, previously shelved designs.
These “dinosaur dams” don't run on fossil fuels but they are fossils... and carry heavy environmental + social risk 🦕
www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/08/...
These “dinosaur dams” don't run on fossil fuels but they are fossils... and carry heavy environmental + social risk 🦕
www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/08/...
Dinosaur Dams: The Historical Origins of Chinese Hydroelectric Projects and Their Environmental Implications | Global Development Policy Center
www.bu.edu
September 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Excited to share my @gdp-center.bsky.social working paper mapping how many Chinese-financed hydro projects are based on old, previously shelved designs.
These “dinosaur dams” don't run on fossil fuels but they are fossils... and carry heavy environmental + social risk 🦕
www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/08/...
These “dinosaur dams” don't run on fossil fuels but they are fossils... and carry heavy environmental + social risk 🦕
www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/08/...
I loved the opportunity to reflect on fieldwork highs and lows for the forthcoming @madeinchinajournal.com issue! And to share some recent photos from the banks of the Coca River💧
How can interpretive methods help us study Global China in politically sensitive contexts? In this essay, @julieradomski.bsky.social draws on her experience of ethnographic research on a contested infrastructure project in Ecuador to reflect on how positionality influences access and insight.
Positioning the Researcher in Global China: Interpretivist Tools for Knowledge Production from the Field
Researching Global China often requires navigating politically sensitive environments to which access is restricted, where narratives are contested, and where researcher identity may shape fieldwork d...
globalchinapulse.net
June 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I loved the opportunity to reflect on fieldwork highs and lows for the forthcoming @madeinchinajournal.com issue! And to share some recent photos from the banks of the Coca River💧
The fourth China-CELAC Forum is coming up! What to expect as Latin American leaders travel to Beijing next week? Probably not many big splashy deals, but @becky-ray.bsky.social @zcalbright.bsky.social and I have some thoughts! www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/05/...
Five Topics to Watch at the Fourth China-CELAC Forum | Global Development Policy Center
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May 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The fourth China-CELAC Forum is coming up! What to expect as Latin American leaders travel to Beijing next week? Probably not many big splashy deals, but @becky-ray.bsky.social @zcalbright.bsky.social and I have some thoughts! www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/05/...
Coca Codo update for the China-LAC watchers: the Coca River regressive erosion/sinkhole just advanced another 1.4 km towards the dam (moving from 6.1 to 4.7 km away from reaching it) www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/n...
Erosión regresiva del río Coca se aproxima a Coca Codo Sinclair, este abril de 2025
La erosión regresiva del río Coca avanzó este abril de 2025. Actualmente está a 4,7 kilómetros de las obras de captación de la central Coca Codo Sinclair.
www.elcomercio.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Coca Codo update for the China-LAC watchers: the Coca River regressive erosion/sinkhole just advanced another 1.4 km towards the dam (moving from 6.1 to 4.7 km away from reaching it) www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/n...
Reposted by Julie Radomski
“‘Pitiful’ is the word that the World Bank’s chief economist used to describe the decade-long embrace of private capital mobilization.
More of the same will do little to counter Trump or deliver crucial green investment or relief for debt burdened countries.”
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/res...
More of the same will do little to counter Trump or deliver crucial green investment or relief for debt burdened countries.”
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/res...
Restoring Multilaterism | Richard Kozul-Wright & Kevin Gallagher
A reformed global agenda built on public foundations
www.phenomenalworld.org
April 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
“‘Pitiful’ is the word that the World Bank’s chief economist used to describe the decade-long embrace of private capital mobilization.
More of the same will do little to counter Trump or deliver crucial green investment or relief for debt burdened countries.”
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/res...
More of the same will do little to counter Trump or deliver crucial green investment or relief for debt burdened countries.”
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/res...
Keeping my eyes peeled in the coming weeks for the next chapter in the Coca Codo Sinclair saga! Thrilled have been able to contribute to China Global South Project and think through what's coming next
Ecuador may soon receive the long-delayed Coca Codo Sinclair dam from Sinohydro, nearly a decade after its 2016 inauguration amid controversy over Chinese financing.
Ecuador Set to Receive Chinese-Built Dam Pending Arbitration Over Defects
By Julie Radomski The hydroelectric megaproject Coca Codo Sinclair is among Latin America's most controversial Chinese-financed and constructed infrastructure projects. Although officially inaugurated...
chinaglobalsouth.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Keeping my eyes peeled in the coming weeks for the next chapter in the Coca Codo Sinclair saga! Thrilled have been able to contribute to China Global South Project and think through what's coming next
Reposted by Julie Radomski
2025 is a BIG YEAR for development finance institutions involved in transition mineral mining. For @dialogueearth.bsky.social today, @julieradomski.bsky.social and I detail 5 major decision points coming up that will determine DFIs' support for a just transition for mining countries and communities.
In a new @dialogueearth.bsky.social op-ed, @julieradomski.bsky.social + @becky-ray.bsky.social detail 5️⃣ decisions in the development finance world that can help to mitigate environmental + social risks of transition minerals in 2025.
Read more: dialogue.earth/en/business/...
Read more: dialogue.earth/en/business/...
Opinion: A critical year for finance could shape fairer, more sustainable mining
Five looming decisions in the development finance world could help to mitigate environmental and social risks of transition minerals, write Boston University researchers
dialogue.earth
March 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
2025 is a BIG YEAR for development finance institutions involved in transition mineral mining. For @dialogueearth.bsky.social today, @julieradomski.bsky.social and I detail 5 major decision points coming up that will determine DFIs' support for a just transition for mining countries and communities.
Will Colombia become the next Latin American country to join the BRI? Or is it a question of not if but when? New @dialogueearth.bsky.social article explores ~ dialogue.earth/en/business/...
Colombia juggles closer China ties and Trump tensions
Country looks set to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative, a possible boost for trade, investment and energy – but likely a source of frictions with its traditional US ally
dialogue.earth
March 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Will Colombia become the next Latin American country to join the BRI? Or is it a question of not if but when? New @dialogueearth.bsky.social article explores ~ dialogue.earth/en/business/...
Reposted by Julie Radomski
In a new report, Chiara Mariotti, @rishirbhandary.bsky.social, @kevinpgallagher.bsky.social + Richard Kozul-Wright outline 6️⃣ policy recommendations for multilateral + national development bank cooperation to advance development + climate change priorities.
Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/02/...
Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/02/...
February 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
In a new report, Chiara Mariotti, @rishirbhandary.bsky.social, @kevinpgallagher.bsky.social + Richard Kozul-Wright outline 6️⃣ policy recommendations for multilateral + national development bank cooperation to advance development + climate change priorities.
Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/02/...
Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/02/...
Reposted by Julie Radomski
From the 19th-century gold rushes to the current scramble for lithium, Chinese labour and capital have been key to the making of the global capitalist system.
Join us in Lund from 16-19 June for the 2025 Global China Summer School. Deadline 14 March, apply here: www.ace.lu.se/article/glob...
Join us in Lund from 16-19 June for the 2025 Global China Summer School. Deadline 14 March, apply here: www.ace.lu.se/article/glob...
February 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
From the 19th-century gold rushes to the current scramble for lithium, Chinese labour and capital have been key to the making of the global capitalist system.
Join us in Lund from 16-19 June for the 2025 Global China Summer School. Deadline 14 March, apply here: www.ace.lu.se/article/glob...
Join us in Lund from 16-19 June for the 2025 Global China Summer School. Deadline 14 March, apply here: www.ace.lu.se/article/glob...