Evgeny Vinokurov

Evgeny Y. Vinokurov
Born October 6, 1975 (age 39–40)
Kaliningrad, Russia
Nationality Russian
Fields Economics
Institutions Eurasian Development Bank
Notes
Vinokurov's personal website at http://www.vinokurov.info

Vinokurov, Evgeny (born 1975, Kaliningrad) is an economist, Director of the Centre for Integration Studies[1][2] at the Eurasian Development Bank.[3] Vinokurov promotes the idea of Eurasian integration.

He was educated at the universities of Kaliningrad, Göttingen, Grenoble and Moscow. He earned a Ph.D. (doctor nauk) in economy from the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow; and a Ph.D. from Pierre Mendes-France University (Grenoble II). After several years of experience in applied economy research projects at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Catholic University of Leuven and the University of Jena he proceeded to working with the EDB, being responsible for macro and microeconomic analysis in particular, as well as the development bank's research program. Founding director of the EDB Centre for Integration Studies since 2011. He is the author of four individual and ten multi-author books,[4][5] and a member of such professional bodies as Global Development Network (GDN),[6][7] Association of International Experts on Kaliningrad, University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES).[8]

Academic Interests

He devoted several years to studying enclaves and exclaves.[9] The main research findings are reflected in the books "A Theory of Enclaves",[10] "Kaliningrad: Enclaves and Economic Integration",[11] and "Adapting to European Integration? The Case of the Russian Exclave Kaliningrad".[12] "A Theory of Enclaves" was also published in Russian.[13] The study is built on the analysis of an extensive database that covers over 280 enclaves and exclaves. Enclaves are a fairly frequent phenomenon. The role of the enclaves as a generator of conflicts between motherland and surrounding states (e.g., Britain and Spain in the case of Gibraltar, Russia and the European Union in the case of Kaliningrad, Spain and Morocco in the case of Ceuta and Melilla) is of particular interest. A theory of enclaves provides the answers to two fundamental questions: what factors determine the enclaves' sovereign belonging (ethnic composition of the population) and what economic policies can ensure their successful sustainable economic development (economic openness).

Starting in 2003, Vinokurov has actively been engaged in studying economic and political integration. His interest in the Russian-European vector leads to the publication of the book "The CIS, the EU, and Russia: The Challenges of Integration".[14] Since 2006, while working in the EDB, Vinokurov focused on the issues of economic integration in the post-Soviet space and Eurasia. In 2007 Vinokurov became the Editorial Board member of the International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies.[15] In 2008, he launched and became the editor of the EDB Eurasian Integration Yearbook (in English) and the quarterly research and analytical Journal of Eurasian Economic Integration (in Russian), both published by the EDB.

In 2009 he headed the international research group and published the EDB System of Indicators for the Eurasian Integration (SIEI), a complex system of comprehensive monitoring of statistics and dynamics of regional integration in the CIS region with the use of a specialized economic toolkit. The SIEI demonstrated a decrease in the overall level of integration in the CIS in the 2000s. At the same time the EurAsEC-5 (and especially the core of the three largest states - EurAsEC-3) became more integrated. Vinokurov argues in favor of solidifying "the integration core" in the post-Soviet space. Together with A. Libman he also developed a theory of ‘holding-together regionalism’ to explain the patterns of regional re-integration processes.[16]

His current research focuses on integration processes on the Eurasian continent, spanning Europe, Russia, Central and Eastern Asia. Thus, his research differentiates itself by the continental scope, covering the fastest growing regions of the world and concentrating on the emerging economic and political linkages in Eurasia, which have not been studied in depth before. In a nutshell, it provides a coherent view of Eurasian continental integration. The concept of Eurasian continental integration was the subject of the book «Eurasian Integration: Challenges of Transcontinental Regionalism», written together with A. Libman.[17]

Up to now, Eurasian integration has primarily developed from the bottom-up, as intergovernmental cooperation is lagging behind the development of economic linkages. Vinokurov argues that cooperation in Eurasia should not (and could not) encompass all countries of the continent: rather, it should be based on multiple overlapping integration projects involving governments, sub-national and supranational institutions. The presence of several centers of power - the EU, China, India, Russia, as a center of attraction of the former Soviet Union, and Turkey, as an emerging leader of the Islamic West Asia, makes the emergence of a single continental integration organization of a supranational nature very unlikely. A network structure of integration, a so-called "spaghetti bowl" of various kinds of multilateral agreements aimed at solving specific problems, is much more probable. Corporate and informal integration will play a key role. In terms of Toffler, the Eurasian integration will be the integration of a "third wave" - nonlinear, flexible, with a constantly changing structure. Eurasian integration could drive development by integrating energy trade, non-energy trade and transport, capital and labour flows, tourism, and fighting against drug trading and the spread of epidemics. Vinokurov further argues that open regionalism in Eurasia is an economically optimal supplement to regional integration initiatives, in particular to post-Soviet integration.

Participation in International Congresses and Conferences

Publications

Books

Vinokurov E., Libman A. (2012) Eurasian Integration: Challenges of Transcontinental Regionalism. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Libman A., Vinokurov E. (2012) Holding-Together Regionalism: 20 Years of the Post-Soviet Integration. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Vinokurov E., Libman A. (2012) Еurasian Continental Integration. EDB: Saint-Petersburg. In Russian.
Vinokurov E. (ed.) (2012) EDB Eurasian Integration Yearbook 2012. Almaty: EDB.
Vinokurov E. (ed.) (2011) EDB Eurasian Integration Yearbook 2011. Almaty: EDB.
Vinokurov E. (ed.) (2010) EDB Eurasian Integration Yearbook 2010. Almaty: EDB.
Vinokurov E. (ed.) (2009) The System of Indicators of Eurasian Integration. Almaty: EDB.
Vinokurov E. (ed.) (2009) EDB Eurasian Integration Yearbook 2009. Almaty: EDB.
Vinokurov E. (ed.) (2008) EDB Eurasian Integration Yearbook 2008. Almaty: EDB.
Gaenzle S., Muentel G., Vinokurov E. (eds.) (2008) Adapting to European Integration? The Case of the Russian Exclave Kaliningrad. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Vinokurov E. (2007) A Theory of Enclaves. Lexington Books, Lanham, MD.
Vinokurov E. (2007) Kaliningrad: Enclaves and Economic Integration. CEPS, Brussels.[23]
Malfliet K., Verpoest L., Vinokurov E. (eds.) (2007), The CIS, the EU, and Russia: Challenges of Integration. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Vinokurov E. (2002) Together with Kant. Philosophical Foundations of a Global World Order. Kaliningrad, KGU (in Russian).

Selected Papers and Reports

Libman A., Vinokurov E. (2012) Post-Soviet integration and the interaction of functional bureaucracies. Review of International Political Economy.
Libman A., Vinokurov E. (2012) Eurasian Economic Union: Why Now? Will It Work? Is It Enough? Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations. Summer issue.
Libman A., Vinokurov E. (2012) Regional Integration and Economic Convergence in the Post-Soviet Space: Experience of a Decade of Growth. Journal of Common Market Studies. Vol. 50. Number 1. pp. 112–128.
Libman A., Vinokurov E. (2011) Is it really different? Patterns of regionalisation in the post-Soviet Central Asia. Post-Communist Economies, 23 (4), pp. 469–492.
Vinokurov E., Libman A. (2010) Post-Soviet Regional Integration Trends: Results of Quantitative Analysis, Voprosy Economiki, July.
Vinokurov E., Libman A., Maqsimchook N. (2010) Dynamika integracionnykh processov v Centralnoy Azii [The Dynamics of Integration Processes in Central Asia]. Eurasian Economic Integration, May (7).
Vinokurov E. Libman A. (2009) Systema indikatorov evraziyskoy integracii: osnovnye vyvody [The System of Indicators of Eurasian Integration: Main Findings], Eurasian Economic Integration, 4(5), p. 38-57.
Vinokurov E., Jadraliyev M., Shcherbanin Y. (2009). The EurAsEC Transport Corridors. EDB Sector Report no.5. April. Almaty: EDB.
Vinokurov E. (2009) Mutual Investment in The CIS Banking Sector, The Euromoney Central Asia & CEE Financial Markets Handbook 2009/10, Euromoney, pp. 4–9.
Vinokurov E. (2008) The CIS Common Electric Power Market. EDB Industry Report no.3. Almaty: EDB.
Vinokurov E. (2008) Nuclear Complexes of Russia and Kazakhstan: Prospects of Development and Cooperation. EDB Industry Report no.1. Almaty: EDB.
Samson I., Lamande V., and Vinokurov E. (2004) Measuring Regional Economic Development in Russia: The Case of the Kaliningrad Oblast, in: European Urban and Regional Studies, (11)1:71-8.
Lamande V., Vinokurov E. (2003) Trade in Kaliningrad Oblast, Problems of Economic Transition, (46)6: 56-72.

References

  1. ↑ The EDB Centre for Integration Studies
  2. ↑ The EDB CIS team
  3. ↑ FRIDE, A European Think Tank for Global Action
  4. ↑ Finam, the Financial Dictionary, in Russian.
  5. ↑ Academic dictionaries and encyclopedias, in Russian.
  6. ↑ The Global Development Network
  7. ↑ GDN Regional Windows, CIS, Evgeny Vinokurov
  8. ↑ The University Association for Contemporary European Studies
  9. ↑ Toward a Theory of Enclaves: Aspects of Analysis, Classification and Common Features
  10. ↑ "A Theory of Enclaves" (Lexington Books, Lanham, 2007)
  11. ↑ "Kaliningrad: Enclaves and Economic Integration" (CEPS, Brussels, 2007)
  12. ↑ "Adapting to European Integration? The Case of the Russian Exclave Kaliningrad" (Manchester University Press, with S. Gaenzle and G. Muentel, 2008)
  13. ↑ "A Theory of Enclaves" (Terra Baltica, Kaliningrad, 2007) Available in Russian at http://www.vinokurov.info/enclaves.htm
  14. ↑ "The CIS, the EU, and Russia: The Challenges of Integration" (Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2007, with K. Malfliet and L. Verpoest)
  15. ↑ International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies (IJEPEE), from Inderscience Publishers.
  16. ↑ Holding-Together Regionalism: Twenty Years of Post-Soviet Integration. Libman A. and Vinokurov E. (Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2012)
  17. ↑ Eurasian Integration: Challenges of Transcontinental Regionalism. Libman A. and Vinokurov E. (Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2012)
  18. ↑ International Council for Central and East European Studies (ICCEES)
  19. ↑ Eurasian Development Bank: Roundtables and Conferences
  20. ↑ National research university ‘Higher school of economics’, Conferences
  21. ↑ About Sibos
  22. ↑ Astana Economic Forum official website
  23. ↑ University of Pittsburgh, Archive of European Integration

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