Csaba Moldicz

Csaba Moldicz has been the head of the MCC Center for International Economy from October 2022. His main research area is the economic relations between the European Union and China, with a special focus on the Central and Eastern European region. He has published several books and two monographs. His first book, published in Hungarian, was written in reflection on the 2008-2009 crisis, while his book, published in 2020 by Routledge, focused on the European dimension of the US-China technological rivalry.

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Scientific (PhD) degrees

Corvinus University of Budapest, Doctoral School of International Relations - Doctoral School of International Relations - 2006 - PHD

Degrees in higher education

Budapest University of Economies and Public Administration - MA, European Studies, European Studies/Civilization - 2001

Budapest, Eötvös Lóránd University - Scandianvian Studies - 1997

Budapest, Eötvös Lóránd University - German Studies - 1997

Teaching experience

Budapest College of Management - Department of International Relations - associate professor - 2003-2014

Budapest Business School - Department of International Relations - associate professor - 2013-2021

John von Neuman University - Eurasian Center - Head of Research - 2021-2022

Previous affiliations

BGE Oriental Business and Innovation Center - head of reearch - 2017-2021

BBS Faculty of Internatinal Management and Business - Vice Dean for Research - 2018-2020

BGE Oriental Business and Innovation Center - director - 2016-2017

BBS Faculty of Internatinal Management and Business - Head of the East Asia Studies Minor Program - 2019-2021

Research projects

Research Group on EU-China Economic Relations - BBS Faculty of International Management and Business - head of research - 2016-2017

Research Group on EU-Taiwan Economic Relations - BBS Faculty of International Management and Business - head of research - 2015-2016

Spoken languages

English - c2

German - c1

Swedish - c1

Chinese - a2

Research topics

EU-China economic relations

China-US technology competition

The Chinese Economy in the 21st century

The goal of the course is to give an overview of Chinese economic development trends after 1978, however, a special focus is also paid to economic trends after 2000.

Japan’s economy: rise and stagnation

The main goal of the course is to provide a comprehensive pctire of the challenges the most advances economy in Asia is facing.

Super power competition in East Asia

The main goal of the course is to give a assessment of the most recent geopolitical changes in East Asia.

Featured publications

China, the USA and Technological Supremacy in Europe

In: Rethinking Asia and International Relations, Routledge (2021)

The book explores how technological competition is linked to the geopolitical contest between the US and China, and why Europe and the European Union (EU) have become involved in this competition for technological supremacy.China’s political and economic rise, the concurrent US withdrawal from the region, and the rise of new technologies such as 5G, and AI creates a new and more unstable geopolitical environment in the region. In addition, the EU, far from being a global player, finds it increasingly difficult to play a leading role. The book analyses the nature of the ultimate goal of technological competition between the United States and China and shows how and why did the EU become the centre of this struggle. The author argues that the EU has become the new battlefield of the technological struggle since wealthy societies in the EU make this competition attractive and profitable to both the US and China.By shedding light on the geopolitical motivations of China and the question of whether the US can contain China’s advance in this domain, the book will be of interest to practitioners in the fields of international relations and political science as well as policymakers and analysts employed by diplomatic services, multilateral organizations, and non-governmental organizations.

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