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Gary Gereffi CV

Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Sociology
Duke Box 90088, Durham, NC 27708-0088
1008 Monmouth Avenue, Durham, NC 27701
CV

Overview


Gary Gereffi is Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Director of the Global Value Chains Center at Duke University (https://gvcc.duke.edu/).  He has published over a dozen books and numerous articles on globalization, industrial upgrading, and social and economic development, and he is one of the originators of the global value chains framework.  His most recent books are:  Handbook on Global Value Chains (co-edited by Stefano Ponte, Gary Gereffi and Gale Raj-Reichert), Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. 2019); and Global Value Chains and Development: Redefining the Contours of 21st Century Capitalism (Cambridge University Press, 2018).  Current projects include:  (1) the impact of U.S. protectionism on jobs and regional trade agreements; (2) evaluating how the digital economy and Industry 4.0 are likely to affect international business strategies and industrial upgrading; and (3) shifting regional interdependencies in East Asia and North America, with a focus on China, South Korea and Mexico vis-à-vis the United States.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor Emeritus of Sociology · 2018 - Present Sociology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute · 2008 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers
Affiliate of the Duke Center for International Development · 2023 - Present Duke Center for International Development, Sanford School of Public Policy

In the News


Published August 22, 2022
Sociology Emeriti, Gary Gereffi, Ph.D. Has Been Quite Busy
Published September 18, 2020
Reforming College Fraternities, Finding Health Care and Trauma in Children: Duke in the News This Week
Published May 12, 2020
Food Supply Chains and Covid-19

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Recent Publications


The shift to a more turbulent IB environment, and how MNEs respond to this shift

Journal Article International Business Review · March 1, 2026 Since the mid-2010s, multinational enterprises (MNEs) have operated in an increasingly turbulent international business (IB) environment characterized by geoplitical frictions, trade protectionism, intensified FDI screening, and assertive techno-nationalis ... Full text Cite

Industrial Policy and Global Value Chains in an Era of Disruptions

Journal Issue Journal of International Business Policy · September 4, 2025 Link to item Cite

Navigating industrial policy and global value chains in an era of disruptions

Journal Article Journal of International Business Policy · September 1, 2025 In response to recent socio-economic, environmental, and geopolitical disruptions, governments have reoriented industrial policy from a prosperity-driven to a security-driven agenda based on strengthening strategic supply chains. We provide a framework tha ... Full text Open Access Cite
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Recent Grants


Agri-Food Value Chains in Ghana

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by International Trade Centre · 2017 - 2018

Cocoa Global Value Chain A GVC Approach

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by International Trade Centre · 2017 - 2018

The Establishment of Small Business Development Centers in CARICOM Member States

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Organization of American States · 2016 - 2018

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Education, Training & Certifications


Yale University · 1980 Ph.D.
University of Notre Dame · 1970 B.A.