Julian Cooper is Professor of Russian Economic Studies at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies of the University of Birmingham and was Director of the Centre from 1990 to 2001 and again during 2007-08. He is also Co-Director of the Centre for East European Language Based Area Studies (CEELBAS) and Associate Fellow of the Chatham House Russia and Eurasia Programme. His research is concerned with the development of the Russian economy, with particular emphasis on Russia’s external economic relations, prospects for diversification away from resource-led growth, the economics of defence and security, and the impact of the global economic crisis. He has participated in projects and consultancy for the UK government, OECD, European Commission, NATO, ILO, SIPRI and other international organisations
Research interests
Professor Cooper's research is concerned with the development of the Russian economy, with particular emphasis on Russia’s external economic relations, prospects for diversification away from resource-led growth, the economics of defence and security, and the impact of the global economic crisis. He has participated in projects and consultancy for the UK government, OECD, European Commission, NATO, ILO, SIPRI and other international organisations
JM Cooper (2009) The Multilateral Dimension in Russian Foreign Policy, Routledge, London and New York
JM Cooper (November 2008) ‘No Safe Haven’, The World Today
JM Cooper (2009) ‘Russia’s Trade Relations within the Commonwealth of Independent States’ in Elana Wilson Rowe and Stina Torjesen, eds, The Multilateral Dimension in Russian Foreign Policy, Routledge, London and New York, pp 163-180
JM Cooper (2006) ‘Of BRICS and Brains: Comparing Russia with China, India and Other Populous Emerging Economies’, Eurasian Geography and Economics, vol 47 no 3, pp 241-270
JM Cooper (2006) ‘Can Russia Compete in the Global Economy?’, Geography and Economics, vol 47, no 4, pp 407-42