Marina Kaneti

Dr. Marina Kaneti is Assistant Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. She specializes in complex systems analysis, focusing on the intersection of foreign policy, development, technology, and mobility. 

She is currently engaged in two projects interrogating critical global challenges: "Racing with AI" examines the global competition for AI adoption, providing critical analysis of the social, political, and environmental costs of AI development and adoption in the Global South. "South-South mobility" investigates how transnational flows of people, knowledge, and resources among Global South countries reshape foreign policy agendas, governance frameworks, and diplomatic relations.  

Dr. Kaneti's research has been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals, and she is finalizing two book manuscripts: "Mobility Power" theorizes how control over the meanings and norms governing global movement constitutes a fundamental mechanism for global hegemony; and "The Inclusion Paradox" analyses migrant political agencies under conditions of extreme xenophobia, outlining strategies for overcoming exclusionary policies and politics.  

Dr. Kaneti's interdisciplinary expertise bridges academic rigour with real-world impact, informed by prior professional appointments as Project Manager at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Equity Trader on Wall Street. Most recently, her expertise and scholarly leadership is recognized through her roles as World Economic Forum Global Expert in Global Governance, Migration, and Pandemic Preparedness, and appointment as Vice Chair of the International Political Science Association's Research Committee 35 (Technology & Development).