The Athens Centre for International Political Economy (ACIPE) was launched in 2010, and is part of the Institute of International Relations of Panteion University. The Centre focuses on the study of actors, structures, processes and dynamics that define the nature of the global political economy and influence its transformation. The global economy is understood and studied as an on-going negotiation process among states, regions, societies, markets, and non-governmental and international organizations. In this manner, ACIPE aims to develop innovative research on how global trade, foreign direct and portfolio investments, and international monetary relations intersect, interact and impact on the transformation of global economy. Such an holistic approach to global economy offers a new understanding as well as new methodological tools in the study of International Political Economy.