Peter Knaack Adjunct Professorial Lecturer SIS | SIS Faculty
- Degrees
- PhD International Relations, University of Southern California
MA Economics, University of Southern California
MA International Relations and Negotiations, FLACSO and San Andres, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
MA and BA Communications, University of Leipzig (Germany) - Languages Spoken
- Spanish,
Chinese (普通话）,
Portuguese,
French,
German - Book Currently Reading
- David Stainforth (2023). Predicting our climate future. OUP
- Bio
- Dr. Knaack is an Adjunct Professorial Lecturer at SIS. He also serves as a Research Fellow at the Center for Sustainable Finance, SOAS London and as an Associate at the Council on Economic Policies, a Swiss think tank. He has worked and published on inclusive green finance, the political economy of global banking regulation, and China’s role in global financial governance. He is the author of Global Financial Networked Governance: The Power of the Financial Stability Board and its Limits (Routledge, 2023), and co-author of Driving Digital Transformation: Lessons from Seven Developing Countries” (Oxford UP, 2023).
- See Also
- Blog: Wang’s Café Goes Green: Innovative Finance Solutions for Small Companies
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Teaching
Summer 2025
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SISG-762 Global Governance
Spring 2026
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SISG-762 Global Governance
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Selected Publications
Zhang, J., Knaack, P., and Shao, D. (2025). Inclusive Green Finance for Small Companies: A Case Study of Pilot Cities in China’s Zhejiang Province. Zurich: CEP Policy Brief.
Manning, M. et al (2024). Taking the lead on climate action and sustainable development. Recommendations for strategic national transition planning at the centre of a whole-of-system climate response. London: LSE Grantham Institute.
Knaack, P. (2024). Global Financial Governance: A US Perspective on Europe. In S. Biba (ed), Europe in an Era of US-China Strategic Rivalry. Cham: Springer.
Knaack, P. (2023). Global Financial Networked Governance: The Power and Limits of the Financial Stability Board. London: Routledge.
Ndulu, B., E. Stuart, S. Dercon, and P. Knaack (2023). Driving Digital Transformation: Lessons from Seven Developing Countries. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Knaack, P. and P. Zetterli (2023). Climate Risk and Financial Inclusion: A Regulatory Perspective. CGAP Working Paper.
Volz, U. and P. Knaack (2023). Inclusive Green Finance: A New Agenda for Central Banks and Financial Supervisors. INSPIRE Sustainable Central Banking Toolbox Policy Briefing 12. London: London School of Economics.
Alraqeb Z., P. Knaack, and C. Macaire (2022). Does FinTech Promote Entrepreneurship? Evidence from China. Banque de France Working Paper no. 895.
Knaack, P. (2022). Leveraging Digital Financial Services in Advancing Inclusive Green Finance. Kuala Lumpur: Alliance for Financial Inclusion.
Knaack, P. (2022). Greening Financial Governance: Lessons from China. Zurich: CEP Discussion Note.
Steward, F., Davis, R.M. and P. Knaack (2021). Pension Funds and Financial Repression. World Bank EFI Insight.
Knaack, P. and Gruin, J. (2020). From shadow banking to digital financial inclusion: China’s rise and the politics of epistemic contestation within the Financial Stability Board. Review of International Political Economy.
Knaack, P. (2020): Bolivia: Pulling in two directions - the developmental state and Basel standards. In Jones (ed), The Political Economy of Bank Regulation in Developing Countries. OUP.
Knaack P., Miller M. & Stewart F. (2020): Reverse Mortgages, Financial Inclusion, and Economic Development : Potential Benefit and Risks. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper.
Jones, E. and Knaack, P. (2019). Global financial regulation: shortcomings and reform options. Global Policy, 10 (2), 193-206.