His research examines the moral regulation of the global economy, in which global actors attempt to shape the institutions that govern macro society-economy relationships. Currently, his research examines the convergence of state and non-state actors around the global corporate responsibility movement. He is also developing further research on globalization and early nation-state formation that examines international agreements and treaties in late 19th and early 20th centuries. His work has appeared in the American Sociological Review and the Annual Review of Law and Social Science. He received his PhD from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 2012.