My research interests are in the areas of International Political Economy, International Relations and global governance. In particular, I am interested in how governance institutions at the domestic, regional and global levels promote market governance models, and the contestation around them by coalitions of social forces in civil society. In my previous research, I explored these themes in the Latin American context, in relation to the ‘Pink Tide’ leftist governments, global crime governance and its relationship to development, and Australia's covid-19 governance.

My current research agenda focuses on these themes at various levels.

Firstly, at the global level, I am examining how the transformations of the global economy since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) have given rise to the crisis of the neoliberal world order, and the attempts to resolve this crisis. Specifically, I am interested in the contestation between different social forces over how to govern the global economy, and how global institutions such as the G20 seek to craft policy consensus in the context of fragmentation and breakdown of world order.

Secondly, I have a new project supported by the Australian Research Council to research the implementation of global governance agreements. Working with colleagues from University of Melbourne, we are researching the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles (UNGPs) on Business and Human Rights in Indonesia, focusing on how coalitions of social forces in civil society shape the implementation of policies governing human rights abuses in key economic sectors, and how this competition shapes their effectiveness.

Finally, I am a Research Associate of the Second Cold War Observatory, examining the impact of the geopolitical competition between the US and China on global governance institutions and their attempts to govern the global economy.