Dr. Matthew Barlow

Biography

Matthew Barlow joined the University of Glasgow in 2023 as a lecturer in International Political Economy. His research interests encompass political economy taxation, political economy development, and global governance development, particularly in the Global South, including Latin America and Africa. He explores themes such as tax ideologies, the sociology of the developing state, political economy gender, and regionalism. Prior to his current position, Barlow was a Research Fellow at the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) as part of Universidad Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. He was also a visiting researcher at Universidad Torcuato di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina, twice. Before joining the University of Glasgow, he worked as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of International Development at King’s College London and served as an Associate Lecturer in the Department of Politics at the University of York, where he also completed his PhD. During his time at York, he worked as a research associate at the Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre, actively engaging with academic and civil society partners in various funded projects. His research has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

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