Dr. Tom Chodor

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Tom Chodor is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Monash University. He previously served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Queensland and as a Lecturer at the Australian National University. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and a PhD from the Australian National University. His research interests are in International Political Economy and International Relations, with a focus on global governance. He studies governance institutions at domestic, regional, and global levels and how these institutions advance market governance models and contend with social forces and civil society coalitions. His work includes exploring the themes of the ‘Pink Tide’ in Latin America, the relationship between global crime governance and development, and Australia's handling of COVID-19 governance. He is currently examining the transformations of the global economy post-2008 Global Financial Crisis and the social forces contesting governance at a global level, particularly in relation to the G20. He is also involved in research regarding the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in Indonesia, collaborating with colleagues from the University of Melbourne. Additionally, he focuses on the geopolitical competition surrounding global governance institutions and their role in shaping the global economy.

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