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Dr Deborah Barros Leal Farias

Dr Deborah Barros Leal Farias

Senior Lecturer

2008-2015 PhD Political Science - University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada

1999-2000 MA International Relations - University of Brasilia (UnB), Brasilia, Brazil

1992-1998 LLB Law - University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza, Brazil

1992-1997 BEc Economy - Federal University of Ceara (UFC), Fortaleza, Brazil

Arts, Design & Architecture
School of Social Sciences

Deborah Barros Leal Farias is a Brazilian-born Senior Lecturer at UNSW Sydney's School of Social Sciences, where she teaches Politics and International Relations. She has a multidisciplinary background: PhD in Political Science from UBC (Canada), as well as an MA in International Relations, and bachelor's degrees in Economy and in Law from Brazilian institutions. Her current main areas of interest involve global governance and the international political economy of developing countries. She also researches Brazilian policy, both domestic and international. 

 
E-mail
deborahblf@unsw.edu.au
  • Books | 2018
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2018, Aid and Technical Cooperation As a Foreign Policy Tool for Emerging Donors, Routledge, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351111799
    Books | 2006
    Barros Leal Farias D; Maia JNB, 2006, Do Nacional-Desenvolvimentismo À Internacionalização No Brasil Subnacional : O Caso Do Ceará., Livro Tecnico & IBRI (Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais), Fortaleza; Brasilia
  • Book Chapters | 2022
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2022, 'Trade, conflict, and opportunity: taking advantage of others’ protectionism and isolationism–the case of MERCOSUL', in MacIsaac S; Duclo B (ed.), Trade and Conflict: Trends in Economic Nationalism, Unilateralism and Protectionism, Routledge, London
    Book Chapters | 2021
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2021, 'Contextualizando o relacionamento entre Canadá e Brasil', in Belem Lopes D; Góes-Neto A; Tuffi Saliba A (ed.), Colecao Desafios Globais - Volume 2 - America do Norte, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, pp. 235 - 254, https://www.ufmg.br/dri/desafiosglobais/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Volume2_America_norte.pdf
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Barros Leal Farias D; Heine J, 2015, 'Reshaping the South Atlantic: Can the BICs Bring it About?', in Hamilton D (ed.), Atlantic Rising Changing Commercial Dynamics in the Atlantic Basin, Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies - Center for Transatlantic Relations, Washington DC, pp. 81 - 81
    Book Chapters | 2013
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2013, 'Brazil’s security agenda – the focus on peace and the security-development nexus', in RISE OF THE REST: OPPORTUNITIES AND IMPLICATIONS, Dalhousie University, pp. 73 - 92
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2024, 'Deciding which ‘developing’ country list to use: A practical guide', Global Policy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13328
    Journal articles | 2024
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2024, 'Unpacking the ‘developing’ country classification: origins and hierarchies', Review of International Political Economy, 31, pp. 651 - 673, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09692290.2023.2246975
    Journal articles | 2024
    Farias DBL; Casarões G; WAJNER DF, 2024, 'Populist international (dis)order? Lessons from world-order visions in Latin American populism', International Affairs, 100, pp. 2003 - 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiae179
    Journal articles | 2023
    Barros Leal Farias D; Casaroes G, 2023, 'AMAZON AND THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER: FROM PROMISE TO PERIL', Journal of International Affairs, 75, pp. 55 - 74, https://www.jstor.org/stable/27203119
    Journal articles | 2023
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2023, 'Multiple hierarchies within the ‘civilized’ world: country ranking and regional power in the International Labour Organization (1919–1922)', European Journal of International Relations, pp. 135406612311687 - 135406612311687, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13540661231168773
    Journal articles | 2023
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2023, 'Resolutions are what states make of them [Book review]', International Law Agendas, http://ila-brasil.org.br/blog/resolutions-are-what-states-make-of-them/
    Journal articles | 2023
    Farias DBL; Barros Leal Farias D, 2023, 'Country differentiation in the global environmental context: Who is ‘developing’ and according to what?', International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 23, pp. 253 - 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10784-023-09596-9
    Journal articles | 2023
    Farias DBL; Roger C; Barros Leal Farias D, 2023, 'Differentiation in Environmental Treaty Making: Measuring Provisions and How They Reshape the Depth–Participation Dilemma', Global Environmental Politics, 23, pp. 117 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/glep_a_00686
    Journal articles | 2022
    Barros Leal Farias D; Casaroes G; Magalhaes D, 2022, 'Radical Right Populism and the Politics of Cruelty: The Case of COVID-19 in Brazil Under President Bolsonaro', Global Studies Quarterly, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/isagsq/ksab048
    Journal articles | 2022
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2022, '‘UNESCO’s World Heritage List: power, national interest, and expertise’', International Relations Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00471178221105597
    Journal articles | 2022
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2022, '‘UNESCO’s World Heritage List: power, national interest, and expertise’', International Relations Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00471178221105597
    Journal articles | 2022
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2022, '“Which countries are ‘developing’? Comparing how international organizations and treaties divide the world”', Political Geography Open Research, 1, pp. 100001 - 100001, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpgor.2022.100001
    Journal articles | 2022
    Farias DBL; Casarões G; Magalhães D, 2022, 'Radical Right Populism and the Politics of Cruelty: The Case of COVID-19 in Brazil Under President Bolsonaro', Global Studies Quarterly, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/isagsq/ksab048
    Journal articles | 2021
    Casarões GSPE; Barros Leal Farias D, 2021, 'Brazilian foreign policy under Jair Bolsonaro: far-right populism and the rejection of the liberal international order', Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 35, pp. 741 - 761, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09557571.2021.1981248
    Journal articles | 2020
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2020, 'Trade, conflict, and opportunity: taking advantage of others’ protectionism and isolationism–the case of MERCOSUL', Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, 26, pp. 41 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11926422.2019.1642217
    Journal articles | 2019
    Farias DBL; Barros Leal Farias D, 2019, 'Outlook for the ‘developing country’ category: a paradox of demise and continuity', Third World Quarterly, 40, pp. 668 - 687, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2019.1573139
    Journal articles | 2019
    Wenham C; Farias DBL; Barros Leal Farias D, 2019, 'Securitizing Zika: The case of Brazil', Security Dialogue, 50, pp. 398 - 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0967010619856458
    Journal articles | 2018
    Farias DBL, 2018, 'Brazil's South-South development cooperation: Principles and experiences of the domestic bureaucracy', Public Administration and Development, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pad.1825
    Journal articles | 2016
    do Amaral Filho J; Farias DBL, 2016, 'Celso Furtado: Culture and Creativity Matter', Journal of Economic Issues, 50, pp. 444 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00213624.2016.1176508
    Journal articles | 2015
    Farias DBL, 2015, 'Triangular cooperation and the global governance of development assistance: Canada and Brazil as “co-donors”', Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, 21, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11926422.2013.845583
    Journal articles | 2012
    Dauvergne P; Farias DBL, 2012, 'The Rise of Brazil as a Global Development Power', THIRD WORLD QUARTERLY, 33, pp. 903 - 917, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2012.674704
    Journal articles | 2010
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2010, 'O Congresso na formulação da política externa dos Estados Unidos', Politica Externa, 19, http://politicaexterna.com.br/1142/o-congresso-na-formulacao-da-politica-externa-dos-estados-unidos/
    Journal articles | 2008
    Leal Farias DB, 2008, 'Contextualizing the invasion of the Bay of Pigs', REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE POLITICA INTERNACIONAL, 51, pp. 105 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-73292008000100006
    Journal articles | 2007
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2007, 'Reflexos da teoria neoliberal e do Consenso de Washington na Constituição brasileira de 1988', Revista de Direito Constitucional e Internacional, 15, pp. 70 - 85
    Journal articles | 2007
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2007, 'União Européia: Uma Nova Forma de Estado?', Pensar - Revista de Ciências jurídicas, 12, pp. 51 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.5020/2317-2150.2007.v12n1p51
    Journal articles | 2000
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2000, 'Os estados membros no federalismo brasileiro', Ideias & Debate, pp. 1 - 24
    Journal articles | 2000
    Farias DBL, 2000, 'O Brasil e o CARICOM', Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional, 43, pp. 43 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0034-73292000000100003
  • Creative Written Works | 2023
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2023, The sweet answer to my imposter syndrome, https://www.education.unsw.edu.au/news-events/news/sweet-answer-imposter-syndrome
    Other | 2020
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2020, Review of Rethinking global democracy in Brazil, CEDLA - Centro de Estudios y Documentacion, , http://dx.doi.org/10.32992/erlacs.10716
    Reports | 2016
    Barros Leal Farias D; Saddler J; van Dyk S, 2016, The Potential of Biofuels in China, IEA, IEA Bioenergy, IEA Bioenergy, Task 39, https://www.ieabioenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/The-Potential-of-biofuels-in-China-IEA-Bioenergy-Task-39-September-2016.pdf
    Theses / Dissertations | 2015
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2015, GIVING KNOWLEDGE WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED: BRAZIL’S USE OF TECHNICAL COOPERATION AS A FOREIGN POLICY, University of British Columbia, Canada, University of British Columbia, Canada, http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0135628
    Theses / Dissertations | 2000
    Barros Leal Farias D, 2000, Federalismo e Relações Internacionais, University of Brasilia, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Deborah_Farias2/publication/309727604_Federalismo_e_relacoes_internacionais/links/581f8d8a08aeccc08af3ab7a/Federalismo-e-relacoes-internacionais.pdf

2020 - UNSW Vice-Chancellor Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning - Early Career Category

2019 - UNSW Faculty of Social Sciences Dean's Award for Teachng Excellence - Rising Star Category