Deborah Barros Leal Farias is a Brazilian-born Associate Professor 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.