Julia Calvert is a Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy at the University of Edinburgh. Her research examines the role that low- and middle-income countries and emerging economies play in shaping global governance institutions, with a special focus on Latin America, trade and investment policy, and international investment law. She is the author of The Politics of Investment Treaties in Latin America (2022, Oxford University Press) and her research has appeared in several high-ranking journals, such as the Review of International Political Economy and New Political Economy. She is currently a convener of the British International Studies Association International Political Economy Working Group and is Programme Chair of the International Political Economy Section of the International Studies Association.