Gloria is a Lecturer in Public Policy at the International School for Government. Working at the intersections of international political economy, feminist political ecology, and critical development studies, she studies how the existing global governance architecture forecloses avenues of international cooperation.

She is finalizing her book on the first universal development framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Agenda 2030) and advancing a long-term research project on the post-2030 agenda of planetary justice.

Her insight into global governance is further supported by her practitioner experience, ranging from policy leadership in the Canadian international cooperation sector to technical roles across the United Nations’ World Food Programme and Serbian civil society.

Gloria holds a dual PhD degree in Political Science and International Development (University of Guelph, Canada) and a MSc in International Relations from Roma Tre University (Italy). Prior to joining KCL, she was a Gender, Development and Globalisation Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a SSHRC-funded postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa.

Dr Joseph Sherlock is a Lecturer at the School for Government whose work focuses on leveraging behavioural science to advance democracy and sustainability, as well as the science of behavioural science.

Joseph also serves as a Behavioural Science Fellow in the United Nations Secretary-General’s Office. Previously, he was a Principal Behavioral Scientist at Duke University, where he led a team dedicated to fostering innovation in civic society through behavioral science. He also held the role of Principal Behavioural Researcher at HM Revenue & Customs, contributing to public sector innovation and policy development.

Dr Georgios Samaras is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Public Policy at the School for Government. His research encompasses far-right extremism, political communication, and policy responses to illiberal political practices, while also exploring the dynamics of European and US politics and the global rise of authoritarianism.