Paul Haslam obtained a Ph.D. in political studies from Queen’s University. Prior to joining the University of Ottawa, he also worked at the Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL), a non-governmental organization based in Ottawa that worked on issues of public policy in Latin America. Professor Haslam’s teaching and research interests span both international development and international political economy. His current research focuses on corporate social responsibility, state-firm relations in Latin America (particularly Argentina and Chile), the international regulation of foreign direct investment in Latin America, and the evolution of the Inter-American System. In 2011-12 he was Director of the School of International Development and Global Studies.