Biography
Fabio Maldonado is a PhD candidate in the Department of International Development at King’s College London. He has served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant across the Departments of International Development, European and International Studies, and War Studies.
Maldonado has built a research agenda on the political economy of Brazil and Latin America, engaging with Marxist Dependency Theory, theories of imperialism, Marx’s theory of value, technological dependency, and Latin American Marxism. His research is complemented by extensive fieldwork across Latin America, including Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Costa Rica.
Research
Thesis title: 'Circuits of Dependency: The Political Economy of Brazil, 1990–2025'
Maldonado's research focuses on:
- Marxist Dependency Theory, dependency theories, and contemporary dependency debates
- Marxist political economy, imperialism, and Marx’s theory of value
- Socioeconomic and labour dynamics in Latin America
- Technological dependency and the political economy of digital capitalism
- Political economy of Brazil and Latin America
His current research examines the pattern of capital reproduction in Brazilian capitalism through the analysis of capital circuits in dynamic sectors, focusing on the trajectory of the profit rate, surplus-value, labour super-exploitation, and international value transfers.
PhD supervision
- Principal supervisor: Dr Ingrid Kvangraven
- Secondary supervisor: Professor Alfredo Saad-Filho
Further details
Research
Global Capitalism, Power & Uneven Development research group
We study the many ways in which the world-system unevenly constrains and drives development everywhere, with its persistent structural hierarchies, dependencies, contradictions, and unequal power relations between classes, ethnicities, genders, races, and states.
Critical Global Capitalism Studies Collective
A collective bringing critical global capitalism research, teaching and activism at King's together under one umbrella to provide a forum for collaborations, events, and discussions, and to forge connections with the media, the policy world, and other like-minded groups.
Global Production, Finance and Labour research group
A multidisciplinary research group that explores inclusive and sustainable growth.
Research
Global Capitalism, Power & Uneven Development research group
We study the many ways in which the world-system unevenly constrains and drives development everywhere, with its persistent structural hierarchies, dependencies, contradictions, and unequal power relations between classes, ethnicities, genders, races, and states.
Critical Global Capitalism Studies Collective
A collective bringing critical global capitalism research, teaching and activism at King's together under one umbrella to provide a forum for collaborations, events, and discussions, and to forge connections with the media, the policy world, and other like-minded groups.
Global Production, Finance and Labour research group
A multidisciplinary research group that explores inclusive and sustainable growth.