Areas of research
- Global economic governance and international law (Europe, Latin America, Asia)
- Regulation of money and finance
- Regulation of cryptomoney and cryptomarkets
- Gender equality and climate change finance
Areas of teaching
- Fundamentals of law and contract law
- Fundamentals of corporate law and labour law
- Geopolitics and International Relations
- Geopolitics of Europe in a changing world
Grants and awards
The coalition of the willing and able: Using CBDCs to Transform Global Payment Infrastructures
The Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four
Cláudio Couto 2024 Prize for the best doctoral thesis in sociology of law at ABraSD, for Daniel Steinberg's dissertation supervision:' A Qualidade Jurídica da Moeda: Uma Análise das Moedas Paralelas'
Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Sociologia do Direitos - ABraSD, Sao Paulo, Brazil
CAPES Prize awarded by brazilian government for the best thesis in law for Daniel Fideles Steinberg's Prêmio CAPES thesis: “A qualidade jurídica da moeda: uma análise das moedas paralelas”.
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Publications from the last 5 years
Articles
DURAN, C.V. and STEINBERG, D.F. (2026). Reclaiming monetary sovereignty: CBDCs, infrastructural power, and the reconfiguration of the international monetary system. Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance.
DURAN, C.V., BABUGURA, A.A., ACOSTA , M. and GOMEZ FERRAZ, J.L. (2024). Bancos Públicos de Desenvolvimento e Equidade ee Gênero: Quais Determinantes para uma Ação Climática Eficaz? Cadernos do CEAS: Revista crítica de humanidades, 49(261), pp. 132-147.
FACKLMANN, J., ALVARES SEVILHA, P. and DURAN, C.V. (2024). Infraestruturas de Mercado Financeiro em Registro Distribuído: uma Abordagem Institucional das Atividades de Depositário Central e de Sistemas de Liquidação. Revista de Direito Mercantil, 180-181, pp. 15-62.
VILLARD DURAN, C. (2022). Global economic governance and inequality: an agenda for gender-sensitive legal research in Brazil”. Revista Direito e Práxis, 13(3).
VILLARD DURAN, C. and SANCHEZ BADIN, M.R. (2021). Sad tropicalizations: fiscal austerity and its constitutionalization in Brazil”. Revista de Direito Público, 18(97).
VILLARD DURAN, C. and STEINBERG, D. (2021). The liberalization of capital movements and the institutional challenges for Brazil to join the OECD”. Revista Tempo do Mundo, 25.
VILLARD DURAN, C. (2021). The (In)visible Woman at the International Monetary Fund: Engendering National Economic Rule-making. Journal of International Economic Law, 24(4), pp. 738-754.
Conference papers (with selection committee)
DURAN, C.V. (2026). Framing Cooperation: The Institutionalisation of Central Bank Collaboration through the Discursive Lens of the BIS. In: ISA - 67th Annual Convention: Rethinking Knowledges, Practices, & Imaginaries of the World. Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio.
DURAN, C.V. (2025). The Intersection of Money, Currencies, and Cities: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities. In: FDI & Cities Forum #5: New Insights in Policy and Research. Paris.
DURAN, C.V. (2025). The BRICS and the Reconfiguration of the Global Monetary Order. In: DPLST-LAC-ABRI São Paulo 2025 Conference. São Paulo.
DURAN, C.V. (2025). The coalitions of the willing and capable: Central Bank Digital Currencies and monetary cooperation within the Bank for International Settlements. In: International Studies Association 66th Annual Convention. Hilton Chicago.
DURAN, C.V. and LASTRA, R.M. (2024). Evolving Legal Frameworks In The International Monetary System: The Role of Contracts in Central Bank Cooperation During Crises. In: 3nd Annual Women in Law and Finance Conference.
DURAN, C.V. and LASTRA, R.M. (2024). Central bank swaps, private law and and International Lender of Last Resort. In: US Dollar Hegemony, State Sovereignty and International Order, UNSW. Sydney.
VILLARD DURAN, C. and LAMBERT FERRAZ, J. (2023). Assessing the effectiveness of the SDG legal framework to deliver institutional change: the Finance in Common engaged in more gender-responsive climate finance. In: SIEL 2023 Bogotá Global Conference. Colombia.
Books chapters and other contributions
DURAN, C.V. (2026). Vent de panique sur l’indépendance des banques centrales avec la nomination de Kevin Warsh et la succession de Christine Lagarde. The Conversation, France.
DURAN, C.V. (2026). La Bataille Géopolitique pour l'Infrastructure Monétaire. New York: Project Syndicate, United States of America.
DURAN, C.V. and NAVES DE DEUS DORNELAS, L. (2026). Twin Peaks no Brasil: por que o contexto institucional importa mais do que o modelo. 441. Jornal dos Economistas , Brazil.
DURAN, C.V. (2026). Pagamentos digitais, dados e poder monetário Por que o Pix está sob escrutínio norte-americano? JOTA, Brazil.
DURAN, C.V. and STEINBERG, D. (2026). Stablecoins as Cross-Border Private Money: Propertisation, Custody, and Contractual Rights under the UNIDROIT Principles on Digital Assets and Private Law. In: Unidroit - Centenary Academic Conference. Rome.
DURAN, C.V. and ROCHA, K. (2026). Autonomia de bancos centrais em mutação: lições globais, dilemas brasileiros. JOTA, Portugal.
DURAN, C.V. (2025). The Coalition of the Willing (and Capable) States for a New Global Payment Infrastructure: Transforming the International Monetary System through Central Bank Digital Currencies. In: Fresh Ideas Seminar. EU*Asia Institute.