Tony Heron is Professor of International Political Economy at the University of York. He is currently serving as a Parliamentary Academic Fellow to the House of Commons International Trade Select Committee. Tony is the author of three books and numerous articles and book chapters on different aspects of trade politics. Tony’s current work is centered on the UK’s independent trade policy, interdisciplinary global food systems research, private environmental standards in global value chains, and the politics of agricultural liberalisation. Tony is co- editor of the journal New Political Economy.
Tony Heron
Professor of International Political Economy, University of York
Specialist in
UK trade policy, food and agriculture, the regulation and governance of trade, development, environmental sustainability, governance and scrutiny