Ana Dias is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Minho, Portugal. She holds a master’s degree in political science and a bachelor’s in international relations, both from the same institution. She has completed specialization courses in Modern History and in Middle Eastern Politics from Ryerson University (Canada) and the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK), respectively. Her current research project focuses on unraveling emerging dynamics of global governance, and more particularly regional climate leadership under the Paris Agreement in the cases of California and Quebec.