Johanna Amaya-Panche

Biography

Johanna holds a BSc degree in Political Science and International Relations and and Msc Research in Latin American Studies at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. She is PhD Candidate in Government at University of Essex. Prior to starting her PhD program, she was an associated professor at various institutions in Colombia namely; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Universidad Santo Tomás and Universidad San Buenaventura. She was also the director of Masters program in international Relations at Universidad Nueva Granada in Colombia. Additionally, Johanna was a Principal Investigator on projects related to peace building, transitional justice, reconciliation and foreign aid in Colombia and Latin America. She has experience working as a consultant for Foreign Aid Agencies and as an analyst in communication on Latin American affairs. Her main interests are peace building, reconciliation, transitional justice in multicultural context and grassroot communities such as indigenous and peasants, Latin American Studies, foreign policy and International Relations. Her publications are available here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-dmAuMgAAAAJ&hl=th Teaching: Introduction to Latin America

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations (Honorific) Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (2005)

• Master of Research in Latin American Studies Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (2012)

• PhD Candidate University of Essex (2019)

Thesis