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Alejandro Posada Téllez
BA SOAS, MA Sciences Po, MSc LSE
Research Topic:
I am a DPhil candidate in International Relations at the University of Oxford. My doctoral project explores the intersection between the politics of victimhood and peacebuilding, focusing on the experiences of Colombia, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, and the United Kingdom in the aftermath of war. My research is being generously funded by the Colombian Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (MinCiencias).
I hold a BA in Politics and International Relations from SOAS, University of London; a Master in International Security from Sciences Po PSIA; and an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics.
Languages
Spanish (fluent)
English (fluent)
Italian (fluent)
French (proficient)
Research
International Security
Peacebuilding
Post-conflict transitions
Reconciliation
Transitional Justice
Collective memory
Discourse and narratives
Professional Experience
I am currently the UK Coordinator of peacebuilding organisation Rodeemos el Diálogo (Embrace Dialogue), Member of the OxPeace Steering Committee, and teach International Relations at Merton College and Jesus College, Oxford. Previously, I was Associate Lecturer at the University of Reading, Chief Copy Editor of St. Antony's International Review (STAIR), Research Assistant at Oxford's Global Security Programme, Research Assistant at the University of Bath, and interned at the Colombian Embassy in London, Children Change Colombia, and the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation (IHJR). I have also held posts in Millennium: Journal of International Studies, Junior Diplomat Initiative France and the LSE Association for International Peace and Security.
Teaching
International Relations (Merton College and Jesus College, University of Oxford)
International Relations and Strategic Studies (University of Reading)
Publications
Making Peace with God: What Role for Religion in UN Mediation? International Peacekeeping, 31(2), pp.1-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/13533312.2024.2337689
Is Peace Merely About the Attainment of Justice? Transitional Justice in South Africa and the former Yugoslavia. Cambridge Journal of Law, Politics and Art, Issue #2, pp.305-309.
When Peace Is Not Enough. Oxford Review of Books, 6(3), pp.10-12. With Mario Carvajal-Cabal.
A Decade of Peace Processes in Colombia. With Andrei Gómez-Suárez. St. Antony’s International Review. Mar. 2024.
The Negotiation with the EMC: A Key Piece for ‘Total Peace’? With Andrei Gómez-Suárez and Daniel Albarracín. [La Negociación con el EMC: ¿Una Pieza Clave para la ‘Paz Total?]. La Silla Vacía. Dec. 2023.
Seven Years of the Agreement with the FARC: Lessons for Peace, with Andrei Gómez-Suárez. [Siete Años de la Firma del Acuerdo con las FARC: Lecciones para la Paz]. La Silla Vacía. Nov. 2023.
Economic Policy as a Tool for Promoting Peace. OxJournal. Sept. 2023.
What we have Learnt from Colombia’s Gustavo Petro First Year in Office, with Mario Carvajal-Cabal and Álvaro Llano. LSE Latin America and Caribbean Blog. July 2023.
Colombia’s Bet for Total Peace. With Daniel Albarracín. Descifrando la Guerra. Jan. 2022.
The First Step Towards ‘Total Peace’ in Colombia, with Gwen Burnyeat and Andrei Gómez-Suárez. RedAnalysis. Nov. 2022.
Explaining the Endurance of the ‘Holy Trinity’ in United Nations Peacekeeping. Oxford Political Review. June 2022.
Why Strengthening the Rule of Law Matters in Transitional Justice. The Oxford University Politics Blog (OxPol). May 2022.
Commemorating the Selk’nam Genocide, Punta Arenas (Chile), with Matthew Murphy. Contested Histories. February 2021.
The Challenges for Developing Countries in Climate Diplomacy. [Desafíos de los Países en Desarrollo en la Diplomacia Climática]. Voces que Tejen – Memoria Colectiva. Oct. 2021.
Narratives, Euphemisms and Violence: An Alternative View of the Reproduction of Armed Conflict in Colombia. [Narrativas, Eufemismos y Violencia: Una Mirada Alternativa a la Reproducción del Conflicto Armado en Colombia]. Centro de Estudios de Seguridad y Paz, No.1 (September 2020), pp.4-6.
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