Jana Tabak

Jana Tabak is a researcher at the Global South Unit for Mediation (GSUM), where she coordinates the line of research on Youth, Peace and Security. She is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of International Relations at Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ). She holds a PhD in International Relations from IRI/PUC-Rio with a sandwich scholarship at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (2014), a Master’s degree in International Relations from IRI/PUC-Rio (2009) and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Communication with a major in Journalism from PUC-Rio (2003). She is a Pro-Science Fellow (UERJ) and a Researcher at the Global South Unit for Mediation (GSUM). Her areas of interest include International Relations Theory and International Security, with an emphasis on the following themes: international politics, critical studies of international security, militarization, international institutions and organizations, and childhood.