2 de May de 2025 In Equipe EN, Equipe Pesquisadores EN, Experts and Staff

Conor Foley

Dr. Conor Foley has worked on legal reform, human rights and protection issues in over thirty conflict zones for a variety of human rights and humanitarian agencies, including: UN DPKO, UN OHCHR, UNHCR, UN-Habitat and Amnesty International. He is the author of “The Protection of Civilians by UN Peacekeeping missions”, Cambridge University Press, September 2017, and “The Thin Blue Line: how humanitarianism went to war” (Verso: 2010). Other books include: “In Spite of You: Bolsonaro and the New Brazilian Resistance” (2019); “Protecting Brazilians against torture” (2013); “Another system is possible: reforming Brazilian justice” (2012); “Human Rights, Human Wrongs: The Alternative Report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee” (1995); and “Legion of the Rearguard: The IRA and the Modern Irish State” (1992). He obtained his PhD in International Law from the University of Essex and is a Visiting Fellow at its Human Rights Center.

 



2 de May de 2025 In Equipe Pesquisadores EN, Experts and Staff

Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann

Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of International Relations, Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. She has been a Visiting Professor at the Free University of Berlin (2012-2015), the University of Erfurt (2010-2012) and the London School of Economics (2008-2010). She researches and publishes on legitimacy and democracy in international politics, international organizations, and regional integration in Latin America and Europe, among others.

 





3 de April de 2025 In Equipe Assistente de Pesquisa EN, Equipe EN, Experts, Experts and Staff

Vitor Costa

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Vitor Costa is a PhD candidate in International Relations (IR) at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (IRI/PUC-Rio), with a scholarship from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). He holds a Master’s degree in IR from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), funded by the Bahia State Research Support Foundation (FAPESB), and a Bachelor’s degree in Humanities, also from UFBA. He was an associate researcher at the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar – Ecuador (2019). He is a researcher with the Globalization of Politics Group and the Interpretations of Brazil Group, both linked to the IR Graduate Program at UFBA. Additionally, he serves as a Research Assistant at the IRI/PUC-Rio Methodology Laboratory. He is fluent in English and Spanish and has an intermediate level of French. His research interests include extractivist development, primitive accumulation of capital, and the links between class formation and racialization in capitalism.



28 de February de 2025 In Equipe Colaboradores EN, Equipe EN, Experts and Staff, GSUM

Isa Mendes

Isa Mendes is a researcher at the Global South Unit for Mediation (GSUM). She holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in International Politics from the Institute of International Relations (IRI) at PUC-Rio, with an emphasis on Conflict, Violence and Pacification. Graduated in Political Science at the University of Houston (2007). Researcher at the Center for Interdisciplinary Ibero-American Studies (Ei). Research interests: Mediation and Conflict Resolution; Latin American Politics; Political Theory; Democratic Theory.



28 de February de 2025 In Equipe Colaboradores EN, Equipe EN, Experts and Staff, GSUM

Cecília Mouly

Cécile Mouly is a research professor and coordinator of the research group in peace and conflict at FLACSO Ecuador. She holds a PhD in International Studies (University of Cambridge) and has published on peacebuilding, peace processes, and civil resistance, including a 2022 handbook of peace and conflict studies in Spanish. She possesses practical experience in conflict transformation and peacebuilding in different countries with various organizations (UN, The Carter Center, OAS), and has facilitated trainings on conflict analysis, peacebuilding, nonviolent action, and peace journalism. She is a resource person in “Conflict Prevention: Analysis for Action” of the UN System Staff College, an executive committee member of the Peace Studies Section of the International Studies Association (ISA), one of the coordinators of the summer program “Conflict Transformation Across Borders,” and an executive committee member of the regional institute on strategic nonviolent action in the Americas. She was part of the Ecuador team of the Colombian truth commission from 2019 to 2022.



28 de February de 2025 In Equipe Assistente de Pesquisa EN, Equipe EN, Experts and Staff, GSUM

Christian Cantuária

She holds a master’s degree in International Relations from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (2025) and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the Federal University of Uberlândia (2022). She is currently a PhD student in International Relations at PUC-Rio. She is a research assistant at the Methodology Laboratory (LabMet) at IRI/PUC-Rio and at the Global South Unit for Mediation (GSUM) – an initiative of the BRICS Policy Center at IRI/PUC-Rio. He is interested in international relations theory; political philosophy; subjectivation; and peace and security.



28 de February de 2025 In Equipe Colaboradores EN, Equipe EN, Experts and Staff, GSUM

Carla Habif

Carla Albala Habif holds a PhD in International Relations from PUC-Rio, a Master’s degree in History from UFRJ, and a Bachelor’s degree in History from UFF. She has professional experience in education, mediation, intercultural dialogue, and the international humanitarian field. Since 2023, she has collaborated with the Global South Unit for Mediation (GSUM) and the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC). Her areas of expertise include civil resistance, conflict transformation, peacebuilding, and nonviolent movements.



28 de February de 2025 In Equipe Colaboradores EN, Equipe EN, Experts and Staff, GSUM

Aureo Toledo

Associate Professor at the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), where he coordinates the Center for Research on Peace, International Security and Strategic Studies (NUPSIEE-UFU), as well as working on undergraduate and postgraduate courses in International Relations. He has a degree in International Relations from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), and a master’s and doctorate in Political Science from the University of São Paulo (USP). He was a Visiting Scholar at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, University of Manchester, UK. He was also a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University, USA. His areas of interest are Critical Studies in International Security, Peace Studies and International Relations Theories.



28 de February de 2025 In Equipe Colaboradores EN, Equipe EN, Experts and Staff, GSUM

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.