Personal profile
Research overview
Alejandra's research interests are drawn from her career as an aviation security practitioner from the Global South. Her research focuses on the International Civil Aviation Organization's historical aviation security decision-making from 1961 to 2020. Grounded on critical constructivism, securitization theory and the decolonization of international organizations (IOs), the work explores the influences and interests that drove the securitization of civil aviation. The research lies at the intersection of (anti)terrorism policy formulation, civil aviation as soft power, and IOs' legitimation strategies.
She is supervised by Dr. Bernhard Blumenau and Dr. Nick Brooke.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Letters, Terrorism & Political Violence, University of St Andrews
Award Date: 29 Jun 2021