Camilo Ardila

Dr Camilo Ardila is an Associate Lecturer (Education Focused) at the School of International Relations. He also serves as a Forum Editor for the journal Pluriversal International Relations.

Camilo's current research explores the intersection of decolonial studies, transitional justice, democratic theories and environmental politics. 

Camilo holds a PhD in Politics from the University of Edinburgh. His work has been published in Millennium, Res Publica, Journal of Moral Philosophy, LSE Book Reviews, Cuestiones de Filosofía and Diálogos de Saberes. Camilo's first monograph is currently under contract with Duke University Press.

Before joining the University of St Andrews, Camilo held teaching positions at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Dundee in the UK. Camilo was also a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute for Social and Cultural Studies Pensar in Colombia.

Modules:

IR3030 Human Rights in Theory and Practice

IR3053 Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Transition in Latin America

IR1005 Concepts in Global Politics (Lectures on Global Democracy)

Areas of interest:

- Human rights and transitional justice

- Decolonial studies and pluriversal politics

- Democratic theories and political reconciliation

- Critical approaches to international political theory and international law

Camilo can be contacted via email at [email protected]

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