About

I am a Colombian political scientist and philosopher, currently completing a PhD in Politics at Manchester Metropolitan University (thesis defense scheduled for September 2026). I hold a Master's in Political Science and a Master's in Philosophy, both from Universidad de los Andes, and an additional graduate degree from Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

My research sits at the intersection of political theory and philosophy of law, developed through the lens of Critical Theory and global political economy. I work particularly on the reception and reactivation of the Frankfurt School — Marcuse, Benjamin, Adorno — in Latin America, in dialogue with decolonial theory and contemporary debates on racialization, the state, and political subjectivity.

Alongside research, I have spent over six years in university teaching and academic leadership. I currently serve as National Director of the School of Teacher Training at Universidad Libre, and previously led curricular design and quality accreditation as Coordinator of the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities. I have taught across undergraduate and graduate programs in Philosophy, Law, International Business, and Human Rights among others.

I am an active member of the International Herbert Marcuse Society, and I regularly review for international journals and publishers in critical theory, cultural studies, and global studies.

Education:

PhD in Politics, Manchester Metropolitan University (2022–2026)

Ch'ixi Proletariat: Lukács, Echeverría, and the Ontology of Racialised Labour in Latin America.

MA in Political Science, Universidad de los Andes (2021–2022)

MA in Philosophy, Universidad de los Andes (2017–2018)

Arte, emancipación y rebeldía: una mirada al arte desde Marx y la Escuela de Frankfurt [Art, Emancipation, and Rebellion: A Look at Art through Marx and the Frankfurt School].

Graduate studies, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2016–2018)

BA in Political Science, Universidad de los Andes (2012–2016)

Contribución al fundamento de un marxismo heterodoxo: Una lectura dialéctica de la crítica habermasiana a Marx [Contribution to the Foundation of a Heterodox Marxism: A Dialectical Reading of the Habermasian Critique of Marx].

Research Areas:

Critical Theory

Political Theory & Public Policy Analysis

State Theory & Institutional Analysis

Continental & Decolonial Theory

Political Economy

Peacebuilding

International Political Economy

Research Methodologies

Higher Education & Curriculum Design

Research Projects:

Ontologías políticas y del paisaje en América Latina [Political and Landscape Ontologies in Latin America] (2023–2024) — Institutional research project on ontology, territory, and political subjectivity in Latin America.

Subjetividades, diferencias y enfoques [Subjectivities, Differences, and Approaches] (2021–2022) — Research on the articulation of Marxism, feminism, and racial struggles as forms of political subjectivity.

La educación como práctica para la libertad de mujeres de Tumaco y los llanos orientales [Education as a Practice of Freedom for Women in Tumaco and the Eastern Plains] (2023–2024) — Research project on education and emancipation among women in conflict-affected regions of Colombia.

La educación como expresión de libertad [Education as an Expression of Freedom] (2021–2022) — Research on education in the context of the reincorporation of former FARC combatants in Colombia.

Multiculturalismo y pluralismo: enfoques, diálogos y tensiones [Multiculturalism and Pluralism: Approaches, Dialogues, and Tensions] (2019–2022) — Institutional research project on multiculturalism and pluralism in contemporary political philosophy.

Languages

Spanish (native) 

English (C2) 

German (B2) 

French (A2)