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Sebastiรกn es pasante del Instituto para las Transiciones Integrales (IFIT) en Bogotรก, Colombia. Se uniรณ como miembro del equipo de justicia transicional.
Antes de unirse a IFIT, trabajรณ en la Clรญnica Jurรญdica para Migrantes de la Universidad de los Andes, brindando asistencia legal a personas con problemas relacionados con inmigraciรณn. Tambiรฉn ha trabajado como asistente de investigaciรณn en temas relacionados con derecho, arte y cรณmics y justicia transicional. Actualmente, se desempeรฑa como tutor (profesor asistente) en la Universidad de Los Andes.
Sebastiรกn estรก prรณximo a graduarse de Derecho con una opciรณn (minor) en economรญa de la Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. Sus รกreas de interรฉs incluyen el derecho internacional pรบblico, los derechos humanos, la justicia transicional, la teorรญa jurรญdica y el derecho comparado.
Idiomas de trabajo: inglรฉs i espaรฑol.
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Sebastiรกn Aldana Mรฉndez is an Intern at at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) in Bogotรก, Colombia, where he works with the transitional justice team.
Before joining IFIT, he worked at the Legal Clinic for Migrants at the Universidad de los Andes, providing legal assistance to individuals facing immigration-related issues. He has also worked as a research assistant on topics related to law, art, and transitional justice. Currently, he serves as a tutor (teaching assistant) at the Universidad de los Andes.
Sebastiรกn is about to graduate as a lawyer with a minor in Economics from the Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. His areas of interest include public international law, human rights, transitional justice, philosophy of law and comparative law.
Working languages: English and Spanish.
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Marรญa Alejandra Fonseca Manosalva es pasante en el Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT). Estรก basada en la oficina de Bogotรก, donde apoya al equipo del trabajo del Fondo de Expertos de Colombia.
Antes de unirse a IFIT, Marรญa Alejandra trabajรณ en la Clรญnica Jurรญdica para Migrantes de la Universidad de los Andes, brindando asistencia legal a personas de bajos ingresos con problemas relacionados con inmigraciรณn. Tambiรฉn ha participado en roles acadรฉmicos y de liderazgo, incluyendo su labor como representante estudiantil en la universidad.
Marรญa Alejandra estรก prรณxima a graduarse de Derecho y Ciencia Polรญtica en la Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. Sus รกreas de interรฉs incluyen el derecho internacional, los derechos humanos, la justicia transicional, los estudios de gรฉnero y las polรญticas migratorias.
Idiomas de trabajo: inglรฉs i espaรฑol.
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Marรญa Alejandra Fonseca Manosalva is an Intern at the Institute For Integrated Transitions (IFIT). She is based in the Bogotรก office where she supports IFIT’s work in Colombia.
Before joining IFIT, Marรญa Alejandra worked at the Legal Clinic for Migrants at the Universidad de los Andes, providing legal assistance to low-income individuals facing immigration-related challenges. She has also been involved in academic and leadership roles, including serving as a student representative at her university.
Marรญa Alejandra is a soon-to-be graduate in Law and Political Science at the Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. Her areas of interest include international law, human rights, transitional justice, gender studies, and migration policy.
Working languages: English and Spanish.
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Samantha Steemhuis is an Intern at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), based in its headquarters in Barcelona. She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Hawai’i Pacific University and is currently pursuing her masters in Global Development Policy.ย ย
Before joining IFIT, Samantha worked on a range of projects in Hawai’i related to environmental conservation, economic indicator research, and education. She is passionate about creating positive change that is focused on long term sustainability.
Working languages: English and Spanish.
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Samuel Murphy es pasante del Programa Regional para Amรฉrica Latina y el Caribe en el IFIT, donde apoya en el trabajo del Programa Regional y en las diferentes actividades del personal asociado al proyecto.
Samuel Murphy es estudiante en la Universidad de Bristol, Reino Unido, donde estudia la ciencia polรญtica y espaรฑol. Paralelamente a sus estudios, ha trabajado en investigaciรณn polรญtica, primero colaborando con @tomorrowsmps en la investigaciรณn de los procesos de selecciรณn de candidatos polรญticos locales dentro de los partidos polรญticos del Reino Unido, y mรกs tarde para la publicaciรณn de periodismo ciudadano, West England Bylines, donde ha escrito artรญculos sobre diversos temas polรญticos en el Reino Unido, en particular sobre la participaciรณn de los jรณvenes en los procesos polรญticos formales e informales.
Sam tiene especial interรฉs en la polรญtica latinoamericana y ha escrito ensayos sobre la polรญtica econรณmica neoliberal en Argentina, la importancia de las ideas de “memoria” e “identidad” en la historia polรญtica del continente y, mรกs recientemente, un proyecto de investigaciรณn sobre las actitudes hacia la inmigraciรณn venezolana en Colombia.
Idiomas de trabajo: inglรฉs y espaรฑol.
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Samuel Murphy is an intern with IFIT’s Latin America and Caribbean programme at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT).
Samuel is a student at the University of Bristol, UK, where he studies BA Politics and Spanish. Alongside his academic career, he has worked in political research, first working with @tomorrowsmps on researching local political candidate selection processes within UK political parties, and later for West England Bylines, a citizen journalism publication where he has written articles on a number of political issues in the UK, in particular on youth participation.
Within his university degree he has taken a particular interest in Latin American politics, producing essays on neoliberal economic policy in Argentina, the significance of the ideas of โmemoryโ and โidentityโ in the continentโs political history, and most recently a research project on attitudes towards Venezuelan immigration in Colombia.
Working languages: English, Spanish.
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Irene Samantha Calderรณn Azpiazu is currently a Fellow at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), where she collaborates closely with the team in Mexico.
Irene is a dual-degree student in Economics and International Relations at Tecnolรณgico de Monterrey. Her academic trajectory and commitment to governance and youth leadership have led her to serve as President of the Student Government Federation, where she promotes initiatives focused on identity, participation, and student representation.
Her experience includes collaborations with organisations such asย Banorte, CEPAL, COFECE, and USAID, where she has worked on public policy projects, international cooperation, and economic analysis.
Passionate about diplomacy, gender equality, economic development, and the impact of women in decision-making, she seeks to strengthen her expertise in parliamentary leadership and public policy.
Working languages: English, Spanish.
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Irene Samantha Calderรณn Azpiazu es actualmente Fellow en el Instituto para las Transiciones Integrales (IFIT) donde colabora estrechamente con el equipo en Mรฉxico.
Irene estรก cursando una doble titulaciรณn en Economรญa y Relaciones Internacionales en el Tecnolรณgico de Monterrey. Su trayectoria acadรฉmica y su interรฉs por la gobernanza y el liderazgo juvenil la han llevado a desempeรฑase como Presidenta de la Federaciรณn del Gobierno Estudiantil, donde impulsa iniciativas en identidad, participaciรณn y representaciรณn estudiantil.
Su experiencia incluye colaboraciones con organismos como Banorte, la CEPAL, COFECE y USAID, en las que ha trabajado en proyectos de polรญtica publica, cooperaciรณn internacional y anรกlisis econรณmico.
Apasionada por la diplomacia, la equidad de gรฉnero, el desarrollo econรณmico y el impacto de las mujeres en la toma de decisiones, busca fortalecer su conocimiento en liderazgo parlamentario y polรญticas pรบblicas.
Idiomas de trabajo: inglรฉs i espaรฑol.
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Maksud Sultanov is Project Lead for the Uzbekistan Expert Group at the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT), focusing on advancing the green energy transition in Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With extensive experience across the industrial sector, international organisations, and IT, Maksud excels in fostering collaboration among government officials, industry leaders, and international organisations to develop impactful and sustainable green solutions.
Before joining IFIT, Maksud contributed to the implementation of development projects in Uzbekistan, specialising in agribusiness and agrotourism. He also worked in civil and industrial construction, where he was responsible for promoting and enforcing environmentally sustainable practices.
Maksud holds a Master of Science in Sustainable Leadership and Global Management from Nord University in Norway and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management from Bangor University in the UK.
Working languages: English, Russian, Uzbek, and Tajik.
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