Dr Catalina Montoya Londoño
Catalina’s research interests focus on the area of political communication including relationships between states, civil society and media in the context of conflict and peacebuilding, and communication and international relations with emphasis on Latin American Politics. So far, she has published four books, as well as book chapters and articles in English and Spanish on on the impact of event driven news in the projection of US foreign policy in Colombia, the use of media by civil society organizations to foster democracy and human rights in Colombia and Latin America, the relationships between political and media systems, political and media debates regarding transitional justice in Colombia, and international cooperation, mediated diplomacy and peacebuilding in Colombia.