Dr Camilo Ardila Arevalo

Dr Camilo Ardila Arevalo

Associate Lecturer

Researcher profile

Email
caaa1@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Research areas

Dr Camilo Ardila is an Associate Lecturer in the School of International Relations.

His current research focuses on the intersection of decolonial studies, political reconciliation, and democratic theories.

Camilo graduated from his doctoral studies at the University of Edinburgh in 2024 with a thesis titled "Pluriversal Reconciliation: Democratic Theories, Political Violence and Onto-Epistemic Dialogue." Camilo's work has been published in Millennium, Res Publica, the Journal of Moral Philosophy, the LSE Book Reviews, Cuestiones de Filosofía, and Diálogos de Saberes.

Before joining the University of St Andrews, Camilo held different teaching positions at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom, as well as at Universidad Santo Tomás and Universidad Libre in Colombia. Camilo has also been a visiting researcher at Instituto Pensar, Universidad Javeriana in Colombia.

Modules:

IR3030 Human Rights in Theory and Practice

IR3053 Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Transition in Latin America

Areas of expertise:

- 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 caaa1@st-andrews.ac.uk

Office hours: Wednesday 9-11am. Office 232, Arts Building, The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9AL.

Selected publications

 

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