Specialization course | New Challenges of Global Governance (UOC, IBEI)
Faculty
Shashwat Kumar
Affiliated faculty, IBEI
Shashwat Kumar has a PhD in Political Science, Public Policy and International Relations by the the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF). His PhD was conducted within the framework of Marie Sklodowska-Curie European Training Network on explaining Global India. His doctoral research titled “Regulatory Arrangements and electricity governance: India in a comparative perspective” examines electricity governance in India. His research also extends regulatory governance discourse by examining interaction of past electricity reform principles with emerging issues surrounding renewable energy and its impact on electricity governance. He holds a Masters’ degree in Regulatory Governance from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, University of Pune. Shashwat also holds another Master’s degree in Public Administration from Indira Gandhi National Open University. Prior to pursuing PhD he worked as a management consultant in Indian Power Sector.
Ana Karla Perea Blazquez
Affiliated faculty, IBEI
Predoctoral Fellow, UAB
PhD candidate in the Politics, Policies and International Relations programme at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Her thesis is focused on climate change adaptation planning and aid allocation in least developed countries. Ana Karla holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Management from Yale University and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente in Mexico. Ana Karla has more than 10 years’ experience in environmental and climate change policy, and served as a negotiator for the Mexican Government in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Marie Vandendriessche
Affiliated faculty, IBEI
Senior Researcher and Research Coordinator, EsadeGeo
Senior researcher and research coordinator at the EsadeGeo Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics (Barcelona/Madrid). Her work focuses on the interface between energy and climate change, covering policy, global governance, and geopolitics. Her research has been published by the European University Institute’s Florence School of Regulation and the Brookings Institution’s Energy Security and Climate Initiative. At EsadeGeo, she has also contributed to other research lines, including quantitative research on international organizations’ organizational design. Marie holds a master's degree in International Relations from IBEI, focusing on international environmental and climate politics. Her doctoral research at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona focuses on the intersection of the global governance of energy and climate change.
Joan Tallada Martín
Global Health Consultant, Analyst & Educator
Global health consultant, analyst and educator. As a consultant, he concentrates in evaluating healthcare programs in infectious diseases (HIV, TB and others) on one hand, and advice for political and financial sustainability and domestic resource mobilization in transition countries on the other. He assesses healthcare investments in HIV and TB. As an educator, he coordinates and teach global health training programs for international post-graduate students and promote the use of innovative learning methods.
Francesca Contiguglia
Former CIA officer
Francesca is a former CIA officer and current writer. She has a Master's in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a Master's in Journalism from Columbia University (New York).