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Biography
Johanna is a Lecturer in Latin American Politics at the Institute of the Americas at the University College of London. She holds a BSc (Honours) degree in Political Science and International Relations, a Master of Research in Latin American Studies at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and she has recently completed her PhD in Government at the University of Essex.
Before starting her PhD program, she was an Associate Professor at various institutions in Colombia and the United Kingdom. She was also the director of the Master's program in International Relations at Universidad Nueva Granada in Colombia. Additionally, Johanna was a Principal Investigator on peacebuilding, transitional justice, reconciliation and foreign aid projects in Colombia and Latin America. She has experience working as a consultant for civil society organisations, governments, Foreign Aid Agencies, United Nations and the European Union, as well as an analyst in media on Latin American affairs and International Relations.
Research Summary
My research interests lie at the intersection of International Relations, Peace Studies and Political psychology. I am especially interested in the influence of international actors on the local dynamics of civil society actors and how they develop collective action strategies amidst war to build reconciliation. I am particularly interested in Latin America and the Global South. Beyond that, I am interested in various topics, including gender and diverse populations inclusion, transitional justice, multiculturality, and research methods.
Publications
Books
Velasco, J. A. I., & Panche, J. A. (2018). Reconciliaciones y resistencias modelos mentales y aprendizajes colectivos en la construcción de paz territorial en Colombia (1st ed.). Colombia: Universidad Santo Tomás.
Book chapters
Amaya-Panche, J., Gomis-Balestreri, M., & Cepeda, J. (2017). Debilidad institucional y violencia en el Triángulo del Norte: hacia una gobernanza interna crítica con apoyo internacional. Book Chapter, 1.
Amaya Panche, J., & Gomis Balestreri, M. (2016). El Síndrome del Tirano silencioso: del Estado fantasma al autoritarismo extractivista local. Estudio de caso: el Meta, Colombia. In J. Holguin-Olate (Ed.), Estados autoritarios latinoamericanos (ayer, hoy y proyecciones). Santiago de Chile: Universidad de Chile.
Papers in academic journals
Oidor, C. A., Mendoza, C. U., Amaya-Panche, J., Velazco, A. I., Sáez, F. A., & Velásquez, D. A. B. (2019). Reconciliation and the territorial peacebuilding in Colombia: The case of the Nasa community. Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, (121), 91–112. https://doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2019.121.1.91. Scopus.
Pino, J. F., Amaya-Panche, J., & Diaz Aguirre, C. F. (2017). La teoría y la realidad del discurso de protección ambiental y las políticas extractivas en Bolivia. International Journal of Cooperation Development, 4(1), 137–155.
Amaya-Panche, J., & Langer, J. (2015). Truth Commissions as Learning Institutions to Deal with the Past: The Case of Kenya. In Economia & Sociedad. Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar (Vol. 9).
Amaya-Panche, J., & Pino, J. F. (2015). Modelo de desarrollo y élites económicas en Bolivia: análisis de la concepción de desarrollo ancestral del presidente Evo Morales. Hallazgos, 12(24). https://doi.org/10.15332/s1794-3841.2015.0024.13
Amaya-Panche, J. (2012). Violencia y no-violencia: la experiencia de paz de la atcc. Revista Criterios, 5(1), 185–220. Retrieved from http://www.revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/criterios/article/view/1976
Amaya-Panche, J. (2008). La relación entre guerra y política en Colombia: de La Violencia a las violencias. Economia & Desarrollo, 13–35.
Policy brief
Amaya-Panche, J. (2021). Implementing the Peace Agreement in Colombia. Challenges for Peacebuilding and Reconciliation. European Union. Institute for Security Studies. Policy brief. Publication date: May 2021. https://www.iss.europa.eu/sites/default/files/EUISSFiles/Brief_11_2021.pdf
Teaching Summary
Undergraduate:
AMER0039: Introduction to Politics
AMER0103: Conflict, Peace and Foreign Aid in the Americas
Postgraduate Taught:
AMER0057: Researching the Americas
AMER0102: Conflict and Peacebuilding in Contemporary Latin America
