person Mônica Herz
schoolPontifical University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro–RJ, Brazil; m.herz.rio@gmail.com.Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroBrazilRio de Janeiro, BrazilPontifical University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro–RJ, Brazil; m.herz.rio@gmail.com.
person Layla Dawood
schoolState University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro–RJ, Brazil; layladawood@hotmail.com.Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazilRio de Janeiro, BrazilState University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro–RJ, Brazil; layladawood@hotmail.com.
person Victor Coutinho Lage
schoolPontifical University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV-Rio), Rio de Janeiro–RJ, Brazil; victorcoutinholage@yahoo.com.br.Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroBrazilRio de Janeiro, BrazilPontifical University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV-Rio), Rio de Janeiro–RJ, Brazil; victorcoutinholage@yahoo.com.br.
Mônica Herz is Associate Professor at the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Institute of International Relations and holds a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Apart from several articles and chapters on Latin American security, nuclear and regional governance, and Brazilian foreign policy, she has written three books: Organizações Internacionais: histórias e práticas (2004, co-authors Andréa Ribeiro Hoffman and Jana Tabak); Ecuador vs. Peru: Peacemaking Amid Rivalry (2002, co-author, João Pontes Nogueira); and OAS Global Governance Away From the Media (2010). From 2004 to 2008, she was Director of the International Relations Institute (IRI) at PUC-Rio.
Layla Dawood is Assistant Professor at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and the Executive Secretary of the Brazilian Association for International Relations (ABRI). She holds a BA in International Relations from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, a BA in Law from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, an MA in International Relations from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, and a PhD in International Relations from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Her research interests include International Relations Theory and International Security, with a focus on balancing Chinese and American defence policies, nuclear policy, and nonproliferation.
Victor Coutinho Lage is Sessional Lecturer of the Institute of International Relations (IRI) at PUC-Rio, and of the CPDOC at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV-Rio). He holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in International Relations, both from IRI/PUC-Rio. Former visiting PhD student at the University of Victoria, Canada, he has published articles in important journals such as Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional, Contexto Internacional, Carta Internacional, and The Nonproliferation Review. His PhD dissertation, Interpretations of Brazil, Contemporary (De)Formations, discusses the concept of ‘formation’ in the interpretations of Brazil of the twentieth century. His main research topics include contemporary philosophy, political theory and philosophy, (meta)theories of International Relations, interpretations of Brazil, and modernity and modernisation in Brazil.
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