Alejandro Milcíades Peña

Dr Alejandro Milcíades Peña is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Politics and International Relations of the University of York. His work bridges international relations, political sociology, comparative politics, and international political economy, with a focus on Latin America. He explores how political contention and social change interact with institutions at domestic, regional, and international levels.

• PhD in International Politics (City University of London)
• MA in Human Resources and Knowledge Management (Lancaster University)
• Master’s in Sociology and Political Science (FLACSO Argentina)
• Industrial Engineering (Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires)

Research spans two major collaborative projects: Long Movements and International Change (macro-relational analysis of transnational movements shaping international order) and Political Activism and the Experience of Adversity (relational-experiential study of activists’ embodied struggles). His teaching includes Global Hierarchies and Global Orders (undergraduate) and Themes and Theories in International Relations (postgraduate).

Scientific Awards: No specific honors mentioned in the text.

Advising: Mentored students on topics like human rights law, green extractivism, feminist security, Christian militarism, and small-state neutrality. Former students include Hafiza Nur Adeen Nor Ahmad and Soraya Hamdaoui.