Josefina Echavarría Alvarez

Josefina Echavarría Alvarez is a Professor of the Practice at the Keough School of Global Affairs and serves as Director of the Peace Accords Matrix at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. She is also a faculty fellow at the Pulte Institute for Global Development. Her work focuses on peacebuilding, transitional justice, and conflict analysis, with a emphasis on Colombia's post-conflict reconciliation.

• Education: PhD in Peace, Conflict, and Democracy (Universitat Jaume I, Spain); MA in Peace Studies (University of Innsbruck, Austria); BA in Government and International Relations (Universidad Externado, Colombia)

Her research explores the intersections of development and peacebuilding, with a focus on victim participation, restorative justice, and gender equality in peace agreements. She leads the Legacy Project, preserving Colombia's Truth Commission archive, and directs the technical monitoring of the 2016 Colombian Peace Agreement through the Barometer Initiative.

Recent publications analyze peace agreements, gender stipulations in conflict resolution, and transitional justice frameworks. Her work emphasizes digital archiving, community engagement, and human rights in post-conflict societies.

Scientific Awards:

• Fellow at the University of Cambridge
• Fellow at Trinity College, Ireland

Echavarría Alvarez's leadership combines rigorous technical analysis with a commitment to humanitarian principles and global development. She has lectured internationally and managed international cooperation projects on peacebuilding and gender in conflict.