Mauricio Palma-Gutierrez

Mauricio Palma-Gutierrez is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Wolverhampton, based at the School of Social Science and Humanities (Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences). His research sits at the intersection of critical migration and border studies, international political sociology, and foreign policy analysis, with a focus on geo/political transformations linked to global cross-border mobility in the Americas (North, Central, South, and the Caribbean).

• Education:
  • PhD in Politics and International Studies (University of Warwick)
  • MSc in Global History (London School of Economics)
  • MA in Global Studies (University of Leipzig)
  • BA in International Relations (Del Rosario University, Colombia)

Research Expertise: Specializes in everyday acts of citizenship, viral borders during pandemics, Colombian foreign policy performativity, and state responses to Venezuelan migration. His work critically examines humanitarian frameworks, border securitization, and migrant resistance mechanisms.

Scientific Engagement: Member of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA). Recent publications analyze Venezuelan migration trajectories, Colombian asylum policies, and post-FARC security challenges.

Outreach: Contributed to the Thinking Global Podcast on Migration and Displacement in South America (2023).