Tainà Siman

Tainà Siman is a Research Associate at the Otto Suhr Institute for Political Science, Free University of Berlin, within the Department of Politics and Social Sciences. She has been working since May 2024 on a DFG-funded project on forest governance performance of regional regimes. She is concurrently a postgraduate student at FLACSO Argentina in Development, Public Policy and Regional Integration. She previously held a research internship at UNU-CRIS and is affiliated with academic networks such as GRIDALE and the Regionalism Observatory.

• PhD Candidate, Development, Public Policy and Regional Integration, FLACSO Argentina
• Research Associate, Otto Suhr Institute for Political Science, Free University of Berlin
• Research Intern, UNU-CRIS (United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies)
• Master of International Relations, State University of Rio de Janeiro
• Bachelor of International Relations, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

Tainà Siman's research focuses on comparative regionalism, with particular emphasis on regional integration, institutional design, and governance in Latin America and Europe. Her work explores decision-making processes, integration theories, and policy transfer, especially within Mercosur and the European Union. She investigates how regional organizations respond to democratic backsliding and non-traditional actors, as well as the role of consultative institutions in regional governance. Her recent work also extends to environmental governance, particularly through the lens of the Escazú Agreement in Latin America.

Her recent publications reveal a strong trend in analyzing regional governance structures, especially in the context of democratic resilience and environmental policy. She compares regional responses in Latin America and Europe, focusing on institutional mechanisms, security cooperation, and social dimensions of integration. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical case studies, contributing to the understanding of how regional organizations evolve and manage internal and external challenges.

Tainà Siman has not received any scientific awards mentioned in the text. However, she has benefited from research funding, including a Bachelor-level research scholarship from FAPEMIG (Minas Gerais Research Foundation) and participation in DFG-funded research.

She actively contributes to academic discourse through publications and blog posts, particularly with UNU CRIS, where she previously interned. Her advising role is not specified, but she is engaged in doctoral research and collaborative academic projects. She is a member of GRIDALE (Grupo de Reflexión sobre Integración y Desarollo en América Latina y Europa) and the Regionalism Observatory in São Paulo, Brazil, indicating her integration into collaborative research networks focused on regional integration and development.

She is involved in research teams working on forest governance and regional organizations, contributing to comparative analyses of regional regimes. Her interdisciplinary approach connects political science with environmental policy, development studies, and regional integration theory.