German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Rafael Castro Alegría

Doctoral Researcher

Short CV

Since 05/2018: Doctoral Student at the GIGA Doctoral Programme.
2016 - 2017: Full-time professor at the Department of International Relations at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana of Bogotá
2015 - 2016: Lecturer on Introduction to International Relations and Theories of International Relations at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana of Bogotá
2014 - 2017: Researcher at the Research Group on International Relations, Latin America and Integration (GRIALI) at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana of Bogotá
Education: M.A. in International Relations, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana of Bogotá. Lawyer by the Santiago de Cali University.

Current Research

Regionalism in Latin America and Southeast Asia
Discourse Analysis and International Relations
Foreign Policy of Colombia

Countries and Regions

Latin America
Colombia

Research Programmes

Global Orders and Foreign Policies

Dissertation

The Rhetorical Foundations of Regional (Dis)integration: A Comparison between the Exit Discourses in Great Britain and Colombia

Rafael Castro Alegría

Doctoral Researcher

T. +49 (0)40 - 428 25-792 rafael.castro@giga-hamburg.de

Relaciones Internacionales | 02/2023

El Covid-19 y la Crisis del Regionalismo Latinoamericano: Lecciones que Pueden ser Aprendidas y sus Limitaciones

This article takes stock of the response of Latin American and Caribbean regional organizations to covid-19. In particular, it questions whether they have contributed to coping with the pandemic and seeks to find explanations for the considerable divergence between the responses of nine regional organizations.

Prof. Dr. Detlef Nolte

Associate

Rafael Castro Alegría

Doctoral Researcher

GIGA Focus Latin America | 1/2021

When Tone Is Not Everything: Joe Biden and Latin America

Joe Biden’s election has raised many expectations. However, due to long-established legacies and predominant bipartisan consensus around the United States’ Western Hemisphere policy, changes will be in tone rather than in substance. This GIGA Focus introduces four topics, that will shape the agenda.