About
Hi, I am Yulieth, a political scientist, researcher in international politics, and data-driven analyst specialized in international organizations, crisis governance, and economic diplomacy.
I am currently a Senior Researcher in Economic Diplomacy at the Observatorio de Política Exterior (OPE), where I lead analytical work on the intersection between foreign policy, productive development, and international economic engagement. My work focuses on generating evidence-based insights to strengthen Colombia’s international positioning in a rapidly transforming global economy.
My academic journey has taken me from Colombia to Brazil, where I earned my Ph.D. in Political Science at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, and to Germany, where I was a visiting researcher at the University of Konstanz. My research lies at the intersection of international relations and emergency governance, with a particular focus on how regional organizations respond to transboundary crises.
I work with a multi-method approach, combining qualitative analysis with computational social science tools, including natural language processing (NLP), clustering, and dimensionality reduction techniques. In my doctoral research, I developed the Emergency Measures Index (EMI) to systematically assess institutional responses to the COVID-19 pandemic across regional organizations.
Beyond emergency politics, my research interests include economic diplomacy, regional integration, international institutions, and gender in global politics. I am particularly interested in how states and international organizations adapt to systemic transformations, geopolitical tensions, and complex global risks. I am passionate about bridging academic research and policy practice, translating rigorous analysis into actionable insights for decision-making.
You can find more information about my academic trajectory in the following sections.