Thales Carvalho

Thales Carvalho

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of São Paulo (USP)

Biography

Hello!

I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Political Science, University of São Paulo (USP). I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), and was a Visiting Graduate Student at the University of California - San Diego (2021-2022). I also got my Master’s Degree in Political Science from UFMG, and my bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC-Minas). I am currently affiliated to the International Relations Research Center (NUPRI-USP) and the International institutions, Foreign Policy and Political Regime Research Network (RIPPERP-UFMG).

Since 2022, I am part of the organizing team of the Graduate Students in International Security, Etc. Workshop (GSISE).

My research focuses on international security governance in Latin America. I also conduct a secondary agenda on the role of the Latin American IR scholarship amidst Global IR debates. My work has been published in Latin American Politics and Society, Global Studies Quarterly, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies, Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional, Contexto Internacional, and Brazilian Political Science Review.

I have research experience on the following topics: International Security; Foreign Policy; Defense Policy; Latin America; and Global IR.

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Interests

  • International Security
  • Foreign Policy
  • Defense Policy
  • Latin America
  • Global IR

Education

  • PhD in Political Science, 2022

    Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)

  • Visiting Graduate Student (Political Science Department), 2021-2022

    University of California - San Diego (UCSD)

  • Master's Degree in Political Science, 2018

    Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)

  • Bachelor in International Relations, 2015

    The Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC-MG)

Skills

R

High

Statistics

High

Python

Low

Stata

Medium

Atlas.ti

High

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