{"id":8981,"date":"2026-03-11T19:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/congresoica.org\/home\/committees\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T12:49:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:49:05","slug":"committees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/congresoica.org\/en\/home\/committees\/","title":{"rendered":"Committees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8981\" class=\"elementor elementor-8981 elementor-7881\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa02d7d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa02d7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;lqd-custom-shape-8&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"lqd-custom-shape\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1440 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n    <path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" id=\"Row_Separator\" data-name=\"Row Separator\" d=\"M1440,0Q1080,99,720,99T0,0V100H1440Z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-debadc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"debadc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a235d48f3979\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4f5d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e4f5d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2255507 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2255507\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9aee66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading lqd-el-has-inner-anim\" data-id=\"f9aee66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_split&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;split_type&quot;:&quot;words&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a235d49000b8\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left lqd-split-words h2\"  data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{\"type\":\"words\"}'> Permanent Committee of the International Congress of Americanists - Active as of 2026<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf79ae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf79ae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul type=\"disc\"><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Walter Raudales,<\/span> El Salvador. (President 2025-2027)<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Manuel Alc\u00e1ntara S\u00e1ez, Spain. (Vice President 2025-2027)<\/li><li class=\"x_p1\">Bojana Kova\u010devi\u0107 Petrovi\u0107,<span class=\"x_s1\"> Serbia. <\/span>(General Secretary 2025-2027)<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Marcio Fernandes, Brazil<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Jan-Ake Alvarsson, Sweden<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Milka Castro Lucic, Chile<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Kees Den Boer, Netherlands<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Elio Masferrer Kan, Mexico<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Horacio Cerutti Guldberg, Mexico<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Elizabeth D\u00edaz Brenis, Mexico<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Jorge R. Gonz\u00e1lez Marmolejo, Mexico<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Mar\u00eda Luisa Laviana Cuetos, Spain<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Francisco S\u00e1nchez, Spain<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Martina Kaller-Dietrich, Austria<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Segundo E. Moreno Y\u00e1nez, Ecuador<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Mariusz Zi\u00f3lkowski, Poland<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Catalina Machuca, El Salvador<\/li><li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Gisele Onuki, Brazil<\/li><li>Dejan Mihailovi\u0107<span class=\"x_s1\">, Serbia<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d43c980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading lqd-el-has-inner-anim\" data-id=\"d43c980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_split&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;split_type&quot;:&quot;words&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a235d4902dd7\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left lqd-split-words h2\"  data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{\"type\":\"words\"}'> Local Organizing Committee<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fee3c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fee3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>President of the 59th International Congress of Americanists (ICA 2027), Porfirio Cardona Restrepo, Pontifical Bolivarian University, Medell\u00edn, Colombia<\/li>\n \t<li>General Secretary of the 59th International Congress of Americanists (ICA 2027), Freddy Santamar\u00eda Velasco, Pontifical Bolivarian University, Medell\u00edn, Colombia<\/li>\n \t<li>Manager of the 59th International Congress of Americanists (ICA 2027), Alma Nury L\u00f3pez, Pontifical Bolivarian University, Medell\u00edn, Colombia<\/li>\n \t<li>Rector General of Pontifical Bolivarian University, Diego Marulanda D\u00edaz, Medell\u00edn, Colombia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13cd43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading lqd-el-has-inner-anim\" data-id=\"d13cd43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_split&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;split_type&quot;:&quot;words&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a235d4903e26\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left lqd-split-words h2\"  data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{\"type\":\"words\"}'> Liaison Committee<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95bf13f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95bf13f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n  <li>Walter Raudales, Universidad Francisco Gavidia, El Salvador<\/li>\n  <li>Manuel Alc\u00e1ntara, Centro Internacional de Estudios Pol\u00edticos y Sociales, Panam\u00e1<\/li>\n  <li>Bojana Kova\u010devi\u0107 Petrovi\u0107, Universidad de Novi Sad, Serbia<\/li>\n  <li>Mariusz Zi\u00f3lkowski, Centro de Estudios Andinos de la Universidad de Varsovia, Polonia<\/li>\n  <li>Marcio Fernandes, Unicentro, Brasil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10485b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading lqd-el-has-inner-anim\" data-id=\"10485b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_split&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;split_type&quot;:&quot;words&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a235d4904d99\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left lqd-split-words h2\"  data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{\"type\":\"words\"}'> Scientific Committee<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-909a1a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"909a1a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Committee Coordinators<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Bojana Kova\u010devi\u0107 Petrovi\u0107, Serbia<span class=\"x_gmail-xs1\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">. <\/span>(General Secretary 2025-2027)<\/li>\n \t<li>Eduardo Dev\u00e9s-Vald\u00e9s, University of Santiago de Chile, Chile<\/li>\n \t<li>Nino Rosan\u00eda, Universidad del Atl\u00e1ntico; National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico<\/li>\n \t<li>Thomas Fischer, Catholic University of Eichst\u00e4tt, Germany<\/li>\n \t<li>Freddy Santamar\u00eda Velasco, Pontifical Bolivarian University, Colombia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97befe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading lqd-el-has-inner-anim\" data-id=\"97befe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_split&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;split_type&quot;:&quot;words&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a235d4905e27\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left lqd-split-words h2\"  data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{\"type\":\"words\"}'> Coordinadores de \u00c1reas<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8017c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8017c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><b>Anthropology and Social Anthropology<\/b><\/div><div><ul><li>Eugenia Rodr\u00edguez Blanco, International Center for Political and Social Studies, Panama<\/li><li>Felipe Arocena, University of the Republic, Uruguay<\/li><\/ul><\/div><p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0.01em;\">Archaeology<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Mariusz Zi\u00f3\u0142kowski, University of Warsaw, Poland<\/li><li>Yuji Seki, General Director National Museum of Ethnology, Japan<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Architecture and Urbanism<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Beatriz Elena Rave Herrera, Pontifical Bolivarian University, Colombia<\/li><li>Mar\u00eda Cristina Valerdi Nochebuena, Autonomous University of Puebla<\/li><li>Paula Freire Santoro, University of Sao Paulo<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Art and Aesthetics<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>\u00c9lodie Vaudry, Sorbonne Universit\u00e9, France<\/li><li>Sanja Savki\u0107 \u0160ebek, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Applied Exact Sciences and Environmental Studies<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Ana Cecilia Escudero, Pontifical Bolivarian University, Colombia<\/li><li>Timothy Thomson, Institute for Scientific Research and High Technology Services, Panama<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Political Science and Political Studies<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Mercedes Garc\u00eda Montero, University of Salamanca, Spain<\/li><li>Victor Jeifets, Saint Petersburg State University, Russia<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Communication, Technologies and AI<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Paola Hern\u00e1ndez Ch\u00e1vez, Metropolitan Autonomous University &#8211; Azcapotzalco, Mexico<\/li><li>Raisa Uribarri, International Center for Political and Social Studies, Panama<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Peace Culture and Conflict<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Rafael Grasa Hern\u00e1ndez, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Stefan Peters, Justus-Liebig-Universit\u00e4t Giessen and Colombian-German Institute for Peace (CAPAZ), Germany-Colombia<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Law and Human Rights<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>C\u00e9sar Augusto Nunes, Mackenzie Presbyterian University of Campinas-SP, Brazil<\/li><li>Eugenio Llamas Pombo, University of Salamanca, Spain<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>C\u00e9sar Apareciddo Nunes, State University of Campinas, Brazil<\/li><li>Patricia Ames, Pontifical Catholic University, Peru<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Colombian Studies\/ Latin American Studies<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Dami\u00e1n Pach\u00f3n Soto, Industrial University of Santander, Colombia<\/li><li>Leonardo Tovar Gonz\u00e1lez, National Pedagogical University, Colombia<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Gender Studies<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Fl\u00e1via Biroli, University of Brasilia, Brazil<\/li><li>Gordana Lalic Krstin, University of Novi Sad, Serbia<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Economic Studies<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Alexis Dantas, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/li><li>Paola Avallone, Institute of Mediterranean European History, Italy<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Religious, Theological, Biblical and Pastoral Studies<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Edith Gonz\u00e1lez Bernal, Pontifical Javeriana University, Colombia<\/li><li>Santiago Garc\u00eda-Jal\u00f3n, Pontifical University of Salamanca, Spain<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Social Studies and Social Movements<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Jochen Dreher, University of Konstanz, Germany<\/li><li>Pablo Vommaro, University of Buenos Aires\/Clacso, Argentina<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Philosophy and Philosophical Thought<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Johannes Maerk, University of Vienna, Austria<\/li><li>Pamela Maria Lastres Dammert, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Per\u00fa<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Regenerative Future<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Alicia Krikorian Daveloza, Pontifical Bolivarian University, Colombia<\/li><li>Eric Diaz, Advisor &amp; Enabler Longevity and Silver Economy Ecosystem, Chile-Spain<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Geography<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Diana Soler Osuna, Externado University of Colombia, Colombia<\/li><li>Lina Marcela Gonz\u00e1lez G\u00f3mez, National University of Colombia<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>History<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Aneta De La Mar Ikonomova, Externado University of Colombia, Bulgaria-Colombia<\/li><li>Yuriy Polyukhovych, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv\/Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Peru (Concurrent Ambassador Colombia and Ecuador), Ukraine<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Linguistics and Translation<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Jos\u00e9 del Valle, City University of New York, United States<\/li><li>Karen C\u00e1rdenas Almanza, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Literature<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Jorge J. Locane, University of Oslo, Norway<\/li><li>Norma Ang\u00e9lica Cuevas Velasco, Veracruzana University, Mexico<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Migrations<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Polina Golov\u00e1tina-Mora, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway<\/li><li>Wooldy Edson Louidor, Pontifical Javeriana University, Colombia\/Ambassador of the Republic of Haiti in Spain, Republic of Haiti<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Cultural Heritage<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Jorge Kulemeyer, Patagonia Austral University, Argentina<\/li><li>Silvana K. Figueroa-Dreher, University of Konstanz, Germany<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Indigenous Peoples and Indigenism<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Diana Elvira Soto Arango, Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia, Colombia<\/li><li>Juan Guillermo Mansilla, Catholic University of Temuco, Chile<\/li><li>\u00d3scar Hugo L\u00f3pez Rivas, University of San Carlos, Guatemala<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>International Relations and Global Studies<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Alexis Berg-Rodr\u00edguez, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain<\/li><li>Francesca Columbus, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil-Italy<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb5b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading lqd-el-has-inner-anim\" data-id=\"0cb5b74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_split&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;split_type&quot;:&quot;words&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a235d4907b36\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left lqd-split-words h2\"  data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{\"type\":\"words\"}'> International and Interinstitutional Relations Committee<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1198304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1198304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Alexandre Fuccille, University of S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/li><li>Alfonso M\u00fanera, University of Cartagena, Colombia<\/li><li>Amanda Wu, General Manager Sunny Colombia, China<\/li><li>Azul A. Aguiar Aguilar, ITESO, Jesuit University of Guadalajara; Mexican Association of Political Sciences, Mexico<\/li><li>Bart Maddens, Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium<\/li><li>Br\u00edgida Renoldi, CIC-CONICET, Argentina<\/li><li>Daniel Saldarriaga, Bayswater, Colombia<\/li><li>Daniela Ram\u00edrez Varela, Metropolitan Technological Institute, Colombia<\/li><li>D\u00e9bora Thom\u00e9, Brazilian Institute of Teaching, Development and Research, Brazil<\/li><li><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Diony Gonz\u00e1lez Rend\u00f3n, National Planning Department -DNP,\u00a0 Colombia<\/span><\/li><li>Francisco Ram\u00edrez Y\u00e1\u00f1ez, President of the International Federation of Catholic Universities<\/li><li>Frank Dellmann, President of FH M\u00fcnster, Germany<\/li><li>Gerardine G. Botte, Texas Tech University, USA<\/li><li>James Meernik, Castleberry Peace Institute, University of North Texas, United States<\/li><li>Javiera Visedo Soriano, Engagement Latin America at Education New Zealand, New Zealand<\/li><li>Jill E. Sherman, Lakehead University; CALAREO Consortium, Canada<\/li><li>Juli\u00e1n Prieto, University of Toronto; Executive Committee of DiploCient\u00edfica and the Network of Colombian Scientists and Researchers in Canada, Canada<\/li><li>Lidia Becker, University of Mannheim, Germany<\/li><li>Lizardo Estrada Herrera, Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (Celam)<\/li><li>Luis Eduardo Vieco Maya, House of Memory Museum, Colombia<\/li><li><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Luis Fernanda Villamizar Rodr\u00edguez, Colombian Association of Universities -Ascun-, Colombia<\/span><\/li><li>Luisa Isidro Herrera, York University, Canada<\/li><li>Magdiel G\u00f3mez Mu\u00f1iz, University of Guadalajara, Mexico<\/li><li>Magna In\u00e1cio; Latin American Political Science Association; Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil<\/li><li>Mariana C. Marchese, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/li><li>Mar\u00eda Esther del Campo Garc\u00eda, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain<\/li><li>Martha Nateras, Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, Mexico<\/li><li>Miguel \u00c1ngel Betancur Betancur, Medell\u00edn Cooperation and Investment Agency, Colombia<\/li><li>Milena Mej\u00eda V\u00e1squez, Colombia Challenge Your Knowledge, Colombia<\/li><li>M\u00f3nica Mar\u00eda Uribe G\u00f3mez, National University of Colombia, Colombia<\/li><li><span lang=\"de\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Reinhard Babel, Bogot\u00e1 Regional Office, German Academic Exchange Service<\/span>\u00a0(DAAD), Alemania<\/li><li>Samil Yang, Emma J. Cho, directors of the Asia-Iberoamerica Cultural Foundation, South Korea<\/li><li>Sebasti\u00e1n Sayago, National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Argentina<\/li><li>Sergio Escobar Sol\u00f3rzano, Honorary Consul of Brazil in Colombia, Brazil<\/li><li>Sim\u00f3n Pachano, Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, Ecuador<\/li><li>Tanoh Firmin Koffi, Javierian Missionaries of Yarumal, Ivory Coast<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94bc931 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading lqd-el-has-inner-anim\" data-id=\"94bc931\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_split&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;split_type&quot;:&quot;words&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a235d4909ef8\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element 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