President Néstor Kirchner Fellows
2011-2012 Call
Lucila Agustina Rosso, Argentina
She holds a Law degree from Universidad de Buenos Aires and is a Master in International Relations and Negotiations candidate from the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Universidad de San Andrés and Universidad de Barcelona. She worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the Security Ministry and the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights.
Essay: The Determinants in the Debt Relief with the IMF. The Debt Prepayment of Argentina and Brazil.
+ What is it like to be a President Néstor Kirchner Fellow?, by Lucila Rosso
+ First PNK Fellow successfully completed an enriching two-week stay at The New School
+ Public Lecture by Lucila Rosso, First PNK Fellow
+ Watch the video of her public lecture
Erika Paredes Sánchez, Ecuador
She holds a Masters in Development Studies from the Graduate Institute of International Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva, and is currently working with the Government of Ecuador where she is focused on the environmental initiative, Yasuní-ITT. Previously, she worked at UNDP in Quito as a consultant on Capacity Development and Aid Effectiveness, as well as a Program Analyst in Monitoring and Evaluation. She also co-authored the book The Application of UNDP/ART's governance and local development methodology in Latin America.
Essay: The Union of South American Nations: at the onset of a socio-regional integration.
+ My experience as a President Néstor Kirchner Fellow, by Erika Paredes Sánchez
+ Public Lecture by Erika Paredes Sánchez and Mauricio Santoro Rocha, 2011-2012 PNK Fellows
+ Watch the video of her public lecture
Mauricio Santoro Rocha, Brazil
He is a journalist and holds a PhD in Political Science. He is a Professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation. Previously, he was a reporter for the Brazilian newspaper O Globo and was an International Cooperation Officer in the Brazilian Institute of Social and Economic Analysis (IBASE). He has worked in the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade and was a member of the National Youth Council of the Secretariat-General of the Presidency of the Republic. Additionally, Mr. Rocha is the author of Contemporary Dictatorships (forthcoming, in Portuguese) and of 20 academic papers and book chapters.
Essay: Democracy and Foreign Policy in Brazil.
+ What does it mean to be a President Néstor Kirchner Fellow?, by Mauricio Santoro Rocha
+ Public Lecture by Erika Paredes Sánchez and Mauricio Santoro Rocha, 2011-2012 PNK Fellows
+ Watch the video of his public lecture
+ How to apply for the 2012-2013 PNK Fellowship
+ Learn more about the 2011-2012 Call results
+ The three 2011-2012 President Néstor Kirchner Fellows completed an intensive agenda New York