Juliana Ramirez-Muñoz (Full HiSS Scholar)

Thesis title: Who Are We? Exploring Narratives of Social Identity Boundaries with My Family in Bogotá’s Privileged Contexts through (a way of) Collective Biography

Biography

Background

I am currently in my second year of a Ph.D. in Health in Social Sciences. My background includes studying economics and public policy, with over 12 years of experience in peacebuilding, recently focusing on gender and social dialogue processes. Throughout my career, I have integrated research with practical work, collaborating with academia, grassroots organizations, public officials, and NGOs across Colombia, Ecuador, and Chile. My interests are centered on interdisciplinary, critical, and creative research, particularly in studying everyday peace and belonging practices as means for social transformation.

I am motivated by the idea of 'bridging' differences. In my doctoral research, I examine narratives of social identity—specifically group-based identities—and how they are influenced by collective reflection and dialogue in family settings. My research is situated in the upper-middle-class community of Bogotá, particularly within the context of my grandmother's weekly lunch gatherings. This research focuses on how the 'smallness' of the hyper-local relates to broader systemic approaches and aims to highlight how these local dynamics contribute to real social transformation. I am employing creative and decolonial methods for collective research in domestic settings.

Qualifications

Academic education: Economist (2013) (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia)

Masters in Economy (2015) (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia)

Masters in Public Policy (2015) (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia)

 

Further education, Courses and Seminars:

  • Earth cooling technologies, Multispecies digital performance workshop. Eugenio Tiselli and Barbara Santos (2022)
  • Narrative writing. Universidad Central (2022).
  • Gender, Fiscal Policy and Economics. Universidad Javeriana (2019)
  • Creative Writing. Escuela de Escritores, España (2018)
  • Social Impact Project Design. Intelligent Social Investment (2018)
  • Who takes care in the cities. ECLAC (2018)
  • Piano and Music theory. Academia Musical Piccolo (2007).  

 

Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

No

Research summary

Social justice, narratives, social identities, belonging, othering, peacebuilding, everyday peace, social dialogue, creative methods. 

Current project grants

Full HiSS Scholar

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