Maria Camila Atehortúa Cardona, M.A.
Research Associate
Chair of International Comparative Public Policy
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Short Bio
Ma. Camila is a doctoral researcher since June 2024 at the GSI currently investigating the relationship between arms trade and international conflict. Ma. Camila holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political science (major) and Economics (minor) from the University of Mannheim and a Master’s degree in Political Science from the LMU Munich. After graduating in August 2021, Ma. Camila began working as a tutor for both Bachelor- and Master-level political methodology courses. From March 2023 until September 2025, Ma. Camila researched in the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) project “Arms Races in the Interwar Period 1919-1939: Global Network Structures of Arms Diffusion and Destabilization” helmed by Prof. Thurner.
Research Interests
- World Politics
- Peace and Conflict Studies
Publications
- “Arming from Abroad: Arms Transfers Relationships and Interstate Military Conflict in the Interwar Period.” MS Munich: In collaboration with Dr. Marius Mehrl and Prof. Thurner
- “Weapon transfers that link: System-polarity structure and interstate military conflict risk.” MS Munich: In collaboration with Prof. Thurner. (Working Paper)
Teaching
Winter Semester 2026/27
Room: L 055
Day: Wednesdays
Hour: 16:00 - 18:00
Room: L 055
Day: Tuesdays
Hour: 12:00 - 14:00