Research areas
Dr Camilo Ardila is an Associate Lecturer in the School of International Relations.
His current research explores the intersection of decolonial studies, transitional justice, democratic theory and environmental ethics.
Camilo holds a PhD in Politics from the University of Edinburgh. His work has been published in Millennium, Res Publica, Journal of Moral Philosophy, LSE Book Reviews, Cuestiones de Filosofía, and Diálogos de Saberes. His first monograph, which theorises pluriversal approaches to political reconciliation, is under contract with Duke University Press.
Before joining the University of St Andrews, Camilo held teaching positions at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Dundee in the UK, as well as at Universidad Santo Tomás and Universidad Libre in Colombia. He has also been a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute for Socio-Cultural Studies "Pensar" in Colombia.
Modules:
IR3030 Human Rights in Theory and Practice
IR3053 Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Transition in Latin America
IR1005 Concepts in Global Politics (Lectures on Global Democracy)
Areas of expertise:
- Human rights and transitional justice
- Decolonial studies and pluriversal politics
- Democratic theories and political reconciliation
- Critical approaches to international political theory and international law
Camilo can be contacted via email at caaa1@st-andrews.ac.uk
Office 105 (semester 1, 2025-26), Arts Building, The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9AL.
Selected publications
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Open access
Against victory: decolonising justice after war
Ardila Arevalo, C., 10 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Millennium: Journal of International Studies. OnlineFirst, 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Epistemic democracy and political reconciliation
Ardila, C., 26 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Res Publica . p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Christopher Finlay, Is Just War Possible?
Ardila Arevalo, C., 18 Feb 2022, In: Journal of Moral Philosophy. 19, 1, p. 99-102Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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Open access
Book Review: An Epistemic Theory of Democracy by Robert E. Goodin and Kai Spiekermann
Ardila Arevalo, C., 2020, In: LSE Review of Books.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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Paz justa y redistribución: un argumento deontológico en contextos de grave desigualdad
Ardila Arevalo, C., 2019, In: Diálogos de saberes. 50, p. 95-112Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review