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Dr Maísa Edwards

Dr Dr Maísa Edwards

Research Affiliate

Biography

Dr Maísa Edwards holds a Joint International Relations PhD from King’s and the University of São Paulo.

Her doctoral research focused on Brazil, the Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic (ZOPACAS) and the South Atlantic region. She has an MSc Brazil in Global Perspective from KCL and a BA(Hons) French and Spanish from University College London.

Maísa is an Hourly Paid Lecturer and Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Departments of War Studies and History at KCL, and formerly the Senior Policy Researcher at the think-tank ResPublica and the Lifelong Education Institute.

Maísa also has a keen interest in multilingual and multicultural literature and has run the 'Talk Books With ME' (@talk_books_with_me) project on Instagram since February 2021.

Research

  • Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic (ZOPACAS)
  • Brazilian foreign and defence policy (Cold War)
  • South Atlantic security
  • Brazilian-African diplomatic and defence relations
  • Brazilian-Latin American diplomatic and defence relations

Thesis:

EDWARDS, M. (2022). Brazil and the Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic (ZOPACAS): An analysis of the evolution of Brazilian diplomatic and defence relations in the South Atlantic (1986 – 2013). Thesis. Joint International Relations PhD (King’s College London and the University of São Paulo).

PhD supervision

Further details

See Maísa's research profile

    Research

    KBI Praça da Liberdade, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    Diplomacy, security and defence

    This research group asks how the Brazilian state manages its geopolitical situation, to craft its security, defence and foreign policies.

    Events

    21JunIndian Ocean and clouds

    The South Atlantic and the Indian Ocean: Comparative perspectives on regional security, peace and cooperation, and blue economies

    Join us on Wednesday 21st June 2023 for a full day event at King’s College London – workshop and conference - where we will be examining the South Atlantic...

    Please note: this event has passed.

    09MarExteriores_CartazA2_SCREEN_2

    Exteriores - Documentary Screening on Brazilian Women in Diplomacy

    As part of International Women's Day, the King’s Brazil Institute, in cooperation with the Brazilian Consulate General in London, will screen the documentary...

    Please note: this event has passed.

    15FebBrazil week 2022

    Multilingual Literature Event Series: Closing Event

    The final event in this series, the panel will discuss multilingualism and showcase of interviews with prominent bilingual and multilingual authors.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    Features

    Navigating sustainable development: highlights from Brazil Week 2024

    In four days of panels, lectures and workshop, we encouraged debates on climate change, public health emergencies, green transition and more.

    rp3-brazil-agustin-diaz-gargiulo-unsplash

    Brazil and India take center stage in shaping dynamics of the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean region

    Dr Maísa Edwards and Mauro Bonavita share highlights from a conference on the geopolitics of the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions.

    india-globe

      Research

      KBI Praça da Liberdade, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
      Diplomacy, security and defence

      This research group asks how the Brazilian state manages its geopolitical situation, to craft its security, defence and foreign policies.

      Events

      21JunIndian Ocean and clouds

      The South Atlantic and the Indian Ocean: Comparative perspectives on regional security, peace and cooperation, and blue economies

      Join us on Wednesday 21st June 2023 for a full day event at King’s College London – workshop and conference - where we will be examining the South Atlantic...

      Please note: this event has passed.

      09MarExteriores_CartazA2_SCREEN_2

      Exteriores - Documentary Screening on Brazilian Women in Diplomacy

      As part of International Women's Day, the King’s Brazil Institute, in cooperation with the Brazilian Consulate General in London, will screen the documentary...

      Please note: this event has passed.

      15FebBrazil week 2022

      Multilingual Literature Event Series: Closing Event

      The final event in this series, the panel will discuss multilingualism and showcase of interviews with prominent bilingual and multilingual authors.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      Features

      Navigating sustainable development: highlights from Brazil Week 2024

      In four days of panels, lectures and workshop, we encouraged debates on climate change, public health emergencies, green transition and more.

      rp3-brazil-agustin-diaz-gargiulo-unsplash

      Brazil and India take center stage in shaping dynamics of the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean region

      Dr Maísa Edwards and Mauro Bonavita share highlights from a conference on the geopolitics of the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions.

      india-globe