DOCTORAL RESEARCH

Angelica research is about theoretical pathways for decolonial epistemologies for energy planning in Brazil. As part of the Latin American Decolonial Community of Argumentation, her doctoral studies are deployed from the analysis of three central concepts: coloniality of power, epistemic violence, and the ethics of exhaustion. The critical analysis is verticalized from the 2015–2024 Brazilian Decennial Energy Expansion Plan (DEEP) to better highlight the epistemological problems in energy planning.

Arianny’s doctoral studies titled “Processes and Jurisprudence for the Settlement of International Territorial and Boundary Disputes, including a case study of the Essequibo dispute between Venezuela and Guyana” explores the historical, procedural and substantive aspects of the Essequibo territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana. She analyses among other things the role of the human dimension when a territory is contested and the role of adjudication (ICJ or arbitration) and diplomatic negotiations for the settlement of international territorial and boundary disputes, to determine inter alia which means is more effective and capable of bringing finality.

Gustavo is undertaking a research that explores how social partnerships between mining companies, peasant communities, government and third parties in the Peruvian Andes develop Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. He is currently working on an academic paper related to the Liability of Foreignness (LOF) and CSR in development countries.