Socorro Ramirez is professor at the Institute for Political Studies and International Relations of the Universidad Nacional in Colombia, and has published widely on regional integration and cross-border conflicts. She holds a PhD in political science and a diploma in international relations from the University of Sorbonne. She is also member of the Presidential Commission on Colombo-Venezuelan Borders and Integration, and coordinator in Colombia of the Colombia-Venezuela Academic Group.

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Accord Issue 22: Cross-border peacebuilding

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