Juliana Tappe Ortiz

Dr. Juliana Tappe Ortiz is a research associate (PostDoc) and lecturer at the Department of International Relations / Peace and Conflict Studies since February 2025. She completed her doctorate at the University of Hamburg on state and rebel leaders in armed conflicts. During her PhD, she was a member of the doctoral program at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and a visiting scholar at Columbia University. She holds a MPhil in Latin American Politics from the University of Oxford and a B.A. in International Relations and Romance Studies from the University of Erfurt. Before joining Tübingen, Juliana was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bergen and the GIGA.

Juliana Tappe Ortiz' research focuses on individuals in armed conflicts in Colombia, El Salvador, Niger and Timor-Leste. From rebels and state leaders to civilians, she examines how individuals make decisions, protect themselves and how their experiences and gender influence their political preferences, including their attitudes towards peace.