Oscar Mateos Martín
Non-resident Fellow
Oscar Mateos is a non-resident researcher at CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs). He was an associate researcher at CIDOB between 2016 and 2025. He holds a PhD in International Relations with European mention from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB, 2012), a postgraduate degree in Culture of Peace and a degree in Political Science and Administration. Currently, he is a professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Communication and International Relations Blanquerna (Universitat Ramon Llull), where he holds the position of Vice-Dean of Quality, Alumni/Alumni and Employability.
His academic work focuses on the analysis of armed conflicts, peace building and security challenges on the African continent, especially in West Africa. His current lines of research also address the role of the so-called Global South and debates around the global governance of peace and security.
He is a member of the Governing Board of the International Catalan Institute for Peace (ICIP). He has worked at the UAB School of Culture of Peace for several years and has collaborated with organizations such as Doctors Without Borders in South Sudan and Conciliation Resources in Sierra Leone. He has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Sierra Leone (Fourah Bay College) and a visiting researcher at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. He is the author and co-editor of several books and academic articles on conflict and peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa.
