Biography

Óscar Fernández is a PhD candidate in the program Political Science, Public Policy and International Relations at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, under the supervision of Dr. Robert Kissack. He obtained a predoctoral contract from the H2020 research project ENGAGE (Envisioning a New Governance Architecture for a Global Europe). His fields of interest are the European Union’s external action, global health governance, international security, and conflict management. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Pompeu Fabra University, a Master’s degree in Advanced European and International Studies from the Centre International de Formation Européenne, and a Master’s degree in Internationalization from the University of Barcelona. Prior to joining IBEI, he was senior researcher at the EsadeGeo Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics.

Background and education

  • (2017) LSE-PKU Summer School: Chinese Foreign Policy, London School of Economics / Peking University
  • (2016) Master’s degree in Internationalization, Universitat de Barcelona
  • (2013) Master’s degree in Advanced European and International Studies, Centre International de Formation Européenne
  • (2012) Bachelor’s degree in Political and Administration Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Awards

  • 2016. Extraordinary Award: Master’s degree in Internationalization (Universitat de Barcelona). Link

Research

Research interests

  • External action of the European Union
  • Global health governance
  • International Security
  • Conflict management