Ainhoa is Reader in Latin American Studies and Director of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. She is currently on leave from these positions while conducting research as a Ramón y Cajal Senior Fellow at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) on transboundary watersheds and biodiversity hotspots, which are often considered and governed as transnational or global commons. Ainhoa’s research covers the areas of political and legal anthropology, geography, and political ecology with a focus on Latin America. She holds a PhD from the University of Manchester, an MPhil from the University of Cambridge, and a BA (hons) from the Autonomous University of Madrid.

At THE NEW INSTITUTE, Ainhoa was involved in the program “Governing the Planetary Commons: A Focus on the Amazon”. She will join us in May 2024.