FULL CV

Bruno Huberman, PhD

Professor of International Relations | Researcher | Author

Affiliation

Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), Brazil
Vice-Leader, Study Group on International Conflicts (GECI/PUC-SP)
Researcher, National Institute of Science and Technology for Studies on the United States (INCT-INEU)

Email: bhuberman@pucsp.br
ORCID: 0000-0002-2898-9231

Research Interests

  • Settler colonialism and decolonisation

  • Palestine/Israel and the Middle East

  • Political economy of security and militarisation

  • US imperialism and global power relations

  • Urban governance, neoliberalism, and counterinsurgency

  • Latin America–Middle East comparative politics

Education

PhD in International Relations (2020)
San Tiago Dantas Graduate Programme (UNESP / UNICAMP / PUC-SP), Brazil
Visiting Researcher, SOAS – University of London (2018–2019)

MA in International Relations (2014)
San Tiago Dantas Graduate Programme (UNESP / UNICAMP / PUC-SP)

BA in Journalism (2010)
Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP)

Academic Positions

Professor of International Relations, PUC-SP (2020–present)
Postdoctoral Researcher, San Tiago Dantas Programme (2023–2025)

Books

The Palestinians and East Jerusalem: Under Neoliberal Settler Colonialism. London: Bloomsbury / I.B. Tauris, 2023.

Colonização Neoliberal de Jerusalém. São Paulo: EDUC, 2023.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Articles

“Neoliberal Capacity-Building as Counterinsurgency in the Peripheries of East Jerusalem and Rio de Janeiro.” Antipode (2026).

“Hegemony and Resistance: US Imperial Strategies in Latin America and the Middle East after the Cold War.” Middle East Critique (2025).

“Is Latin America Pro-Palestine? Israel’s Arms Diplomacy, Solidarity, and the Genocide in Gaza.” Middle East Critique (2025).

“Genocide, Peripheral Fascisms, and Late Neocolonialism in Palestine/Israel and Brazil.” Agrarian South (2024).

“Pacification, Capital Accumulation, and Resistance in Settler Colonial Cities.” Latin American Perspectives (2019).

Book Chapters (Selected)

“Entrepreneurship as Counterinsurgency in the Global South.” In The SAGE Handbook of Decolonial Theory (2025).

“Displacing Ourselves: Jews Becoming Pro-Palestinian.” In Becoming Pro-Palestinian (I.B. Tauris, 2024).

Public Scholarship & Media

Regular contributor to international and Brazilian media outlets, including Africa Is a Country, Folha de S. Paulo, Opera Mundi, The Intercept Brasil, and Jacobin Brasil.
Frequent commentator on Middle East politics, genocide, and global power relations.

Editorial & Academic Service

Associate Editor, Middle East Critique
Reviewer for journals including Antipode, Historical Materialism, Social Identities, and Contexto Internacional.

Teaching

Undergraduate and graduate teaching in International Relations, Middle East Studies, political economy, colonialism, and critical security studies.
Online courses and open-access educational content forthcoming.

Languages

Portuguese (native)
English (fluent)
Spanish (fluent)