E.D. Martínez Aguilar (Elizabeth Deborah) MSc

Deborah Martínez (she/her cis) holds a BA in International Relations (UNAM, Mexico) and an MA in Political Journalism (Carlos Septién García, Mexico). She is a PhD candidate at Radboud University, where her dissertation investigates the articulation of sustainability in populist discourses, with a regional emphasis on Latin America, and, to a lesser extent, Western Europe. She works with qualitative methodologies, specifically discourse analysis, as well as philosophical approaches such as Deconstruction (Jacques Derrida). Deborah has organised and co-chaired thematic tracks and workshops for the International Sustainable Development Research Society. She also serves on the editorial board of the special issue Reinterpreting Sustainability Around the Globe for Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, and is a member of BYU's OPUS Steering Committee, a Young Scholars Initiative on Populisms.

Before academia, she spent various years as an international journalist, reporting for outlets such as The Nikkei, Russia Today, and TV Azteca. Her work has appeared in World Politics Review, Global Times, and El Espectador. She brings expertise in translating complex policy issues into accessible narratives and facilitating exchange between scholars, practitioners, and the public.

Deborah is open to collaborations with other scholars in research, conferences, and related projects. She is also available for consultation and media requests following her areas of expertise.

She speaks Spanish, English, and is learning Dutch.