Javier Ignacio García González

Professional Experience

Javier Ignacio García González is full-time Professor of Globalization, Public Affairs and Political Science at IE University, IE School of Human Sciences and Technology. He is an expert in the areas of Security Studies, Defense, Conflict Management, as well as Spanish and European Politics. He has published two books and more than 30 academic articles on these topics. Dr. Javier I. García was awarded by the Ministry of Defense of Spain with the “Defensa” Award, for research on Defense, Peace and Security. He is an active member of AEPDIRI and Association Euromed-IHEDN. He also serves as Director of the Senior University Program (Programa Interuniversitario de la Experiencia –PIExp.-, Junta de Castilla y León) at IE University.

Professor García González holds a Ph.D. in International Relations, and a BA in Political Science and Sociology from Complutense University of Madrid. He has followed a research and studies program on International Relations and International Security at the University of Oxford (St. Antony’s College, SAM 1994-95). He has also been “Auditeur” at IHEDN-Institute des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale, Paris.