Skip navigation

Ana Elina Benvenutto-González

Politics and History BA (Hons)

I studied Politics and Public Administration Science at Granada University in Spain and spent a year at Durham University under the Erasmus programme.

During my undergraduate degree, I was a research assistant in the Centre of Analysis for Political and Electoral Data of Andalusia (Cadpea) whereby I collaborated on various quantitative research projects on political opinion. At Northumbria University, I worked as a research assistant in numerous projects, such as nuclear power in Spain and gender gap in international organisations. Through this experience, I became aware of the lack of literature focused on women’s leadership in the United Nations and this prompted me to pursue a PhD on this topic.

Qualifications 

Bachelor’s Degree in Politics and Public Administration Science by University of Granada, Spain.

Course

PHD

Department

Social Sciences

Email Address

ana.e.b.gonzalez@northumbria.ac.uk

Research Project

“Standing out from the crowd: The recruitment, selection and appointment of women Executive Directors in the United Nations system”

Research Themes & Scholarly Interests

Women´s leadership, candidate Recruitment, appointment and selection processes, International organisations, Networking behaviour, multilateral elections, United Nations, gender gap in international organisations.

Key Publications/Outputs

Transparency and accountability in the UN Secretary General appointment process measured against the UN´s own best practices – One World Trust background briefs for the 1 for 7 billion campaign.

UN experts release briefings on the UN Secretary-General selection process

Transparency and accountability in the UN Secretary-General appointment process measured against the UN’s own best practices


Latest News and Features

Image of a hand with stop written on it
A view of the River Tyne and Dunston Staithes. Adobe Stock/Graeme J Baty.
Lord Bishop visit
pictured are three women, standing side by side, in a lab with equipment around them.
Claude AI
More news
More events

Upcoming events

REVEAL: Social Sciences - Sociology and Criminology
-
Society of Chemical Industry Electrochemistry Postgraduate Conference 2025
Understanding Clearing and Confirmation

Back to top