Doctor Mitxy Mabel Meneses Gutierrez
Lecturer in Postcolonial International Relations
Summary
My research interests include transborderism, contemporary border studies, international migration, diaspora politics and international cooperation, with a geopolitical focus on the Americas.
I currently teach Introduction to International Relations and supervise MA students on International Relations and Global Crises
About
I conducted my PhD at the Department of Politics and International Relations at Goldsmiths, University of London (UK) funded by the Mexican Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT). My doctoral research focuses on Transborderism and its policy implications at the US-Mexico border, specifically transborder students living in the Cali-Baja region.
I have a Bachelor´s Degree in International Relations from ITESO, Mexico, and a MA in International Politics from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
My teaching experience is in World Politics, Postcolonial International Relations, and International Migration and Cooperation.
Before moving to the United Kingdom, I was Chief of International Affairs and Cooperation for the Mexican Secretariat of Education and the Secretariat of Tourism. I also worked with the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) stationed at the Mexicali-Calexico border.
Teaching
Sheffield Institute of Social Sciences
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Subject Area
Politics
Modules Taught
Introduction to International Relations
Research
- Social and Economic Research Institute
Current Research Projects
Transborderism, Postcolonialism, Critical Contemporary Border Studies, International Migration, Diaspora Politics, Public Policy.
Publications
Journal articles
Meneses Gutierrez, M. (2023). Researching the Mexico-US border: A tale of dataveillance. Journal of Global Ethics. http://doi.org/10.1080/17449626.2023.2271005
Meneses Gutiérrez, M.M. (2021). Mexico-US local transborder micro-business methods resisting border travel restrictions in 2020. Latino studies, 19 (3), 400-404. http://doi.org/10.1057/s41276-021-00330-7
Meneses Gutierrez, M. (n.d.). Transborder Family Projects: The American Dream at the Mexico-US borderlands. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.
Conference papers
Meneses Gutierrez, M. (2022). Transborderism and the Mexico-U.S. Border. In Annual Conference: British International Studies Association, Edimburgh, 20 June 2023 - 23 November 2023.
Book chapters
Meneses Gutierrez, M. (2024). Between Migration and Displacement: the case of EDPs in Mexico. In Internal Environmental Displacement in Latin America and the Caribbean: Legal and Policy Approaches. Palgrave-Macmillan
Meneses Gutierrez, M., & Ochoa, P.M. (2024). US-Mexico Border and Gender. In The SAGE International Encyclopaedia of Politics and Gender. SAGE
Meneses Gutierrez, M., & Ochoa, P.M. (2024). US-Mexico Border and Gender. In The SAGE International Encyclopaedia of Politics and Gender. SAGE
Meneses Gutierrez, M. (2021). Gendered Border Practices and Violence at the United States-Mexico Border. In Diab, J.L. (Ed.) Dignity in Movement: Borders, Bodies and Rights. (pp. 221-235). Bristol: E-International Relations Publishing: https://www.e-ir.info/publication/dignity-in-movement-borders-bodies-and-rights/
Meneses Gutierrez, M. (2021). Gendered Border Practices and Violence at the United States-Mexico Border. In Diab, J.L. (Ed.) Dignity in Movement: Borders, Bodies and Rights. (pp. 221-235). Bristol: E-International Relations Publishing: https://www.e-ir.info/publication/dignity-in-movement-borders-bodies-and-rights/
Books
Meneses Gutierrez, M.M. (Ed.). (2025). Politics and Practices of Transborderism:Identity and Education at the Mexico-U.S. Border. Bristol University and Policy Press.
Meneses Gutierrez, M.M. (Ed.). (2025). Politics and Practices of Transborderism:Identity and Education at the Mexico-U.S. Border. Bristol University and Policy Press.
Theses / Dissertations
Meneses Gutierrez, M. (2023). Transborderism and the Mexico-U.S. Border: Exploring Transborderism Through the Perspectives of Pupils and Students at the Cali-Baja Region. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Carballo, F. http://doi.org/10.25602/GOLD.00031982
Meneses Gutierrez, M. (2022). Transborderism and the Mexico-U.S. Border: Exploring Transborderism Through the Perspective of Pupils and Students at the Cali-Baja Region. (Doctoral thesis).
Internet Publications
Meneses Gutierrez, M. (2023). Los Estudiantes Transfronterizos que Compartimos. [Revista Casa de Mexico]. https://ime.gob.mx/blog/articulo/revista-casa-de-mexico-2023
Meneses Gutierrez, M., & Contreras-Huerta, L.S. (2022). Los desafíos de Lula da Silva: Entre la polarización política y la oposición de Bolsonaro. [El Heraldo de Mexico]. https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/mundo/2022/11/11/los-desafios-de-lula-da-silva-entre-la-polarizacion-politica-la-oposicion-de-bolsonaro-456792.html
Meneses Gutierrez, M. (2022). Los retos del rey Carlos III ante la posible disolución de la Commonwealth. [El Heraldo de Mexico]. https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/mundo/2022/9/23/los-retos-del-rey-carlos-iii-ante-la-posible-disolucion-de-la-commonwealth-442460.html
Presentations
Meneses Gutierrez, M. (2023). Transborder Unaccompanied Minors: Negotiating and Living the US-Mexico Border Regime through Border Hacks. Presented at: European Workshops on International Studies, Amsterdam
Meneses Gutierrez, M. (2023). Transborder Politics in the Mexico-US Border: Producing Transborderism from Below. Presented at: British International Studies Association Annual Conference, Glasgow
Meneses Gutierrez, M. (2023). Mexico-U.S. border: a story of dataveillance. Presented at: Workshop Ethics and Migration, Sheffield
Meneses Gutierrez, M. (2022). Researching the Mexico-US Border: A Tale of Dataveillance. Presented at: The Ethics of Border Control in Digital Age, online
Other publications
Meneses Gutierrez, M. (2022). Transborderism in the Mexico-US border. https://wideopenairexchange.com/2022/11/14/transborderism/
Postgraduate supervision
International Relations and Global Crises