Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón is a researcher at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Researcher at the African Centre of Excellence for Inequalities Research (ACEIR), Research Associate at the Department of Political and International studies at Rhodes University in South Africa and Researcher at the International Institute of Social Studies in the Netherlands. I work at the intersection between theory and practice, and my research interests are related to politics, development, economics and inequality. In addition to my academic publications, his writings have been published by Al Jazeera, Mail & Guardian, Time, The Conversation, Los Angeles Times, among others. His recent work has focused mostly on public accountability and capacity building, in relation to governance, government and policy making. His research interests are related to state strength, civil war, conflict and protests in the midst of globalization. He is currently editing a volume for Routledge on the challenges of Transitional Justice for Colombia.