IR · Data · Consulting

Jales Caur

Research, teaching and bridges between formal knowledge and the private sector

Currently based in Brasília, Brazil

I am a doctoral candidate in International Relations at the University of Brasília (IREL/UnB), investigating planetary politics and the metatheoretical limits of IR as a discipline. I hold degrees in International Relations (UnB) and Data Science (Estácio), and I work as a Political and Data Consultant at BMJ Consultores Associados — leading the BMJ Digital product, which combines data science, OSINT, and discourse analysis.

Research → Curriculum Vitae →

contact@jalescaur.com

Current work

PhD thesis · IREL/UnB · in progress

Planetary Politics: A Beyond for International Relations?

Advised by Professor Cristina Yumie Aoki Inoue, PhD. Drawing on Lakatos's MSRP to examine whether planetary politics frameworks constitute a genuine metatheoretical shift in IR.

Consultant · BMJ Consultores Associados · 2024–present

BMJ Digital

Political analysis and digital risk monitoring — data science, OSINT, and discourse analysis applied to political and sectoral risk intelligence.

BMJ Workspace

Internal operations platform consolidating political monitoring, CRM, email marketing, legislative tracking, and official gazette feeds. Acted as internal product owner — designing integrations, leading UAT, and filing development requests to replace manual SharePoint workflows with a unified digital workplace.

Recent output

Book review · International Affairs · 2026

Review of Ulf Hedetoft, The Morality of Politics: States, Honour and War

Published in International Affairs, v. 102, p. 712–714.

Conference paper · 2025

Rethinking the 'Global South' Through Complexity Theory in IR

Co-authored with B. Lass. Presented at ISA-ABRI Conference, 2025.

Conference paper · 2025

A Mechanic World: The Impact of Newtonian Philosophy on Realist IR Theory

Presented at BISA Virtual Conference, 2025.

Coming soon

Conference paper · 2026

Planetary Thinking: A New Ontology for International Relations?

ISA 2026 Virtual Conference, July 28th

Conference paper · 2026

Befriending the Enemy: Generative Artificial Intelligence on IR Research

ISA 2026 Virtual Conference, July 28th

Conference paper · 2026

Fear, Identity and Agency Online: Tracing New International Narratives Through Social Listening and Digital Observation

IPSA RC 44 & RC 52 Conference, August 4th

Book chapter · 2027

Interdependence and Concentration: The Political Economy of AI Infrastructure Trade (2021–2024)

Co-authored with J. Kreuz. To be published.