Dr Monika de Silva is an international relations scholar and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Gothenburg. She executes research projects on EU-Global South relations and postcolonial justice and on contestation of gender equality. She is interested in normative contestation in European internal and external relations amidst global power shifts, with a particular focus on diplomacy, human rights, global justice, legal norms, and gender and sexuality. Her professional experience includes work in the European External Action Service, the Council of Europe, and the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She holds a PhD in political science (University of Gothenburg), an Advanced MA in international relations and diplomacy of the EU (College of Europe), and a Master of Law (University of Warsaw). Her work has been published in outlets such as International Studies Quarterly, European Journal of International Relations, Journal of European Public Policy, and Politics & Governance.