Isabel Hernandez Pepe is a PhD candidate in Transnational Governance at the Scuola Normale Superiore and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. Her work explores how feminist foreign policy plays out in practice, and why progressive ideas often collide with power hierarchies and institutional routines. With a transnational background between Europe and Latin America, Isabel engages closely with policymakers, diplomats, and feminist activists, and cares about connecting research, policy, and real political struggles. She holds a B.A. in Global and Latin American Studies (summa cum laude) and an M.A. in International Public Affairs (cum laude).