Montserrat Iglesias Servin

Inactive associate
Local government internationalization, decentralized cooperation, and territorial development.

Regions where they have experience

Europe Latin America and the Caribbean North America

In 2020, she received the Municipal Career Achievement Award presented by the National Conference of Municipalities of Mexico (CONAMM), the national forum that brings together Mexico’s municipal associations. She also serves on the Advisory Board of the Mexican Association of State Offices for International Affairs (AMAIE).

For twelve years, she served as Deputy Director General for Political Coordination at Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she led work on the international action of local governments and parliamentary diplomacy. She also spent eight years at the National Institute of Migration, where she coordinated the preparation of Mexico’s first report submitted under the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. She currently leads institutional relations at the Delegation of the Government of Catalonia in Mexico and Central America.

De la A a la Z en la Internacionalización Local: Oportunidades y Visión de Futuro.
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Recomendaciones y casos prácticos de cooperación internacional para gobiernos locales de México.
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Guía para evaluar la Acción Exterior Local.
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Buenas prácticas y aproximaciones para la medición de la acción exterior desde la mirada regional. Los casos de Catalunya, Renania, California, Guanajuato y Jujuy.
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Diagnóstico de la Acción Exterior Local en México: Oportunidades y Visión de Futuro.
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Cross-Border Cooperation
Decentralization
Decentralized Cooperation
Evaluación y desarrollo de políticas públicas urbanas
Global Urban/Territorial Agendas
Gobernanza estratégica
Gobernanza urbana
Incidencia política
International Cooperation
metropolitana y territorial
Peace Agendas
Quality of Democracy
Relaciones internacionales de las ciudades y gobiernos subnacionales
Resiliencia
South-South and Triangular Cooperation
Territorialización de políticas públicas (TALD)
Cross-Border Cooperation,
Decentralization,
Decentralized Cooperation,
Evaluación y desarrollo de políticas públicas urbanas,
Global Urban/Territorial Agendas,
Gobernanza estratégica,
Gobernanza urbana,
Incidencia política,
International Cooperation,
metropolitana y territorial,
Peace Agendas,
Quality of Democracy,
Relaciones internacionales de las ciudades y gobiernos subnacionales,
Resiliencia,
South-South and Triangular Cooperation,
Territorialización de políticas públicas (TALD)

Cooperation and alliances

Solutions we offer

Networking and alliance building:

Engagement with networks, platforms, and strategic partners to advance shared agendas and strengthen territorial cooperation.

International cooperation and resources:

Identifying and managing cooperation, funding, and other support mechanisms to strengthen territorial initiatives.

Project design and implementation:

Formulation, management, and support of international projects and initiatives.

ATTRACTIVENESS AND PROJECTION

Solutions we offer

Territorial positioning:

Designing territorial positioning strategies and tools to strengthen the identity and projection of cities and regions.

Attractiveness and identity:

Building narratives, city branding, destination vision, and territorial promotion strategies.

Projecting opportunities:

Attracting investment, cooperation, tourism, culture, and talent.

Strategy and Public policies

Solutions we offer

Territorial strategy and planning:

Designing strategies and tools to strengthen territorial development and consolidate international engagement as public policy.

Public agendas and governance:

Participatory methodologies, policy labs, and collaborative processes for building public agendas.

Technical assistance:

Technical support for implementing territorial development and international engagement strategies.

KNOWLEDGE AND innovation

Solutions we offer

Knowledge and analysis:

Diagnostics, studies, applied research, and forward-looking analysis of international trends.

Training and capacity building:

Training programs, workshops, and tools to strengthen institutional and technical capacities.

Exchange and learning across territories:

Peer-to-peer learning spaces, experience-sharing, and collective knowledge building.