Latin American Political Institutions Section (LAPIS)
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Sección de Estudios de Instituciones Políticas de LASA (https://sections.lasaweb.org/sections/political-institutions/)
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LAPIS los invita a enviar propuestas para paneles patrocinados sobre instituciones políticas para LASA 2026. Postulece antes del 8 de agosto a través de este formulario: forms.gle/EhLLj5fkdWba.... Los paneles seleccionados tendrán aceptación garantizada en la conferencia.
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The latest episode of Global Stage features a conversation with S.Y. Quraishi, former chief election commissioner of India, on the vital role of Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) in guaranteeing free and fair elections. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or online: https://bit.ly/3JSE4qw
November 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The latest episode of Global Stage features a conversation with S.Y. Quraishi, former chief election commissioner of India, on the vital role of Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) in guaranteeing free and fair elections. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or online: https://bit.ly/3JSE4qw
Last week, we announced the talk by Josephine Lechartre, and for those who couldn’t join us live, here is the full recording. 🎥✨
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Enjoy!
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Enjoy!
Charlemos with Joséphine Lechartre
YouTube video by Center for Latin American Studies at Pitt
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November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Last week, we announced the talk by Josephine Lechartre, and for those who couldn’t join us live, here is the full recording. 🎥✨
👉 youtu.be/h4GKUgdYf4s?...
Enjoy!
👉 youtu.be/h4GKUgdYf4s?...
Enjoy!
La semana pasada anunciamos la charla de Josephine Lechartre, y para quienes no pudieron acompañarnos en vivo, aquí les dejamos la grabación completa. 🎥✨
👉 youtu.be/h4GKUgdYf4s?...
¡Que la disfruten!
👉 youtu.be/h4GKUgdYf4s?...
¡Que la disfruten!
Charlemos with Joséphine Lechartre
YouTube video by Center for Latin American Studies at Pitt
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
La semana pasada anunciamos la charla de Josephine Lechartre, y para quienes no pudieron acompañarnos en vivo, aquí les dejamos la grabación completa. 🎥✨
👉 youtu.be/h4GKUgdYf4s?...
¡Que la disfruten!
👉 youtu.be/h4GKUgdYf4s?...
¡Que la disfruten!
Acompáñennos en la primera presentación de Charlemos del semestre, con Joséphine Lechartre. Consulten el cartel para más detalles y regístrense aquí; recibirán el enlace de Zoom el día del evento: forms.monday.com/forms/e0aefb...
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Acompáñennos en la primera presentación de Charlemos del semestre, con Joséphine Lechartre. Consulten el cartel para más detalles y regístrense aquí; recibirán el enlace de Zoom el día del evento: forms.monday.com/forms/e0aefb...
Join us for the first Charlemos presentation of the semester featuring Joséphine Lechartre. Check the flyer for details and register here, you’ll get the Zoom link the day of the event: forms.monday.com/forms/e0aefb...
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Join us for the first Charlemos presentation of the semester featuring Joséphine Lechartre. Check the flyer for details and register here, you’ll get the Zoom link the day of the event: forms.monday.com/forms/e0aefb...
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Explore Laura Neftaly López-Pérez’s dissertation research in this short video. She examines how relatives – especially women – of the disappeared mobilize and demand justice after violent conflict in Latin America, focusing on Mexico’s criminal wars.
October 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Explore Laura Neftaly López-Pérez’s dissertation research in this short video. She examines how relatives – especially women – of the disappeared mobilize and demand justice after violent conflict in Latin America, focusing on Mexico’s criminal wars.
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Currently in FirstView: In “Balancing Precision and Retention in Experimental Design,” @gustavodiaz.org and Erin Rossiter study how experimental design choices can increase precision when estimating treatment effects. Specifically, they examine block-randomized and pre-post designs.
October 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Currently in FirstView: In “Balancing Precision and Retention in Experimental Design,” @gustavodiaz.org and Erin Rossiter study how experimental design choices can increase precision when estimating treatment effects. Specifically, they examine block-randomized and pre-post designs.
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There's a good case that this year's economics Nobel has more relevance to meaningful climate action than the prize given to Nordhaus in 2018.
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Why green growth needs creative destruction
Big business lobbying holds back growth, Nobel-winning economists suggest
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October 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
There's a good case that this year's economics Nobel has more relevance to meaningful climate action than the prize given to Nordhaus in 2018.
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This new report highlights challenges to Brazil's EV transition, largely focusing on the alternate technological path of ethanol hybrids.
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Electric vehicle development and strategies among leading automakers: Comparing Brazil with other major markets - International Council on Clean Transportation
This brief examines the electric vehicle (EV) deployment strategies of the leading automakers in the Brazilian light-duty vehicle market and compares them with approaches adopted in other major region...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This new report highlights challenges to Brazil's EV transition, largely focusing on the alternate technological path of ethanol hybrids.
theicct.org/publication/...
theicct.org/publication/...
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#PremioPrincesaDeAsturias de las Artes 2025 GRACIELA ITURBIDE 🇲🇽📸
Ha retratado la realidad social de países como México, Cuba, Panamá o India. Una obra considerada documental, que aúna, según expertos "la realidad más cruda y la espontaneidad de la magia".
Ha retratado la realidad social de países como México, Cuba, Panamá o India. Una obra considerada documental, que aúna, según expertos "la realidad más cruda y la espontaneidad de la magia".
October 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
#PremioPrincesaDeAsturias de las Artes 2025 GRACIELA ITURBIDE 🇲🇽📸
Ha retratado la realidad social de países como México, Cuba, Panamá o India. Una obra considerada documental, que aúna, según expertos "la realidad más cruda y la espontaneidad de la magia".
Ha retratado la realidad social de países como México, Cuba, Panamá o India. Una obra considerada documental, que aúna, según expertos "la realidad más cruda y la espontaneidad de la magia".
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PIR’s Dr. Alicia Steinmetz recently published, “Ask a Political Scientist: A Conversation with Raymond Geuss on Realism, Liberalism, and Political Imagination.” Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Ask a Political Scientist: A Conversation with Raymond Geuss on Realism, Liberalism, and Political Imagination | Polity: Vol 57, No 3
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October 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
PIR’s Dr. Alicia Steinmetz recently published, “Ask a Political Scientist: A Conversation with Raymond Geuss on Realism, Liberalism, and Political Imagination.” Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!!
#Populist #Attacks on #Academic #Freedom: How Populist Leadership Erodes Academic Freedom in #Liberal & #Electoral #Democracies
By @victorhernandez.bsky.social & María Inclán
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#Populist #Attacks on #Academic #Freedom: How Populist Leadership Erodes Academic Freedom in #Liberal & #Electoral #Democracies
By @victorhernandez.bsky.social & María Inclán
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
October 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!!
#Populist #Attacks on #Academic #Freedom: How Populist Leadership Erodes Academic Freedom in #Liberal & #Electoral #Democracies
By @victorhernandez.bsky.social & María Inclán
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
#Populist #Attacks on #Academic #Freedom: How Populist Leadership Erodes Academic Freedom in #Liberal & #Electoral #Democracies
By @victorhernandez.bsky.social & María Inclán
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
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Dejusticia has published an English version of a policy brief from Kellogg's EVAW lab by Abby Córdova and @isabelguiza.bsky.social. Read "A Hostile Environment for Peace Mobilization: Stigmatization and Violence-Justifying Attitudes toward Land Rights Advocates in Colombia" - https://bit.ly/4neJOc0
October 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Dejusticia has published an English version of a policy brief from Kellogg's EVAW lab by Abby Córdova and @isabelguiza.bsky.social. Read "A Hostile Environment for Peace Mobilization: Stigmatization and Violence-Justifying Attitudes toward Land Rights Advocates in Colombia" - https://bit.ly/4neJOc0
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Mi investigación “Innovación institucional y democratización en Paraguay: lecciones del programa Tekoporã” fue seleccionada en la Convocatoria Nacional de Trabajos de Investigación sobre el Programa Tekoporã, organizada por el Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, la FLACSO Paraguay y el CPES.
Comité evaluador seleccionó dos obras de investigación sobre Tekoporâ Mbarete por los 20 años del programa – Ministerio de Desarrollo Social
Dos trabajos fueron seleccionados en el marco de “Convocatoria Nacional de Trabajos de Investigación sobre el programa Tekoporâ” y serán presentados como ponencias principales durante el acto de conme...
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October 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Mi investigación “Innovación institucional y democratización en Paraguay: lecciones del programa Tekoporã” fue seleccionada en la Convocatoria Nacional de Trabajos de Investigación sobre el Programa Tekoporã, organizada por el Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, la FLACSO Paraguay y el CPES.
¡Queda una semana para postular! El “Kellogg Institute’s Visiting Fellowship Program: (docentes, posdoctorales y Hewlett) impulsa la investigación sobre democracia global en Notre Dame. Cierra el 1 de octubre de 2025. ¡Solicita ya!
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Visiting Fellowship Program | Kellogg Institute For International Studies
Since 1983, the Kellogg Institute for International Studies has offered visiting fellowships to promote interdisciplinary international research in a supportive community of scholars.
kellogg.nd.edu
September 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
¡Queda una semana para postular! El “Kellogg Institute’s Visiting Fellowship Program: (docentes, posdoctorales y Hewlett) impulsa la investigación sobre democracia global en Notre Dame. Cierra el 1 de octubre de 2025. ¡Solicita ya!
kellogg.nd.edu/opportunitie...
kellogg.nd.edu/opportunitie...
One week left to apply! The Kellogg Institute’s Visiting Fellowship Program supports interdisciplinary research on global democracy through seminars, lectures & exchange at Notre Dame. Don’t miss your chance! Applications close October 1, 2025.
kellogg.nd.edu/opportunitie...
kellogg.nd.edu/opportunitie...
Visiting Fellowship Program | Kellogg Institute For International Studies
Since 1983, the Kellogg Institute for International Studies has offered visiting fellowships to promote interdisciplinary international research in a supportive community of scholars.
kellogg.nd.edu
September 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
One week left to apply! The Kellogg Institute’s Visiting Fellowship Program supports interdisciplinary research on global democracy through seminars, lectures & exchange at Notre Dame. Don’t miss your chance! Applications close October 1, 2025.
kellogg.nd.edu/opportunitie...
kellogg.nd.edu/opportunitie...
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XIII Congreso Latinoamericano de la Ciencia Politica ALACIP 2026 en su agenda ¡ 21 al 24 de Julio 2026, la ciudad de Buenos Aires
September 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
XIII Congreso Latinoamericano de la Ciencia Politica ALACIP 2026 en su agenda ¡ 21 al 24 de Julio 2026, la ciudad de Buenos Aires
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We are delighted to welcome six new PhD Fellows: Jiahe (Andy) Cao, Juan Carlos Hernández Briones, Valentina Salazar, Carly Sandstrom, Ryan Snyder, and Ziyi Wu. This new cohort brings fresh perspectives from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds. Read more about them: https://bit.ly/4nCHRXa
Kellogg Welcomes Six New PhD Fellows | Kellogg Institute For International Studies
The Kellogg Institute welcomes six new PhD Fellows to its ranks of Doctoral Student Affiliates. This year's recipients will enrich the Kellogg scholarly community in the years ahead with diverse perspectives shaped by their disciplines and distinct back...
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September 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We are delighted to welcome six new PhD Fellows: Jiahe (Andy) Cao, Juan Carlos Hernández Briones, Valentina Salazar, Carly Sandstrom, Ryan Snyder, and Ziyi Wu. This new cohort brings fresh perspectives from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds. Read more about them: https://bit.ly/4nCHRXa
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🔹 Part II: Historical perspectives on education & political economy, showing how long-term trajectories condition contemporary challenges
🔹 Part III: The politics of investing in skills in the context of Latin America’s attempts to integrate into the knowledge economy and build cohesive societies
🔹 Part III: The politics of investing in skills in the context of Latin America’s attempts to integrate into the knowledge economy and build cohesive societies
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
🔹 Part II: Historical perspectives on education & political economy, showing how long-term trajectories condition contemporary challenges
🔹 Part III: The politics of investing in skills in the context of Latin America’s attempts to integrate into the knowledge economy and build cohesive societies
🔹 Part III: The politics of investing in skills in the context of Latin America’s attempts to integrate into the knowledge economy and build cohesive societies
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3/ Overall, the 📚 provides a comprehensive political economy framework to understand education in 21st-century Latin America, bridging questions of skills, values, and development 👉 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
3/ Overall, the 📚 provides a comprehensive political economy framework to understand education in 21st-century Latin America, bridging questions of skills, values, and development 👉 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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📢 Tues, Sept 22 | 12:30 PM ET | Hesburgh Ctr C103
@vickymurillo.bsky.social (Columbia U.) presents her new volume on why Latin Americans grow disillusioned w/ democracy despite social gains. In person + livestream available: https://bit.ly/4nqvL3N
#LatinAmerica #GlobalDemocracy #KelloggInstitute
@vickymurillo.bsky.social (Columbia U.) presents her new volume on why Latin Americans grow disillusioned w/ democracy despite social gains. In person + livestream available: https://bit.ly/4nqvL3N
#LatinAmerica #GlobalDemocracy #KelloggInstitute
September 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
📢 Tues, Sept 22 | 12:30 PM ET | Hesburgh Ctr C103
@vickymurillo.bsky.social (Columbia U.) presents her new volume on why Latin Americans grow disillusioned w/ democracy despite social gains. In person + livestream available: https://bit.ly/4nqvL3N
#LatinAmerica #GlobalDemocracy #KelloggInstitute
@vickymurillo.bsky.social (Columbia U.) presents her new volume on why Latin Americans grow disillusioned w/ democracy despite social gains. In person + livestream available: https://bit.ly/4nqvL3N
#LatinAmerica #GlobalDemocracy #KelloggInstitute
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#OpenAccess from July 2025 -
Spraying Conflict: Aerial Drug Eradication and Armed Violence in Colombia - cup.org/473YHcr
- Juan Felipe Campos-Contreras, Camilo Nieto-Matiz & @llschenoni.bsky.social
Spraying Conflict: Aerial Drug Eradication and Armed Violence in Colombia - cup.org/473YHcr
- Juan Felipe Campos-Contreras, Camilo Nieto-Matiz & @llschenoni.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#OpenAccess from July 2025 -
Spraying Conflict: Aerial Drug Eradication and Armed Violence in Colombia - cup.org/473YHcr
- Juan Felipe Campos-Contreras, Camilo Nieto-Matiz & @llschenoni.bsky.social
Spraying Conflict: Aerial Drug Eradication and Armed Violence in Colombia - cup.org/473YHcr
- Juan Felipe Campos-Contreras, Camilo Nieto-Matiz & @llschenoni.bsky.social
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👏 We're excited to announce that @llschenoni.bsky.social has won our Hedley Bull Prize in #InternationalRelations!
🏆 Luis' book, 'Bringing War Back In', beautifully weaves a myriad of methods with robust analytical findings, as described by our jury #ECPRPrizes
Read more 👉 buff.ly/M7VEszk
🏆 Luis' book, 'Bringing War Back In', beautifully weaves a myriad of methods with robust analytical findings, as described by our jury #ECPRPrizes
Read more 👉 buff.ly/M7VEszk
Luis L. Schenoni is awarded our 2025 Hedley Bull Prize
European Consortium for Political Research
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September 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
👏 We're excited to announce that @llschenoni.bsky.social has won our Hedley Bull Prize in #InternationalRelations!
🏆 Luis' book, 'Bringing War Back In', beautifully weaves a myriad of methods with robust analytical findings, as described by our jury #ECPRPrizes
Read more 👉 buff.ly/M7VEszk
🏆 Luis' book, 'Bringing War Back In', beautifully weaves a myriad of methods with robust analytical findings, as described by our jury #ECPRPrizes
Read more 👉 buff.ly/M7VEszk
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At 2 pm, I'll be joining several colleagues including @orcunselcuk.bsky.social to talk about landing positions at teaching focused institutions. And Thursday isn't even my busy day 😆 6/6
September 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
At 2 pm, I'll be joining several colleagues including @orcunselcuk.bsky.social to talk about landing positions at teaching focused institutions. And Thursday isn't even my busy day 😆 6/6