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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 17h

We are looking for a new Latin Americanist to join our wonderful department - open-rank. Happy to answer questions about the advert.

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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 12d

Thrilled to join @notredame.bsky.social London on Thu, Oct 16, 6pm to discuss trends in democracy from a Latin American perspective, with former @apsa.bsky.social and @ipsa.org president D. Pinderhughes, E. Gonzalez Ocantos, B. Forjwuor and L. Keita. 4 Suffolk St www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/perspectiv...

Perspectives on US Democracy in Challenging Times

Perspectives on US Democracy in Challenging Times: Historical and Comparative Reflections

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Sandra Botero @sboteroc.bsky.social · 29d

🧡 “El uso del derecho como herramienta de transformación en América Latina”. Acceso abierto: ➡️ publicaciones.dejusticia.org/items/ab2fac... @redpolitologas.bsky.social @lawtransform.bsky.social @andreacastagnola.bsky.social @egocantos.bsky.social

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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · Sep 4

Bravo querida!!!

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Politics_Oxford @politicsoxford.bsky.social · Aug 11

👏🎉 Congratulations to @egocantos.bsky.social - awarded the 2025 Alexander George Best Article Award from @apsa.bsky.social’s Qualitative and Multi-Methods Research section for his article 'Aligning Interviewing with Process Tracing'!: www.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/dpirs-e...

DPIR’s Ezequiel Gonzalez Ocantos wins APSA Best article award

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Benjamin Garcia-Holgado @bgarciaholgado.bsky.social · Jul 25

Thank you so much to @apsa.bsky.social and to Professors Wendy Martinek, Alyx Mark, and Rachel Stern for recognizing my dissertation with the 2025 Edward S. Corwin Award

APSA @apsa.bsky.social · Jul 24

Benjamin Garcia-Holgado Receives the 2025 Edward S. Corwin Award for “The Judicial Bulwark: Courts and the Populist Erosion of Democracy”

The Edward S. Corwin Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation in the field of…

Benjamin Garcia-Holgado Receives the 2025 Edward S. Corwin Award for “The Judicial Bulwark: Courts and the Populist Erosion of Democracy”

The Edward S. Corwin Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public law. Citation from the Award Committee: Benjamin Garcia-Holgado’s “The Judicial Bulwark: Courts and the Populist Erosion of Democracy” is an ambitious examination of the conditions under which courts can promote or prevent the process of autocratization by populist executives.

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Laura Gamboa @lgamboa.bsky.social · Jul 29

The deadline is August 8!

If you are thinking about attending LASA 2026, this is a great opportunity to get the panel accepted (before you commit to paying membership and conference fees) and give more visibility to the papers.

Latin American Political Institutions Section (LAPIS) @lapislasa.bsky.social · Jul 22

LAPIS invites applications for sponsored panels on political institutions for LASA 2026. Apply by Aug 8 via this form: forms.gle/EhLLj5fkdWba.... Selected panels are guaranteed conference acceptance.

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Politics_Oxford @politicsoxford.bsky.social · Jul 22

Congratulations to our wonderful DPIR 2025 DPhil prize winners!

Meet @vivianabh.bsky.social ‪(DPhil in Politics) who's won the PSA's Walter Bagehot prize for the best dissertation in the field of government and public administration: ow.ly/Kwjf50WmpIK

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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · Jul 19

Hahah I like how Naomi thinks

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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · Jul 18

Tricky business… who are your daughters supporting? I’ll go with that

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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · Jul 17

You think?

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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · Jul 8

The Spring issue of QMMR is out! You’ll find essays on archival/interview methods, a symposium on case study research, a discussion of Kreuzer’s new book, a note from the field on the role of care & a note from the classroom on teaching digital ethnography.

www.qmmrpublication.com/_files/ugd/7...

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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · Jul 8

The Spring issue of QMMR is out! You’ll find essays on archival/interview methods, a symposium on case study research, a discussion of Kreuzer’s new book, a note from the field on the role of care & a note from the classroom on teaching digital ethnography.

www.qmmrpublication.com/_files/ugd/7...

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Michal Ovádek @movadek.bsky.social · Jun 16

belatedly celebrating the successful conclusion of the third Nuffield-UCL workshop on social science approaches to law and courts. Special thanks to @icuervo.bsky.social and @egocantos.bsky.social for making everyone feel welcome in Oxford

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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · Jun 17

Bravo!!!

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IE Political Science @iepolisci.bsky.social · Jun 10

Next up, Carlos Meléndez (Lisbon University, @eljorobado.bsky.social) presents work on voters' responses to authoritarian stances by political leaders, with survey experimental data from Brazil 🇧🇷.

(joint work with Ezequiel González Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social)

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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · Apr 7

I feel a tad better knowing I’m not the only one who’s terrified of going through US immigration at the moment…

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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · Mar 31

Re the Le Pen verdict, these decisions raise vexing questions about the relationship btw accountability and democracy & can have complicated conseq for public opinion, judiciaries and politics more broadly. We explore them in our book on Latin America’s Lava Jato

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Europe Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · Mar 31

France: Presidential candidate Marine Le Pen (RN-PfE) has been sentenced to 4 years in jail and banned from holding public office for 5 years for embezzlement.
The ban, which disqualifies her from the 2027 presidential election, will come into force even if she appeals.

Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · Jan 30

Great opportunity to work with the wonderful Federica Genovese! Apply

Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · Jan 30

Be part of the @leverhulme.bsky.social Climate Vulnerability team 🚀

I’m looking for a 2-year postdoc to join my group at @politicsoxford.bsky.social. Apply if you’re an empirically minded junior researcher who just finished or abt to finish a PhD!

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLQ634/p...

⏰ midday Feb 26 ⏰

Job Details

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Sean Carroll @seanedmund.bsky.social · Jan 15

You probably saw this but if not would recommend this excellent piece by @gralefrit.bsky.social

'The Traitors', Agatha Christie, and The Kierkegaard Edit

How we consume story, versus how it's made.

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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · Jan 15

Argentina’s ‘Judicial Family’: Mapping Family Connections in the Argentine Provincial Federal Judiciary
doi.org/10.1515/9781... book chapter by Andrea Castagnola & @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @egocantos.bsky.social #NuffSky #PoliSky

Chapter 11 Argentina’s ‘Judicial Family’: Mapping Family Connections in the Argentine Provincial Federal Judiciary

Chapter 11 Argentina’s ‘Judicial Family’: Mapping Family Connections in the Argentine Provincial Federal Judiciary was published in Informality and Courts on page 188.

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Benjamin Garcia-Holgado @bgarciaholgado.bsky.social · Jan 13

Excited to share my latest #OpenAccess publication!

I develop a theory on how courts can counter executive aggrandizement—even in unlikely contexts—offering a fresh perspective on #DemocraticResilience.

I welcome any feedback, reactions, or questions!

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Overruling the Executive: Judicial Strategies to Resist Democratic Erosion | Journal of Law and Courts | Cambridge Core

Overruling the Executive: Judicial Strategies to Resist Democratic Erosion

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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · Jan 10

Bravo!!!!

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Isabel M. Perera @isabelmperera.bsky.social · Jan 10

I’m so happy to announce that my book is now published and available open-access! (🧵coming soon, too :)

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Jan 10

"A beautifully written and insightful take on the evolution of mental healthcare in advanced democracies, and one that opens a new lens on one of the most central, and largely unexamined, parts of the modern state."

The Welfare Workforce by Isabel M. Perera

Out now in #OpenAccess cup.org/3DQJizT

The Welfare Workforce

Cambridge Core - Comparative Politics - The Welfare Workforce

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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · Jan 7

Please consider applying to present at the third edition of our Early Career Researchers in Law and Courts workshop. This year we will meet at Nuffield College, Oxford.

Michal Ovádek @movadek.bsky.social · Jan 6

Workshop announcement: for the third year running @uclspp.bsky.social and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social are teaming up to bring together some of the most exciting early career researchers in Law and Courts, this year also joined by @dnaurin.bsky.social. Apply by 31 March with @icuervo.bsky.social!

Call for applications for an early career workshop on social science approaches to law and courts with a deadline 31 March 2025

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