Latin American Political Institutions Section (LAPIS)

¡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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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.

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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

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...

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

Cámaras de Eco y polarización en el cambiante multiverso de las redes sociales Razones y Personas surge como plataforma virtual independiente desde la cual discutir algunos temas cruciales para la coyuntura y el futuro de Uruguay

www.razonesypersonas.com/2025/09/cama...

🔹 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

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...

📢 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

BJPolS abstract discussing the effects of state interventions and aerial spraying of coca crops on violence in Colombia, analyzing the impact on local economies, insurgency movements, and civilian victimization from 2000 to 2015.

#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

Luis L. Schenoni is awarded our 2025 Hedley Bull Prize European Consortium for Political Research

👏 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

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

🌟 Latin Americanist Meetups (LAM) at #APSA2025!
📍 Malone’s, 608 W Pender St, Vancouver
🗓️ Fri, Sept 12 @ 6PM — 16-min walk from Convention Centre
✨ Drop-in, no RSVP, pay your way
✨ Come & go freely
Questions? Ask @ndelacerda.bsky.social 🍻 #LAM #Vancouver

🧡 “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

Don’t miss this chance to hear directly from, award-winning Mexican author Yuri Herrera.
Sept. 19 | 2:00pm | SRH 1.208
2300 Red River St.
See details here
liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/event...

Counting down! Just one week until I get to discuss how war made the state in Latin America with an incredible AMC panel at APSA! Venue is still TBA, but save the time to participate if you are around.

Decompressing to prevent unrest: political participation through citizen-initiated mechanisms of direct democracy This paper explores how citizen-initiated mechanisms of direct democracy (CI-MDDs), such as abrogative referendums and popular initiatives, can reduce the likelihood of violent and nonviolent socia...

💡¿Y si Chile hubiese tenido referendos o iniciativas ciudadanas?
Siempre intuí que, con mecanismos de democracia directa, no habríamos llegado al estallido social.
Hoy tengo más herramientas para sostenerlo.
👉 Lo explico en este nuevo trabajo: doi.org/10.1080/1474...

Meet the @columbiaigp.bsky.social Carnegie Distinguished Fellows for 2025-26!

IGP’s third cohort of Carnegie Distinguished Fellows will visit @columbiasipa.bsky.social throughout the 2025–2026 academic year.

Read more: igp.sipa.columbia.edu/distinguishe...

Analizando la ENIGH entre 2022 y 2024 a nivel local ¿Qué nos dice la Encuesta Nacional de Ingresos y Gastos de los Hogares al respecto de la medición no sólo de pobreza en el país sino de la desigualdad y sus consecuencias? Hacer un análisis a nivel fe...

Todos los países federales deben lidiar con dos tipos de desigualdad: entre las regiones y entre las personas.

¿Qué nos dicen los datos de ENIGH 2024?

Escribo con Pablo de los Cobos en Pacto Federal, el blog de federalismo en @nexosmexico.bsky.social

federalismo.nexos.com.mx/2025/08/anal...

Luis L. Schenoni Luis L. Schenoni (Ph.D. University of Notre Dame) is associate professor of international relations and director of the Security Studies Programme at the Department of Political Science, University Co...

Glad to be spending some time at Princeton University to wrap up my sabbatical year, hosted by the Latin American Studies Program. I’ll be arriving Sept 1 eager to catch up with friends & faculty—if you’re around, let me know! plas.princeton.edu/people/luis-...

NEW BOOK: 📘 Skills, Values, and Development: The Political Economy of Education in Latin America @oupacademic.bsky.social (eds. @juanbogliaccini.bsky.social & Aldo Madariaga) reframes education as a political economy issue: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Alyssa Battistoni in conversation On Thursday, September 4, join n+1 for a conversation with Alyssa Battistoni about her new book, Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature.

On Thursday, September 4 at 7pm (EST), be part of this in-person @nplusonemag.com event where @alybatt.bsky.social will be in-conversation with senior editor Colin Vanderburg to discuss her new book Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature. RSVP here:

ICYMI: Last week, we announced the @columbiaigp.bsky.social Carnegie Distinguished Fellows for 2025-26!

This year’s cohort includes a diverse mix of high-profile practitioners from around the globe.

Meet the 2025-26 IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellows: igp.sipa.columbia.edu/distinguishe...

¿Cómo, desde la evidencia, se pueden construir políticas públicas para lograr desarrollo con equidad?

Mañana, a las 10, hablaremos sobre el tema con Graciela Teruel y Rogelio Gómez Hermosillo

📢 📢 ¡Extensión de fecha límite! LAPIS amplió hasta el 22 de agosto la convocatoria para paneles sobre instituciones políticas en LASA 2026. Los paneles seleccionados serán aceptados automáticamente.
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📢 Deadline Extended | LASA 2026
We’ve extended the deadline to apply for LAPIS-sponsored panels on political institutions for LASA 2026! Selected panels are guaranteed acceptance.
🗓️ New deadline: August 22
🔗 Submit your proposal here: forms.gle/EhLLj5fkdWba...

📢 Convocatoria abierta | LASA 2026
¡Falta una semana! LAPIS patrocina paneles sobre instituciones políticas para LASA 2026. ¡Los paneles seleccionados tienen aceptación garantizada! Postula antes del 8 de agosto aquí:
🔗 forms.gle/EhLLj5fkdWba...

📢 Call for Applications | LASA 2026
One week left! LAPIS is sponsoring panels on political institutions for LASA 2026! Selected panels are guaranteed acceptance. Submit your proposal by August 8 using this form:
🔗 forms.gle/EhLLj5fkdWba...

La Ciencia Política y su enseñanza en Paraguay: transformaciones y desafíos de la disciplina

"La Ciencia Política y su enseñanza en Paraguay: transformaciones y desafíos de la disciplina", disponible en acceso abierto aquí:

revistapolitica.uchile.cl/index.php/RP...

Nuevo enfoque de políticas públicas en ciudades Gestionar políticas públicas para los problemas de las ciudades requiere no sólo identificar la raíz del asunto, sino enfocar métodos o procesos para que el acercamiento sea el adecuado.

¿Por qué actualizar las competencias de los funcionarios públicos locales?

Roberto Rodríguez escribe en Pacto Federal, el blog de federalismo en Nexos.

Nuevo enfoque de políticas públicas en ciudades
federalismo.nexos.com.mx/2025/07/nuev...

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