Kellogg Institute at the University of Notre Dame

How are open-source tools transforming the documentation of human rights violations?

In the latest episode of Kellogg's Global Stage podcast, Jorge Ruiz Reyes and host Ángel Muñoz Carpintero explore how digital methods are reshaping evidence and accountability.

🎧 Listen: https://go.nd.edu/f5e73f

Convened by Kellogg fellow Victoria Tin-Bor Hui, “Democracy Defenders in Exile” features “Global Struggle for Democracy” Q&As with advocates on China and beyond. Next: author and Uyghur advocate Jewher Ilham, Monday, Feb. 23, 11am–12:15pm, JNH B101. More: https://bit.ly/3ZZN8OL

Call for Papers!
The AIM-3D Project @notredame.bsky.social (Kellogg + @lucyinstitute-nd.bsky.social) hosts a conference on AI-Driven Modeling & Forecasting for Democratic Development & Decline in Oct 2026.
Select papers considered for a special journal issue.
Deadline: March 1
https://bit.ly/4qpkQId

GDC 2026 registration is open! Join Kellogg’s Global Democracy Conference, “Confronting Support for Anti-Democratic Leaders,” May 19–20 at Notre Dame. Scholars, practitioners, journalists, and more will examine why voters back illiberal leaders – and how to respond.
Register: https://bit.ly/4kcv4u1

How does democracy erode when the state itself is weakened?

In The Democracy Paradox, Javier Pérez Sandoval (Kellogg Institute) explains why populist leaders "hollow out" state capacity – and what that means for justice, security, and elections.

Listen: https://bit.ly/4qW9i0d

The AIM-3D Lab is a new Kellogg Research, Policy & Practice Lab sponsored with @lucyinstitute-nd.bsky.social. Led by Michael Coppedge and Dmitry Zaytsev and others, the team uses AI to model and forecast democratic and autocratic change worldwide. See their new website: https://sites.nd.edu/aim3d/

Escucha el episodio más reciente del podcast Global Stage con la artista cubana Tania Bruguera sobre la relación entre arte, política y vida cotidiana: https://bit.ly/3NNzeMR
#performanceart #cuba #latinamerica

🎙️ New Democracy Paradox episode: Can churches help defend democracy? Yale political scientist Kate Baldwin explains why Christian churches in Africa have pushed back against democratic backsliding – and what this reveals about institutions. Listen: https://bit.ly/4a7l2He or wherever you get podcasts

Tomorrow is the day - please join us for what promises to be an engaging conversation with @lgamboa.bsky.social, Michael Coppedge, and Paola Bautista de Alemán. See you at 2pm in the Hesburgh Center!

Kellogg alumna Bupe Lughano Kabaghe ’24 has been elected to the Afrobarometer Board of Directors – a “full-circle moment” that began when she first encountered Afrobarometer through Kellogg. She hopes to advance women’s representation and youth education in Zambia.
🔗 https://bit.ly/471xNk4

Join us this Fri., Jan. 16, for a flash panel on Venezuela with @lgamboa.bsky.social, Michael Coppedge, and Paola Bautista de Alemán. Moderated by @aperezli.bsky.social at the Hesburgh Center. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4sy6Dv3

Why would voters support ruling parties under authoritarian rule? In the new Democracy Paradox episode, Justin Kempf speaks with political scientist Natalie Wenzell Letsa about partisanship and elections in electoral autocracies. Listen where you get podcasts, or online here: https://bit.ly/4prW6ia

What happens when governments lose the capacity to govern?

On Democracy Paradox, Justin Kempf talks with Russell Muirhead about Ungoverning – how attacks on expertise and the administrative state fuel chaos and democratic backsliding, across ideologies.

🎧 Listen: https://bit.ly/44D7P64

Why is holding office sometimes an advantageand sometimes a curse? 🇦🇷🇧🇷🇨🇱

On The Democracy Paradox, Luis Schiumerini discusses his new book on "Incumbency Bias" and how institutions shape whether voters reward or punish incumbents.

Listen: https://bit.ly/4rFjDi1

@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org

For Catholics, mass deportations are immoral A robust pastoral plan across the country that recognizes Christ in the migrant is needed urgently for the even darker days ahead.

"A robust pastoral plan across the country against mass deportation that recognizes Christ in the migrant is needed urgently for the even darker days ahead."
– David Lantigua, "For Catholics, Mass Deportations are Immoral," National Catholic Reporter
Read more: https://bit.ly/48ZzSip

🎙️ Nuevo en Global Stage: Luis Schiumerini (Notre Dame/Kellogg) explica por qué gobernar puede ser una ventaja o una desventaja electoral en América Latina. Expectativas vs. capacidad real de los gobiernos locales.
🔗 Escucha en el link: https://bit.ly/4rLjjhs
#GlobalStage #KelloggInstitute

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Research by Kellogg Visiting Fellow Cristian Velix García was published this week by Prensa Comunitaria and elsewhere in Latin America. It looks at how a group of politicians, public officials, and companies allowed the theft of US$66 million from the Guatemalan State—read it: https://bit.ly/4axfwOJ

Congratulations to Kellogg PhD Fellow Mayra Ortiz-Ocaña and Dissertation Year Fellow Laura López Pérez for their publication in Sociological Methods & Research titled "Using Focus Groups for Process Tracing: Leveraging Group Discussions for Causal Inference." Read it here: https://bit.ly/49VGzDh

Kellogg Dissertation Year Fellow Hannah Early Bagdanov studies how Palestinians in East Jerusalem navigate coercive institutions vs. essential “technical services.” Her work is even more urgent after the Israel-Hamas war.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3MjkBA7

Kellogg Visiting Fellow Henry Moncrieff explains his Kellogg research on how militaries shape democratic backsliding in Latin America – sometimes backing leaders, sometimes pressuring them, sometimes aiding their removal. Watch the video to learn more.

🎧 New Democracy Paradox episode: Kellogg affiliate Alejandro González Ruiz introduces Justin Kempf’s conversation with Adam Przeworski on populism, inequality, and what truly defines democracy.
Listen online: https://bit.ly/3Mh3NK1 or wherever you get podcasts.
@adamprz.bsky.social

How do government jobs shape local politics in India? 🏛️
Kellogg Visiting Fellow Apurva Bamezai shows how public employment builds political capital within families, shifting focus from individual ambition to household pathways into electoral life. @abamz.bsky.social

New Global Stage podcast! @vickymurillo.bsky.social (Columbia Univ) discusses her forthcoming book examining why Latin Americans are increasingly disillusioned with democracy, even as the region has achieved notable social progress. Find it wherever you get podcasts, or at: https://bit.ly/49yFjps

Join us live - or watch the video later! Ken Roberts (Cornell Univ) on "Polarization and Democracy in Latin America: Legacies of the Left Turn," Tuesday, Nov 18 @ 12:30: https://bit.ly/4o4S4M6

The Kellogg Institute is proud to share a new digital archive preserving nearly 50 years of audio recordings from former Kellogg Faculty Fellow Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, OP father of Liberation Theology. This rare collection offers his theology in his own voice.

🔗 Full story: https://bit.ly/4pf5qpO

Honored to share: Isabel Güiza-Gómez (PhD ’25) wins Kellogg’s 2025 Award for Distinguished Dissertation for her research on how unarmed rural movements spark peace & land reform after conflict. Full story here: https://bit.ly/3LxNhFc Congrats, @isabelguiza.bsky.social!

What started as a simple idea among Kellogg alumni in DC has grown into a vibrant tradition of mentorship.
Each week, alumni meet virtually with students to share advice, stories, and inspiration for life beyond @NotreDame.
Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4oMwOeK
#KelloggInstitute #NotreDame #Mentorship

🎙️ Why do some revolutions that promise democracy reverse course?

Political scientist Killian Clarke joins The Democracy Paradox to discuss "Return of Tyranny" and why democratic revolutions are especially vulnerable to backlash.

🎧 Listen: https://bit.ly/48bbzO0

#Democracy #Podcast

Why do criminal groups in Mexico hold such power – and what does this reveal about the state?

In this short video, @jsherreraa.bsky.social explains how drug markets, inequality, and state-building shaped criminal governance in Michoacán and Sinaloa. 🎥

#Mexico #LatinAmerica #CriminalGovernance

How can democracy withstand authoritarian pressures? In this video, Kellogg Visiting Fellow Paola Bautista de Alemán shares her research on practical strategies political actors in Venezuela and beyond are using to strengthen democratic resilience.