@regisdandoy.bsky.social
Professor of comparative politics, Director of the Center for European Studies (USFQ, Ecuador), Jean Monnet chair (2022-2027) Elections, decentralization, digital politics, e-voting, election observation
I am honored to be an awardee of the 2026 Start-Up Grant Scheme of the @regstud.bsky.social !
I will analyze « Decentralization and Indigenous Issues in Ecuadorian Regional Party Manifestos » at the #USFQ
More info on this award: www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-st...
Today, I had the pleasure to host an event co-organized by
EU delegation in Ecuador and the Center for European Studies at the #USFQ on the commemoration of the 4 years of Russia’s brutal and illegal war against #Ukraine, in presence of the Ambassador of Ukraine Yuriy Polyukhovych
On Wednesday, the USFQ will be hosting a high-level event to commemorate the 4th anniversary of the Russian war against #Ukraine
23.02.2026 21:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Mon interview sur le vote obligatoire pour le média digital USBEK et RICA et le magasin FUTUR #CompulsoryVoting
usbeketrica.com/fr/article/f...
Today, I had the pleasure to receive the ambassadors of France and Germany at the #USFQ. They engaged in a fascinating discussion with political science and IR students on the topic of "Franco-German perspectives on the #EuropeanUnion in times of uncertainty."
22.01.2026 22:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I spoke about upcoming #elections around the world, with a specific emphasis on those in our region. In 2026, polarization, nationalism, electoral violence, disinformation, and foreign interference are likely to become increasingly prevalent
22.01.2026 18:38 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Tomorrow, political science and IR professors from the USFQ will present their predictions for 2026. Stay tune !
21.01.2026 00:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Today, I celebrate my 5th anniversary as a professor of comparative politics at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito ! #USFQ
11.01.2026 14:34 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0In this article, we investigate the electoral behaviour of non-resident Ecuadorian citizens for the 2025 presidential elections. We observe that incumbent president Daniel Noboa performed significantly better in non-democratic countries #Externalvoting #Ecuador #democracy
17.12.2025 15:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New article: "Favouring the incumbent... again? Exploring the voting behaviour of non-resident citizens in the 2025 Ecuadorian elections"
Co-authored with @sumpierrez.bsky.social in the journal Democracias #Externalvoting #Ecuador
revistainstitutodemocracia.com/index.php/de...
This is the time of year when you have to fill out evaluation surveys of your fellow political scientists...
02.12.2025 14:07 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Send you paper abstract before 15 October here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... and join us at the Congress of European Studies at the USFQ !
03.10.2025 12:15 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In the framework of my #JeanMonnet course ‘Elections in Europe and Latin America’ at the USFQ, I had the pleasure to receive Prof. Gian Luca Gardini from the University of Udine for a special lecture on ‘Una evaluación contextualizada de la relación Unión Europea–América Latina y el Caribe’
13.09.2025 17:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Call for articles !
I am editing a special issue on Election Observation, in the journal 'Frontiers in Political Science’ (indexed in Scopus).
Do not hesitate to send your abstract ! #ElectionObservation
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure to co-organize the seminar “Election Observation and Democracy Assistance” at the Waseda University.
The event gathered practitioners and scholars on #ElectionObservation such as Hyo-sook Kim, Hiroyuki Urabe, Takashi Nagatsuji and myself.
Participating to the Seoul International Forum on Elections #SIFE2025 in the margin of the @ipsa.org world congress in Seoul #IPSA2025, together with a nice group of scholars working on #ElectionObservation
15.07.2025 05:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Panel on ´Restoring Trust in Elections’ now at the Seoul International Forum on Elections #SIFE2025 with great panelists such as @ipsa.org president Pablo Onate, @theresareidy.bsky.social @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social Won-ho Park and Bum-soo Kim
15.07.2025 02:39 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
While I am attending the Seoul International Forum on Élections #SIFE2025 and a panel on electoral reform, #Ecuador is getting ready for a referendum aimed at eliminating public funding for political parties
15.07.2025 01:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
While I am attending the Seoul International Forum on Élections #SIFE2025 and a panel on electoral reform, #Ecuador is getting ready for a referendum aimed at eliminating public funding for political parties
15.07.2025 01:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
If you are today around Incheon or Seoul, join me for an international conference on #ElectionObservation !
The event is co-organized by A-WEB and the #JeanMonnet chair hosted at the USFQ
Join us on the 9 July at Waseda University to discuss #ElectionObservation and #Democracy Assistance !
www.waseda.jp/inst/wias/ne...
My university USFQ ranks #1 in #Ecuador in the QS World University Rankings 2026 ! 🥂
20.06.2025 15:41 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I was honored to receive a recognition from the National Ecuadorian Council for the activities of the #JeanMonnet chair on #ElectionObservation at the USFQ
11.06.2025 20:29 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Call for papers:
@eulasnetwork.bsky.social International Conference on Trade, Investment, Finance and Sustainable Development in EU-LAC Relations (10-12 November 2025, Rosario, Argentina)
Deadline: 30 June 2025
www.eulas.network/event-detail...
Congratulations ! 🍾
26.05.2025 07:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
website launch www.eulas.network. collaboration with these partners: Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL) Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR) Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales - PY FLACSO-Paraguay Universidad de Chile (UCHILE) Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales - AR FLACSO-Argentina Universidad de la República (UDELAR) Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales - EC FLACSO-Ecuador Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) Universidad de Talca (UTALCA) Universidad de los Andes (UNIANDES) Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP) Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) The University of the West Indies (UWI) Universidade Nova de Lisboa (NOVA) Universitetet I Oslo (UIO) Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques Sciences Po (SciPo) Universitat de Barcelona (UB) Université de Poitiers (UP) Università di Bologna (UNIBO) Dublin City University (DCU)
We're Live! We're pleased to announce the launch of our new multilingual website: www.eulas.network - the hub for collaboration across #latinamerica, the #Caribbean & #europe.
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🚨 #CallforPapers 🌍 Join us in Rosario, Argentina this Nov for the 1st EULAS Conference on #Trade, #Investment #Finance & #SustainableDevelopment.
Organised w. @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social & the National University of Rosario.
📅 Deadline: June 30, 2025
Join us: www.eulas.network/event-detail...
Last - but not least - event of the #EUIA25 conference: Roundtable with journal editors
23.05.2025 12:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Today, I presented a paper on EU missions of #ElectionObservation #EUEOM and their impact on democracy at the #EUIA25 conference in Brussels
23.05.2025 09:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Last day of the grounbreaking #EUIA25 conference in Brussels: Kenote lecture by Ian Manners on the EU’s normative power
23.05.2025 09:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0