Call for papers for a Special Issue! If you are interested in participating, please contact the guest editors 👇 journals.sagepub.com/page/pla/cal...

‼️With my @giga-hamburg.de colleagues, David Kühn and Thomas Richter, I had the pleasure of co-editing this #JustPublished Special Issue. Several articles—including our introduction and our own research contribution—are #OpenAccess. Check them out!‼️1/2 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fdem20/c...

Democratization

The Personalization of Political Power Revisited; Guest Editors: David Kuehn, Mariana Llanos and Thomas Richter. Volume 33, Issue 5 of Democratization

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From Transition to Democratic Erosion, From the South to the Global North: #GIGA's @millanos.bsky.social opens #ALACIP2026 with a lecture tracing four decades of comparative political institutions across #LatinAmerica and the Global North. 🗨️🌎

We were delighted to welcome the designated German Ambassador to #Argentina, Catalina Cullas, to discuss the economic and sociopolitical situation in Argentina with our regional experts. We wish her a great start in Buenos Aires. 🌎 #GIGA #PolicyExchange

NEW #firstonline and #openaccess article 🚨🚨 How can a party become an effective presidential tool? This article traces a process of organisational changes and #personalization for the case of #Ecuador, during Rafael Correa's time in power (2007–2017). 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

💬 @millanos.bsky.social und Bert Hoffmann moderieren ein Panel, auf dem Vertreter:innen von @diplo.de den Stand neuer Leitlinien der Bundesregierung zu Lateinamerika und der #Karibik zur Diskussion stellen. ➡️ Mehr Informationen zur Tagung: www.adlaf.de/tagungen/adl...

🌍In times of democratic recession, #GIGA researcher Martin Acheampong studies the impact of digital election technologies on electoral integrity in #Africa. 🔍 Watch the video to learn more about his research and his time at the GIGA!

Hungary's courts are packed with Orbán's judges. DAVID KOSAŘ argues that Magyar should not just play tit-for-tat but innovate: restructure appointments, limit the chief justice's powers, and build a judiciary that earns public trust. verfassungsblog.de/fixing-the-h...

🎖️ GIGA expert @millanos.bsky.social has been awarded the Konex Certificate of Merit in Political Science. ➡️ Learn more about the #KonexCertificate and Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos’ work here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/the-giga/...

NEW #firstonline & #openaccess article! By Nina Wiesehomeier & Asbel Bohigues How do religiosity, populism, ideology, and gender shape Latin American legislators’ attitudes towards gender equality? To know the answer, follow the link: 👇👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

FWIW, I don’t think the major problem in my field, or related ones, is that people need to move faster & produce more. I read a lot of papers as part of the job, and I’m increasingly convinced we’d benefit from fewer papers and better ones, not more mediocre work produced ever more “efficiently.”

🚨🚨 Three new #firstonline and #openaccess articles 🚨🚨 Check them out ! 👇👇 1. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#OpenAccess from @epsjournal.bsky.social - Who keeps the gates? A descriptive analysis of the composition of political science journal editors by country - https://cup.org/4mPpy20 - Vladimír Naxera #FirstView

What factors shape preferences for subnational autonomy in contexts of limited, top-down decentralization? Check out our 🆕 and #openaccess article on attitudes towards decentralisation in #Chile by @rdisip.bsky.social & T. Huanquil Vega 👇👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Hungarians deserve every congratulations for giving Peter Magyar a bigger margin than Orban has ever gotten in all of his rigged elections - and this within the system that Orban rigged. Magyar now has a constitutional majority to undo Orban's constitutional prison and govern as a democratic leader.

Reuters says Tisza has at least 135 seats: 133 is the constitutional supermajority! Live by highly disproportional electoral systems (which Orbán made even more disproportional with the extra compensation votes awarded to winners), die by highly disproportional electoral systems.

randy r. potts@thephatic.bsky.social · 4mo ago

now we have to hope Magyar gets that 2/3 majority 🤞

Sweet lord, 138!

Anna Grzymala-Busse@annagbusse.bsky.social · 4mo ago

...and now it's up to 137!

Job opportunity at the #GIGA & Osnabrück University: We jointly seek to appoint an Assistant Professor (W1) in #InternationalPolitics (m/f/d) for quantitative research in #InternationalRelations / #ComparativePolitics on Africa, Asia, Middle East or Latin America: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/karriere/...

My new Focus on Latin American legislatures, co-authored with @magna-inacio.bsky.social and @milagroscampos.bsky.social

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Across #LatinAmerica, congresses have been reshaping how #presidentialism operates, often utilising significant decision-making authority. ➡️ In this #GIGAFocus, @millanos.bsky.social, Milagros Campos & Magna Inácio analyse the power of congress in the region: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

🚀 Excellent Career Opportunity at the #GIGA! In cooperation with @uni-hamburg.de, we are seeking a new President (m/f/d). This position is combined with a W3 Professorship in #PoliticalScience, focusing on the #GlobalSouth. Apply by 9 April! ➡️ More details: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/pr...

How do Brazilian right-wing agribusiness elites reconcile the extraordinary economic benefits they have reaped from exports to China with their partisan and negative views towards China? Check out our 🆕 #openaccess research article 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

‼️ This NEW research note on #Chile contributes to debates on feminist foreign policy and the gendered dynamics of economic diplomacy in Latin America. Check it out 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🌍 What are the relationships between the judicial and executive branches of power in South American countries? Prof. @millanos.bsky.social delivered her lecture to the students as part of the Contemporary Latin America course taught at SIAS @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz by Dr. Radek Buben.

New issue of the Journal of Politics in #LatinAmerica out! It examines how political trust shapes citizen behaviour in unequal contexts, models of constitution-making in #Brazil and #Chile, how people relate to the police, and more. ➡️Read: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...

New Journal of Politics in Latin America 1/2026

This issue covers such key topics as the impact of political trust on citizen engagement, the systematic elimination of social leaders, electoral accountability in federative systems during times of c...

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‼️ New #firstonline and #openaccess article #Mexico #incumbency #governors

Víctor Hernández Huerta@victorhernandez.bsky.social · 5mo ago

1️⃣ What explains electoral success in Mexico’s gubernatorial elections after the democratic transition? The key was not government performance, but the support of the incumbent governor. On average, candidates from the governor’s party were about 42% more likely to win. 🧵

There indeed is so much to fight for, and in some countries (looking at you, US), some old fights have become new fights. One thing (academic) men can do is not participate in manels! It can be uncomfortable at times but it is also still necessary. Here’s my experience: 🧵

Sarah de Lange@sldelange.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Be our allies, there is so much to fight for in this era of eroding rights #IWD2026

JPLA thanks our female authors, reviewers, and editorial board members. #8M International Women's Day

Wir haben auf demselben Panel präsentiert. Vielen Dank für den Austausch und die Einladung

PD Dr Philipp Köker@philippkoeker.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Heute auf dem Weg zur Tagung “Bedrohte Justiz” an der @apbtutzing.bsky.social organisiert mit @verfassungsblog.de - freue mich sehr auf den Austausch und dass ich einen Impulsvortrag beisteuern darf! www.apb-tutzing.de/news/2026-02...

‼️The first issue of year 2026 is out ! And totally #openaccess ‼️ Follow the link 👇 journals.sagepub.com/toc/pla/curr...