¿Qué explica que un partido gane una elección para gobernador en México? (spoiler: no es el desempeño en el gobierno) Víctor Hernández escribe en Pacto Federal, el blog de federalismo en @nexosmexico.bsky.social federalismo.nexos.com.mx/2026/06/fact...

Factores de éxito en las elecciones para gobernador

Un análisis de las elecciones gubernamentales en México muestra que el respaldo del gobernador en funciones pesó más que los resultados de gobierno. Esto revela los límites de la transparencia y de có...

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There's a new Handbook of Latin American Politics just published by Edward Elgar Publishing, featuring 73 chapters. I had the pleasure of contributing the chapter, "Guatemala: Precarious Democracy and the Menace of Impunity." www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/han...

As pride month comes close to its end, read www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... Contesting LGBTI Inclusion: Expansion, Contraction, and New Dilemmas By: @payoub.bsky.social & @turnbulldugarte.com

Contesting LGBTQI Inclusion: Expansion, Contraction, and New Dilemmas

LGBTQI politics has become a vibrant field of inquiry, illuminating how struggles over sexual and gender diversity shape core debates in comparative politics and international relations. This review s...

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Check out our Cambridge Elements with @raschwartz.bsky.social available online for free until June 3rd: doi.org/10.1017/9781... In it, we build a new analytical framework to understand new forms of democratic erosion in the region.

New Forms of Democratic Erosion in Latin America

Cambridge Core - International Relations and International Organisations - New Forms of Democratic Erosion in Latin America

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Excited this is now out in the world! See @lgamboa.bsky.social’s thread and download for free before June 3! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

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Check out our Cambridge Elements with @raschwartz.bsky.social available online for free until June 3rd: doi.org/10.1017/9781... In it, we build a new analytical framework to understand new forms of democratic erosion in the region.

The special issue of @cpsjournal.bsky.social “Back from the Brink: Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies”, co-edited by myself and Isabela Mares, was just published. The issue includes 8 articles, many of which set new research agendas. A🧵w/overview 1/10 journals.sagepub.com/toc/CPS/curr...

Comparative Political Studies - Volume 59, Number 6

Table of contents for Comparative Political Studies, 59, 6

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Exciting news! Accountability Shock is available! The book shows how robust transitional justice contributes to the development of peaceful democracies and prevents the outbreak of criminal wars. It is the product of a truly amazing intellectual partnership with G. Trejo and @tiscornia21.bsky.social

Lucía Tiscornia@tiscornia21.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Accountability Shock is out with CUP! It explains why transitional justice tools deter criminal wars in new democracies. Grateful to Guillermo Trejo and @juanalbarracind.bsky.social for an amazing collaboration and to all who shared their expertise with us. www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

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. 🧵

New publication with Lautaro Cella Do voters reject gay candidates in LA? We find that most voters in Chile, Arg, and Mex do not penalize them, but voters aligned with far-right parties (e.g. Republican Party in Chile) do reject them at the ballot box. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

A cross-national analysis finds that as governments become more populist, academic freedom declines doi.org/10.1017/S153...

We typically thing of populist attacks on higher ed as a right-wing phenomena (e.g. Turkey, Hungary and the US), but this piece is also good and showing how Amlo's left-wing populist government in Mexico operated in much the same manner. doi.org/10.1017/S153...

I'm thrilled that my book, Unity through Particularism: How Electoral Reforms Influence Parties and Legislative Behavior, is now available for pre-order through CUP and Amazon! Let me know if you'd like an electronic copy for your class, and I'll send it to you! www.cambridge.org/us/universit...

NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!! #Populist #Attacks on #Academic #Freedom: How Populist Leadership Erodes Academic Freedom in #Liberal & #Electoral #Democracies By @victorhernandez.bsky.social & María Inclán doi.org/10.1017/S153...

This terrific article offers a taste of some of the essential research to be featured in Perspectives on Politics' upcoming special issue on "Political Science and the University." @poppublicsphere.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social bit.ly/4382nHn

What drives attacks on #AcademicFreedom in democracies? María Inclán and I argue that the nature of political leadership matters: populist leaders tend to undermine academic freedom because it clashes with their values and worldview. Open thread 🧵

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · last yr.

#OpenAccess from @poppublicsphere.bsky.social - Populist Attacks on Academic Freedom: How Populist Leadership Erodes Academic Freedom in Liberal and Electoral Democracies - https://cup.org/3W088TE - @victorhernandez.bsky.social & María Inclán #FirstView #populism

"...populism (...) has made universities and academics natural targets for leaders who seek to impose a narrative in which only they possess the truth and represent the will of the people." New in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social

#OpenAccess from @poppublicsphere.bsky.social - Populist Attacks on Academic Freedom: How Populist Leadership Erodes Academic Freedom in Liberal and Electoral Democracies - https://cup.org/3W088TE - @victorhernandez.bsky.social & María Inclán #FirstView #populism

What drives attacks on #AcademicFreedom in democracies? María Inclán and I argue that the nature of political leadership matters: populist leaders tend to undermine academic freedom because it clashes with their values and worldview. Open thread 🧵

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · last yr.

#OpenAccess from @poppublicsphere.bsky.social - Populist Attacks on Academic Freedom: How Populist Leadership Erodes Academic Freedom in Liberal and Electoral Democracies - https://cup.org/3W088TE - @victorhernandez.bsky.social & María Inclán #FirstView #populism

Why do ordinary people vote to return to office undemocratic incumbents? New survey experiments in several countries suggest that many voters are willing to put their partisan interests above democratic principles. muse.jhu.edu/article...

💡¿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...

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...

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🚨 NEW RESEARCH ALERT 🚨 My latest article is now available at @polbehavior.bsky.social! "Cueing Without Parties: Experimental Evidence from Peru" explores how citizens navigate politics in contexts without stable parties and deeply-rooted partisan predispositions. 📖 doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Cueing Without Parties: Experimental Evidence from Peru - Political Behavior

Citizens infer policy information from partisan cues, yet their utility varies cross-nationally. In weakly institutionalized democracies with short-lived political parties and volatile party systems, ...

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NEW - When Reelection Increases Party Unity: Evidence from Parties in Mexico - cup.org/3DYOFxl - @luciamotoliniac.bsky.social "I apply correspondence analysis to a new dataset of over half a million legislative speeches in twenty states" #OpenAccess

Join us on Wednesday - Friday this week! As always, it is free, online and open to all! Final call for registrations: www.electoralintegrityproject.com/electoral-re...

Here's a major conference on "Electoral Reform: DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AND GLOBAL PRACTICE" organised by my @politicsuea.bsky.social colleague @tobysjames.bsky.social It's online so easy to get to: Online workshop, 19-21st March 2025 www.electoralintegrityproject.com/electoral-re...

Electoral Reform Workshop — The Electoral Integrity Project EIP

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El próximo 24 de febrero tendremos este estimulante diálogo en Charlemos. ¡Les esperamos!

Apply to the APSA’s Kenneth Sherrill Prize • For grad students working on LGBTQ+ politics • Recognizes best dissertation proposal for empirical study of LGBTQ politics • $1,000 prize • Deadline: 12 Feb 2025 (named after Ken Sherrill, pioneering LGBTQ politics scholar) apsanet.org/programs/aps...

We're thrilled to announce that our article has been featured in the printed issue of @govandopp.bsky.social! If you're interested in exploring cabinet reshuffles in presidentialism, with a focus on personal incentives as key drivers of ministerial turnover, check it out! @millanos.bsky.social

Timely joining bsky on the date "Bringing War Back In" was published worldwide with Cambridge UP. Check it out if you are interested in how war makes states also in its aftermath, and how the wars of a distant past explain the variation of state capacity within Latin America until today.

Bringing War Back In

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La #FIL2024 está llegando a Guadalajara y presentaré un libro que recién edité y le habla directamente a la realidad e México y América Latina: “Poder Judicial en acción. Perspectiva desde los derechos, la erosión democrática y la integridad electoral” 🗓️ sábado 30 de noviembre 🕧 18:00