CIPR Tulane

Join me virtually on Monday October 27 @CLASPITT for an informal conversation about doing research on violence in Latin America moderated by @rasurri !

Mark your calendars: Join us next month for a special workshop on Peru's political future.

The LAST 100: Meet Virginia Oliveros, PhD, Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Research Fellow at @CIPR_Tulane . Her research focuses on political behavior practices such as patronage, clientelism, and corruption in Latin America. 👇👇 youtube.com/watch?v=jDKtpu…

CIPR Post-Doctoral Fellow @gontrerasa's article, "Masking turnout inequality. Invalid voting and class bias when compulsory voting is reinstated," was recently published in @ElectoralStdies. Read it now 👇👇 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Happy to see this paper out in @World_Pol! Based on the case of artisanal gold mining in Peru, Arce (@CIPR_Tulane) and I explain why informal workers sometimes transition to legality, sometimes to illegality and some other times remain in informality muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

The LAST 100 In Profile: Meet Nora Lustig, PhD, Samuel Z. Stone Professor of Latin American Economics and the founding Director of the Commitment to Equity Institute. Her research focuses on development economics, particularly in Latin America. youtu.be/eQmbMgbGaWA?si…

My article 'Outsourcing Machines: How Programmatic Parties Include Clientelistic Strategies' is now published and freely accessible on @cps_journal. Of all my papers, I am particularly proud of this piece because it is an entirely qualitative project.(1/3) journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Colaboración entre @RAES_HENA y #OrganizacionPanamericanadelaSaludOPS: "We must not remain blind to equity: lessons to be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Americas". doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.…

The LAST 100 In Profile: Meet Constantino Urcuyo, PhD, Academic Director at the Centro de Investigación y Adiestramiento Político Administrativo (CIAPA) in Costa Rica, and Affiliate at @CIPR_Tulane. Watch the profile and learn more about him ✨ youtu.be/c5CNyQaKRJE?si…

Professor David Smilde @dsmilde told the @washingtonpost that the Venezuelan opposition should take advantage of the political capital last months election gave them and give serious considerations to all proposals to find a solution to the crisis there bit.ly/4cCgU08

Moral reasoning and support for punitive violence after crime, by our Post-Doc Hannah Baron, recently published in the Journal of Peace Research: doi.org/10.1177/002234….

Meet Joséphine Lechartre, 2024-2025 Post-Doctoral Fellow. @JoLechartre holds a PhD in Peace Studies and Political Science from @NotreDame. Her work is on the legacies of political violence—survivor political behavior, transitional justice and post-conflict criminal violence.

Meet Nicolás de la Cerda, 2024-2025 Post-Doctoral Fellow. @n_delacerda has a PhD in Political Science from @UNC. @uncpolisci. His research focuses on political psychology, public opinion, and political parties from a comparative perspective.

Meet Gonzalo Contreras, 2024-2025 Post-Doctoral Fellow. @gontrerasa is a DPhil in Politics of @UniofOxford. His research agenda is in Comparative Politics, with a particular interest in the politics of representation, democratic accountability, and citizen involvement in politics

Thanks to Daniel Falcone and @NatCounterPunch for allowing me to explain how my approach to Venezuela differs from most, or at least many, leftist approaches CounterPunch.org counterpunch.org/2024/08/06/can…

Senior Associate Fellow @dsmilde was interviewed for the online outlet @NatCounterPunch, where he talked about Venezuela's current situation. Read it below 👇 counterpunch.org/2024/08/06/can…

We’re joined by @dsmilde for an update on today’s elections in Venezuela where the opposition should win according to the polls. on.soundcloud.com/ZAjSDED6v9NELd…

The LAST 100 In Profile: Meet Amalia Leguizamón, PhD, Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology and @CIPR_Tulane Affiliate. Dr. Leguizamón investigates resource extractivism as a development model in Latin America. Watch her profile below ✨ youtu.be/Zk2o1rGi1uw

.@Tulane professor and CIPR senior associate, @dsmilde, said the current electoral process in Venezuela is a good example of why political movements opposing authoritarian governments should participate in elections even if they are unfair. Read the article he was featured in 👇

washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/… Tulane professor and CIPR senior associate David Smilde @dsmilde said the current electoral process in Venezuela is a good example of why political movements opposing authoritarian governments should participate in elections even if they are unfair