Nestor Castañeda

Extractive Taxation and the French Revolution -- Taxes under France's ancien régime (1750–89) fueled the spread of revolutionary sentiment; more heavily taxed districts were more likely to experience economic and political riots nber.org/papers/w34816

📅 Mark your calendars! Here are all upcoming events in term 3. Full details and registrations are available via the QR code or at the following link: tinyurl.com/3ph8w69r

Just 1 week left to apply! The UCL Institute of the Americas is hiring a Lecturer focused on either: 1. relations between China and the Americas; 2. U.S. foreign policy; OR 3. migration between Latin America and the US Apply: ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se… DM me if you have questions

📢Call for Abstracts: Sex, Reproduction, and the Politics of Knowledge Workshop 🔗TINYURL.COM/366FXSCX

Want to know more about sugar cane plantations, dominoes, bodegas, electricity blackouts, salsa, reggaeton, & the history+politics of América & its peoples, from Chile to Canadá? Apply to our Latin American Studies: History, Politics & Society MA #BadBunny ucl.ac.uk/social-histori…

📣 New British Social Attitudes findings published today Public support for higher taxes and increased public spending has fallen sharply since 2022, while political divisions over the role of the state have widened to levels not previously seen. Just 36% now say government should increase taxes and spend more on health, education and welfare, the lowest level since 2013 and down 19 percentage points in three years. Attitudes are increasingly divided by party support, with just 21% of Conservative and Reform supporters backing higher taxes and spending, compared with 52% of Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green supporters. Elsewhere, priorities within welfare are shifting, and while attitudes towards immigration have become more sceptical in recent years, they remain less negative than a decade ago. The survey also finds continued majority support for assisted dying, with 79% saying it should be allowed.

Rising share of UK public in favour of tax and spending cuts via @FT giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac…

Fascinated by the history & politics of the Americas? Whether you'd like to focus on - International Relations - International Development - Latin America - the US Our Postgrad Open Day is your chance to explore our courses 📍 In person 📅 21 Feb Book: app.geckoform.com/events-embed/#…

@UCLAmericas is hiring a Lecturer in IR of the Americas, starting Aug/Sept 2026. We welcome applicants with a PhD in IR, History, PolSci or related fields working on: • China–Americas relations • US foreign policy & Inter-American affairs • US–Latin America migration

Clientelism: How It Works, Why It Persists and How to Break It nber.org/papers/w34761 via @nberpubs

📚Join us for the book launch of a major new contribution to authoritarian politics, unveiling fresh evidence on how factional dynamics shape legislative power across dictatorships ✍️Author: Emilia Simison 🗓️25 Feb 2026 ⏲️13:00 – 14:30 📍51 Gordon Square 🔗ucl.ac.uk/social-histori…

🌎Is This Latin America’s Century? Inaugurating our new seminar series, “The Americas in the News,” Michael Stott, Latin America editor of the FT, will reflect on the region where he has spent the last seven years. 🗓️26 Feb ⏲️17:30 📍UCL Bentham House 🔗ucl.ac.uk/social-histori…

Understanding Latin America’s Fertility Decline: Age, Education, and Cohort Dynamics nber.org/papers/w34749 via @nberpubs

New article Second Coming: Donald Trump’s Reelection and Its Consequences by @IwanMorganUCL Published in @jnlamstudies cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Chile's Election: José Antonio Kast marks the biggest rightward shift since 1990. Join our expert roundtable: ✅ What drove this dramatic turn ✅ The issues that shaped the campaign ✅ Impact on Latin America 📅 21 Jan | 13:00 | In-person 🔗ucl.ac.uk/social-histori…

BLOG POST: Jacob Bright, a student on our MA Latin American Studies programme, writes about the research for his dissertation, which was awarded the Elsa Goveia prize for the best dissertation on the Caribbean. Read the post: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/americas-blog/…

We are excited to announce a pre-APSA 2026 workshop for advanced graduate students and postdocs studying Latin America, hosted at Harvard University with the generous support of @HarvardDRCLAS, on September 2, 2026. Applications are due January 31. Link: virginia.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3Q…

Launching our new blog! You’ll find contributions from our staff, students, alumni, and visiting scholars, exploring a wide range of topics that deepen understanding of the Western Hemisphere. Read, reflect, and share our posts within your networks! blogs.ucl.ac.uk/americas-blog/

¡Nuevo documento de trabajo del @CEDLAS! @maticiaschi, @guille_falcone, Santiago Garganta, Leonardo Gasparini, @OctaBertin1 y @luciarleira estudian los potenciales efectos distributivos de la IA en América Latina. 🧵👇 [1/11]

Dear followers draws on my forthcoming book What Happened to Liberal Democracy? Liberalism can win back the working class. Here’s how via @FT on.ft.com/48bO7k4