Fighting corruption can backfire. High-profile cases spark polarisation, “lawfare” claims & elite backlash—eroding trust. In @egocantos.bsky.social’s latest paper, he asks: how do we ensure accountability without destabilising democracy? https://tinyurl.com/2k886u6m
Nos complace anunciar al ganador del Premio Donna Lee Van Cott 2025: Raúl Madrid (UT Austin) (@raullorcamadrid.bsky.social) por The Birth of Democracy in South America.
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¡Felicitaciones!
#LAPIS #LASA2025 #LatinAmericanPolitics
A few more days left to apply!
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. 🧵
Proud supervisor moment. Congratulations to Alexandra Stafford, who is headed to the EUI as a Max Weber Fellow to work on a book project about the genealogy of international criminal law. A superstar! www.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/dpir-dp...
New article and special issue!
Just out in Comparative Political Studies: “Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies: Information, Legacies, Temporalities", the intro to a special issue on countering illiberalism in liberal democracies.
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We are pleased to announce that the call for the 4th Annual Early Career Workshop on Social Science Approaches to Law and Courts is now live. If you are a PhD student or postdoc working in this area, you can send us your abstract via this link: qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
My top four reads of 2025. A tad eclectic…
I am very grateful to the QMMR editors Juan Masullo and @egocantos.bsky.social. It is an honor to be part of their last issue as editors, alongside so many thoughtful contributions.
Full issue here:
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The new issue of QMMR, our last as editors, is out! It’s been a privilege to work with Juan Masullo over the past four years. We leave a publication with a growing number of submissions, a more diverse pool of contributors, & that peer-reviews most pieces
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PhD opportunity at the University of Oxford. The Morelli scholarship funds a doctoral student to work with me on on democratic backsliding, strategies of democratic defense and regeneration, or the rise of illiberalism. Deadline Jan 9. More information at users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/
Worldly Philosopher: The Odyssey of Albert O. Hirschman by J Adelman — extraordinary
Strong partisans, conditional democrats? Partisanship and reactions to electoral outcomes in Argentina
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Paper in @cpsjournal.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @egocantos.bsky.social and Carlos Meléndez
In this paper we use data from Argentina to contribute to the debate about the dangers of polarisation. We explore if partisans rely on regime stereotypes to stigmatise rivals; are more emotional in victory/defeat; and display conditional democratic commitments
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Strong partisans, conditional democrats? Partisanship and reactions to electoral outcomes in Argentina
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Paper forthcoming in @cpsjournal.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @egocantos.bsky.social and Carlos Melendez
This year’s call for applications for the Prize Post Doctoral Fellowships in Politics at Nuffield College is now live! It’s a fantastic opportunity for newly minted PhDs to spend three years in a wonderful academic environment:
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We are looking for a new Latin Americanist to join our wonderful department - open-rank. Happy to answer questions about the advert.
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Thrilled to join @notredame.bsky.social London on Thu, Oct 16, 6pm to discuss trends in democracy from a Latin American perspective, with former @apsa.bsky.social and @ipsa.org president D. Pinderhughes, E. Gonzalez Ocantos, B. Forjwuor and L. Keita. 4 Suffolk St www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/perspectiv...
🧡 “El uso del derecho como herramienta de transformación en América Latina”. Acceso abierto: ➡️ publicaciones.dejusticia.org/items/ab2fac... @redpolitologas.bsky.social @lawtransform.bsky.social @andreacastagnola.bsky.social @egocantos.bsky.social
Bravo querida!!!
👏🎉 Congratulations to @egocantos.bsky.social - awarded the 2025 Alexander George Best Article Award from @apsa.bsky.social’s Qualitative and Multi-Methods Research section for his article 'Aligning Interviewing with Process Tracing'!: www.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/dpirs-e...
Thank you so much to @apsa.bsky.social and to Professors Wendy Martinek, Alyx Mark, and Rachel Stern for recognizing my dissertation with the 2025 Edward S. Corwin Award
The deadline is August 8!
If you are thinking about attending LASA 2026, this is a great opportunity to get the panel accepted (before you commit to paying membership and conference fees) and give more visibility to the papers.
Congratulations to our wonderful DPIR 2025 DPhil prize winners!
Meet @vivianabh.bsky.social (DPhil in Politics) who's won the PSA's Walter Bagehot prize for the best dissertation in the field of government and public administration: ow.ly/Kwjf50WmpIK
Hahah I like how Naomi thinks
Tricky business… who are your daughters supporting? I’ll go with that
You think?
The Spring issue of QMMR is out! You’ll find essays on archival/interview methods, a symposium on case study research, a discussion of Kreuzer’s new book, a note from the field on the role of care & a note from the classroom on teaching digital ethnography.
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The Spring issue of QMMR is out! You’ll find essays on archival/interview methods, a symposium on case study research, a discussion of Kreuzer’s new book, a note from the field on the role of care & a note from the classroom on teaching digital ethnography.
www.qmmrpublication.com/_files/ugd/7...
belatedly celebrating the successful conclusion of the third Nuffield-UCL workshop on social science approaches to law and courts. Special thanks to @icuervo.bsky.social and @egocantos.bsky.social for making everyone feel welcome in Oxford