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Political Institutions | Call for Nominations Donna Lee Van Cott Book Award 2025
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📢 Call for Nominations – LAPIS (2025)
Now open: 🏆 Donna Lee Van Cott Book Award (deadline Jan 16)
🔗 More info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
Now open: 🏆 Donna Lee Van Cott Book Award (deadline Jan 16)
🔗 More info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
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✨The NLP+CSS workshop is returning to ACL 2026!✨
And this year, we have a new shared task with prizes!
Website/CfP: sites.google.com/site/nlpandc...
Deadlines: March 5 (direct), March 24 (pre-reviewed ARR)
#NLProc #CompSocialSci #ComputationalSocialScience #ACL2026NLP
@aclmeeting.bsky.social
And this year, we have a new shared task with prizes!
Website/CfP: sites.google.com/site/nlpandc...
Deadlines: March 5 (direct), March 24 (pre-reviewed ARR)
#NLProc #CompSocialSci #ComputationalSocialScience #ACL2026NLP
@aclmeeting.bsky.social
NLP+CSS Workshops
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December 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
✨The NLP+CSS workshop is returning to ACL 2026!✨
And this year, we have a new shared task with prizes!
Website/CfP: sites.google.com/site/nlpandc...
Deadlines: March 5 (direct), March 24 (pre-reviewed ARR)
#NLProc #CompSocialSci #ComputationalSocialScience #ACL2026NLP
@aclmeeting.bsky.social
And this year, we have a new shared task with prizes!
Website/CfP: sites.google.com/site/nlpandc...
Deadlines: March 5 (direct), March 24 (pre-reviewed ARR)
#NLProc #CompSocialSci #ComputationalSocialScience #ACL2026NLP
@aclmeeting.bsky.social
📢 Call for Nominations – LAPIS (2025)
Now open: 🏆 Donna Lee Van Cott Book Award (deadline Jan 16)
🔗 More info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
Now open: 🏆 Donna Lee Van Cott Book Award (deadline Jan 16)
🔗 More info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
Political Institutions | Call for Nominations Donna Lee Van Cott Book Award 2025
A section of the Latin American Studies Association
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December 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
📢 Call for Nominations – LAPIS (2025)
Now open: 🏆 Donna Lee Van Cott Book Award (deadline Jan 16)
🔗 More info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
Now open: 🏆 Donna Lee Van Cott Book Award (deadline Jan 16)
🔗 More info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
📢 LAPIS abre nominaciones 2025:
🔹 Donna Lee Van Cott Book Award (deadline: 16 enero)
🔹Más info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
🔹 Donna Lee Van Cott Book Award (deadline: 16 enero)
🔹Más info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
Political Institutions | Welcome
A section of the Latin American Studies Association
sections.lasaweb.org
December 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
📢 LAPIS abre nominaciones 2025:
🔹 Donna Lee Van Cott Book Award (deadline: 16 enero)
🔹Más info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
🔹 Donna Lee Van Cott Book Award (deadline: 16 enero)
🔹Más info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
📢 Call for Nominations – LAPIS (2025)
Now open: 🏆 Best Paper Award (deadline Jan 23).
🔗 More info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
Now open: 🏆 Best Paper Award (deadline Jan 23).
🔗 More info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
Political Institutions | Call for Nominations LAPIS Best Paper Award 2025
A section of the Latin American Studies Association
sections.lasaweb.org
December 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
📢 Call for Nominations – LAPIS (2025)
Now open: 🏆 Best Paper Award (deadline Jan 23).
🔗 More info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
Now open: 🏆 Best Paper Award (deadline Jan 23).
🔗 More info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
📢LAPIS abre nominaciones 2025:
🔹 Best Paper Award (deadline: 23 enero)
Más info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
🔹 Best Paper Award (deadline: 23 enero)
Más info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
Political Institutions | Welcome
A section of the Latin American Studies Association
sections.lasaweb.org
December 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
📢LAPIS abre nominaciones 2025:
🔹 Best Paper Award (deadline: 23 enero)
Más info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
🔹 Best Paper Award (deadline: 23 enero)
Más info: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
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‼️ New working paper ‼️
We find bipartisan appeals credibly signal policymaking intentions—on an issue-by-issue basis
We show how and why bipartisan lawmaking persists amid congressional conflict: progress often comes through issue-specific pathways rather than broad consensus between Ds and Rs
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We find bipartisan appeals credibly signal policymaking intentions—on an issue-by-issue basis
We show how and why bipartisan lawmaking persists amid congressional conflict: progress often comes through issue-specific pathways rather than broad consensus between Ds and Rs
🧵👇
December 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
‼️ New working paper ‼️
We find bipartisan appeals credibly signal policymaking intentions—on an issue-by-issue basis
We show how and why bipartisan lawmaking persists amid congressional conflict: progress often comes through issue-specific pathways rather than broad consensus between Ds and Rs
🧵👇
We find bipartisan appeals credibly signal policymaking intentions—on an issue-by-issue basis
We show how and why bipartisan lawmaking persists amid congressional conflict: progress often comes through issue-specific pathways rather than broad consensus between Ds and Rs
🧵👇
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🎙️ Nuevo en Global Stage: Luis Schiumerini (Notre Dame/Kellogg) explica por qué gobernar puede ser una ventaja o una desventaja electoral en América Latina. Expectativas vs. capacidad real de los gobiernos locales.
🔗 Escucha en el link: https://bit.ly/4rLjjhs
#GlobalStage #KelloggInstitute
🔗 Escucha en el link: https://bit.ly/4rLjjhs
#GlobalStage #KelloggInstitute
'Incumbency Bias: Why Political Office is a Blessing and a Curse in Latin America', con Politólogo Luis Schiumerini | Kellogg Institute For International Studies
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December 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
🎙️ Nuevo en Global Stage: Luis Schiumerini (Notre Dame/Kellogg) explica por qué gobernar puede ser una ventaja o una desventaja electoral en América Latina. Expectativas vs. capacidad real de los gobiernos locales.
🔗 Escucha en el link: https://bit.ly/4rLjjhs
#GlobalStage #KelloggInstitute
🔗 Escucha en el link: https://bit.ly/4rLjjhs
#GlobalStage #KelloggInstitute
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He visto cómo las vacas sagradas de la economía en mi juventud fueron pasando de moda. Las de hoy también pasarán.
En este video hablo sobre ese ciclo: las modas intelectuales en la disciplina y cómo moldean lo que estudiamos y discutimos.
youtu.be/8hdvEp63VP0
En este video hablo sobre ese ciclo: las modas intelectuales en la disciplina y cómo moldean lo que estudiamos y discutimos.
youtu.be/8hdvEp63VP0
La revolución silenciosa dentro de la economía | Columna comentada por Javier Mejia
YouTube video by Javier Mejia
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
He visto cómo las vacas sagradas de la economía en mi juventud fueron pasando de moda. Las de hoy también pasarán.
En este video hablo sobre ese ciclo: las modas intelectuales en la disciplina y cómo moldean lo que estudiamos y discutimos.
youtu.be/8hdvEp63VP0
En este video hablo sobre ese ciclo: las modas intelectuales en la disciplina y cómo moldean lo que estudiamos y discutimos.
youtu.be/8hdvEp63VP0
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"A robust pastoral plan across the country against mass deportation that recognizes Christ in the migrant is needed urgently for the even darker days ahead."
– David Lantigua, "For Catholics, Mass Deportations are Immoral," National Catholic Reporter
Read more: https://bit.ly/48ZzSip
– David Lantigua, "For Catholics, Mass Deportations are Immoral," National Catholic Reporter
Read more: https://bit.ly/48ZzSip
For Catholics, mass deportations are immoral
A robust pastoral plan across the country that recognizes Christ in the migrant is needed urgently for the even darker days ahead.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"A robust pastoral plan across the country against mass deportation that recognizes Christ in the migrant is needed urgently for the even darker days ahead."
– David Lantigua, "For Catholics, Mass Deportations are Immoral," National Catholic Reporter
Read more: https://bit.ly/48ZzSip
– David Lantigua, "For Catholics, Mass Deportations are Immoral," National Catholic Reporter
Read more: https://bit.ly/48ZzSip
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📢Nuevo episodio del podcast de América Latina Hoy
Presentamos “El encanto del personalismo: explicando el ascenso de Nayib Bukele en El Salvador” @dielujan77.bsky.social y @gonzapuig89.bsky.social (FCS-UDELAR)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAf5...
@ceciliarodriguez.bsky.social @fco-sanchez.bsky.social
Presentamos “El encanto del personalismo: explicando el ascenso de Nayib Bukele en El Salvador” @dielujan77.bsky.social y @gonzapuig89.bsky.social (FCS-UDELAR)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAf5...
@ceciliarodriguez.bsky.social @fco-sanchez.bsky.social
El encanto del personalismo: explicando el ascenso de Nayib Bukele en El Salvador
YouTube video by Instituto de Iberoamérica - U. de Salamanca
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
📢Nuevo episodio del podcast de América Latina Hoy
Presentamos “El encanto del personalismo: explicando el ascenso de Nayib Bukele en El Salvador” @dielujan77.bsky.social y @gonzapuig89.bsky.social (FCS-UDELAR)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAf5...
@ceciliarodriguez.bsky.social @fco-sanchez.bsky.social
Presentamos “El encanto del personalismo: explicando el ascenso de Nayib Bukele en El Salvador” @dielujan77.bsky.social y @gonzapuig89.bsky.social (FCS-UDELAR)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAf5...
@ceciliarodriguez.bsky.social @fco-sanchez.bsky.social
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La Ley General de Cambio Climático establece la concurrencia de facultades de los tres órdenes de gobierno
@jorge-guzman.bsky.social escribe al respecto en Pacto Federal, el blog de federalismo en Nexos
federalismo.nexos.com.mx/2025/11/la-o...
@jorge-guzman.bsky.social escribe al respecto en Pacto Federal, el blog de federalismo en Nexos
federalismo.nexos.com.mx/2025/11/la-o...
La obra verde en obra negra
La efectividad de la política climática debe pasar por una homologación en todas las entidades federativas. El modelo centralista que hoy caracteriza las acciones en pro de mitigar el calentamiento gl...
federalismo.nexos.com.mx
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
La Ley General de Cambio Climático establece la concurrencia de facultades de los tres órdenes de gobierno
@jorge-guzman.bsky.social escribe al respecto en Pacto Federal, el blog de federalismo en Nexos
federalismo.nexos.com.mx/2025/11/la-o...
@jorge-guzman.bsky.social escribe al respecto en Pacto Federal, el blog de federalismo en Nexos
federalismo.nexos.com.mx/2025/11/la-o...
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PIR’s Dr. Eduardo Gamarra and Dr. Erich de la Fuente recently conducted the 2025 Latin American Country Risk Index and Analysis, and their work was featured in Americas Quarterly. Read the article about it here: americasquarterly.org/article/lati...
Latin America’s Changing Web of Risks
Governance is being questioned across the region amid interconnected security and economic challenges.
americasquarterly.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
PIR’s Dr. Eduardo Gamarra and Dr. Erich de la Fuente recently conducted the 2025 Latin American Country Risk Index and Analysis, and their work was featured in Americas Quarterly. Read the article about it here: americasquarterly.org/article/lati...
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🎧 New Democracy Paradox episode: Kellogg affiliate Alejandro González Ruiz introduces Justin Kempf’s conversation with Adam Przeworski on populism, inequality, and what truly defines democracy.
Listen online: https://bit.ly/3Mh3NK1 or wherever you get podcasts.
@adamprz.bsky.social
Listen online: https://bit.ly/3Mh3NK1 or wherever you get podcasts.
@adamprz.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🎧 New Democracy Paradox episode: Kellogg affiliate Alejandro González Ruiz introduces Justin Kempf’s conversation with Adam Przeworski on populism, inequality, and what truly defines democracy.
Listen online: https://bit.ly/3Mh3NK1 or wherever you get podcasts.
@adamprz.bsky.social
Listen online: https://bit.ly/3Mh3NK1 or wherever you get podcasts.
@adamprz.bsky.social
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Quizás te interesa acompañarnos mañana. Esperamos que sea el comienzo de una renovada discusión sobre los legislativos en América Latina. Estaremos online con @milagroscampos.bsky.social en el coloquio iberoamericano del Max Planck Institut
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Quizás te interesa acompañarnos mañana. Esperamos que sea el comienzo de una renovada discusión sobre los legislativos en América Latina. Estaremos online con @milagroscampos.bsky.social en el coloquio iberoamericano del Max Planck Institut
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New paper out in @globalpolicy.bsky.social
Development Lending and Debt Discipline: The Political Economy of External Finance in Brazil
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Development Lending and Debt Discipline: The Political Economy of External Finance in Brazil
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Development Lending and Debt Discipline: The Political Economy of External Finance in Brazil
This article examines Brazil's External Financing Commission (COFIEX), a centralized body that approves all public-sector external borrowing and exemplifies efforts in middle-income democracies to re...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
New paper out in @globalpolicy.bsky.social
Development Lending and Debt Discipline: The Political Economy of External Finance in Brazil
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Development Lending and Debt Discipline: The Political Economy of External Finance in Brazil
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The latest episode of Global Stage features a conversation with S.Y. Quraishi, former chief election commissioner of India, on the vital role of Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) in guaranteeing free and fair elections. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or online: https://bit.ly/3JSE4qw
November 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The latest episode of Global Stage features a conversation with S.Y. Quraishi, former chief election commissioner of India, on the vital role of Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) in guaranteeing free and fair elections. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or online: https://bit.ly/3JSE4qw
Last week, we announced the talk by Josephine Lechartre, and for those who couldn’t join us live, here is the full recording. 🎥✨
👉 youtu.be/h4GKUgdYf4s?...
Enjoy!
👉 youtu.be/h4GKUgdYf4s?...
Enjoy!
Charlemos with Joséphine Lechartre
YouTube video by Center for Latin American Studies at Pitt
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Last week, we announced the talk by Josephine Lechartre, and for those who couldn’t join us live, here is the full recording. 🎥✨
👉 youtu.be/h4GKUgdYf4s?...
Enjoy!
👉 youtu.be/h4GKUgdYf4s?...
Enjoy!
La semana pasada anunciamos la charla de Josephine Lechartre, y para quienes no pudieron acompañarnos en vivo, aquí les dejamos la grabación completa. 🎥✨
👉 youtu.be/h4GKUgdYf4s?...
¡Que la disfruten!
👉 youtu.be/h4GKUgdYf4s?...
¡Que la disfruten!
Charlemos with Joséphine Lechartre
YouTube video by Center for Latin American Studies at Pitt
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
La semana pasada anunciamos la charla de Josephine Lechartre, y para quienes no pudieron acompañarnos en vivo, aquí les dejamos la grabación completa. 🎥✨
👉 youtu.be/h4GKUgdYf4s?...
¡Que la disfruten!
👉 youtu.be/h4GKUgdYf4s?...
¡Que la disfruten!
Acompáñennos en la primera presentación de Charlemos del semestre, con Joséphine Lechartre. Consulten el cartel para más detalles y regístrense aquí; recibirán el enlace de Zoom el día del evento: forms.monday.com/forms/e0aefb...
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Acompáñennos en la primera presentación de Charlemos del semestre, con Joséphine Lechartre. Consulten el cartel para más detalles y regístrense aquí; recibirán el enlace de Zoom el día del evento: forms.monday.com/forms/e0aefb...
Join us for the first Charlemos presentation of the semester featuring Joséphine Lechartre. Check the flyer for details and register here, you’ll get the Zoom link the day of the event: forms.monday.com/forms/e0aefb...
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Join us for the first Charlemos presentation of the semester featuring Joséphine Lechartre. Check the flyer for details and register here, you’ll get the Zoom link the day of the event: forms.monday.com/forms/e0aefb...
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Explore Laura Neftaly López-Pérez’s dissertation research in this short video. She examines how relatives – especially women – of the disappeared mobilize and demand justice after violent conflict in Latin America, focusing on Mexico’s criminal wars.
October 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Explore Laura Neftaly López-Pérez’s dissertation research in this short video. She examines how relatives – especially women – of the disappeared mobilize and demand justice after violent conflict in Latin America, focusing on Mexico’s criminal wars.
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Currently in FirstView: In “Balancing Precision and Retention in Experimental Design,” @gustavodiaz.org and Erin Rossiter study how experimental design choices can increase precision when estimating treatment effects. Specifically, they examine block-randomized and pre-post designs.
October 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Currently in FirstView: In “Balancing Precision and Retention in Experimental Design,” @gustavodiaz.org and Erin Rossiter study how experimental design choices can increase precision when estimating treatment effects. Specifically, they examine block-randomized and pre-post designs.
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There's a good case that this year's economics Nobel has more relevance to meaningful climate action than the prize given to Nordhaus in 2018.
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Why green growth needs creative destruction
Big business lobbying holds back growth, Nobel-winning economists suggest
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October 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
There's a good case that this year's economics Nobel has more relevance to meaningful climate action than the prize given to Nordhaus in 2018.
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on.ft.com/4nY0RAe
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This new report highlights challenges to Brazil's EV transition, largely focusing on the alternate technological path of ethanol hybrids.
theicct.org/publication/...
theicct.org/publication/...
Electric vehicle development and strategies among leading automakers: Comparing Brazil with other major markets - International Council on Clean Transportation
This brief examines the electric vehicle (EV) deployment strategies of the leading automakers in the Brazilian light-duty vehicle market and compares them with approaches adopted in other major region...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This new report highlights challenges to Brazil's EV transition, largely focusing on the alternate technological path of ethanol hybrids.
theicct.org/publication/...
theicct.org/publication/...
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#PremioPrincesaDeAsturias de las Artes 2025 GRACIELA ITURBIDE 🇲🇽📸
Ha retratado la realidad social de países como México, Cuba, Panamá o India. Una obra considerada documental, que aúna, según expertos "la realidad más cruda y la espontaneidad de la magia".
Ha retratado la realidad social de países como México, Cuba, Panamá o India. Una obra considerada documental, que aúna, según expertos "la realidad más cruda y la espontaneidad de la magia".
October 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
#PremioPrincesaDeAsturias de las Artes 2025 GRACIELA ITURBIDE 🇲🇽📸
Ha retratado la realidad social de países como México, Cuba, Panamá o India. Una obra considerada documental, que aúna, según expertos "la realidad más cruda y la espontaneidad de la magia".
Ha retratado la realidad social de países como México, Cuba, Panamá o India. Una obra considerada documental, que aúna, según expertos "la realidad más cruda y la espontaneidad de la magia".