Mariely Lopez-Santana
@marielylopezs.bsky.social
Assoc Prof of PoliSci at ScharSchool (GMU). Co-editor of Regional and Federal Studies; MPE co-director. Comparative PolEcon, Welfare, Federalism, and Debt. UMICH grad. Jerezana. 🇵🇷
Happy to see this one out before the end of the year.
December 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Happy to see this one out before the end of the year.
The application portal for the 2026 Mobilization and Political Economy Summer Program is now open.
Please share with your talented undergraduate students. #politicaleconomy
@mpepitt.bsky.social @cape-team.bsky.social @ripejournal.bsky.social
Please share with your talented undergraduate students. #politicaleconomy
@mpepitt.bsky.social @cape-team.bsky.social @ripejournal.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The application portal for the 2026 Mobilization and Political Economy Summer Program is now open.
Please share with your talented undergraduate students. #politicaleconomy
@mpepitt.bsky.social @cape-team.bsky.social @ripejournal.bsky.social
Please share with your talented undergraduate students. #politicaleconomy
@mpepitt.bsky.social @cape-team.bsky.social @ripejournal.bsky.social
Those Conservatives who are loosing it about Bad Bunny are forgetting about the basic principle that makes this country go round—- $.
As capitalists, they “just need follow the $”… the “rest” is just frosting.
As capitalists, they “just need follow the $”… the “rest” is just frosting.
October 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Those Conservatives who are loosing it about Bad Bunny are forgetting about the basic principle that makes this country go round—- $.
As capitalists, they “just need follow the $”… the “rest” is just frosting.
As capitalists, they “just need follow the $”… the “rest” is just frosting.
Today at @apsa.bsky.social conference we will be discussing the governance of debt from a comparative perspective. #Federalism #multilevelgovernance
September 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Today at @apsa.bsky.social conference we will be discussing the governance of debt from a comparative perspective. #Federalism #multilevelgovernance
Next week, I will be attending the @apsrjournal.bsky.social Annual Conference in Vancouver.
As a co-editor of @regfedst.bsky.social, I am available to meet to discuss potential submissions. Feel free to DM me.
As a co-editor of @regfedst.bsky.social, I am available to meet to discuss potential submissions. Feel free to DM me.
September 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Next week, I will be attending the @apsrjournal.bsky.social Annual Conference in Vancouver.
As a co-editor of @regfedst.bsky.social, I am available to meet to discuss potential submissions. Feel free to DM me.
As a co-editor of @regfedst.bsky.social, I am available to meet to discuss potential submissions. Feel free to DM me.
Aquelles q estan en PR no se pierdan esta charla
August 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Aquelles q estan en PR no se pierdan esta charla
If you are attending the Council for European Studies conference @ces-europe.bsky.social, and would like to chat about potential submissions to “Regional & Federal Studies” @regfedst.bsky.social, feel free to DM me.
June 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If you are attending the Council for European Studies conference @ces-europe.bsky.social, and would like to chat about potential submissions to “Regional & Federal Studies” @regfedst.bsky.social, feel free to DM me.
Boys Scout read
June 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Boys Scout read
Concluding my annual visit to UPitt for the Mobilization and Pol Economy Summer Program. Lots of grant writing, teaching, and mentoring.
June 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Concluding my annual visit to UPitt for the Mobilization and Pol Economy Summer Program. Lots of grant writing, teaching, and mentoring.
So useful to think about current developments
April 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
So useful to think about current developments
Perhaps I should Trump copies of the reports (this one from 1954)
April 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Perhaps I should Trump copies of the reports (this one from 1954)
A 125 anos de la creacion de la ley Foraker discuto con los Profs. Rivera Ramos y Colón Morera su impacto
Particularmente hablo sobre los bonos y las deuda desde un punto de vista historico
Gracias a Jose Delgado @elnuevodia.bsky.social por la invitacion.
open.spotify.com/show/2yqGpTu...
Particularmente hablo sobre los bonos y las deuda desde un punto de vista historico
Gracias a Jose Delgado @elnuevodia.bsky.social por la invitacion.
open.spotify.com/show/2yqGpTu...
April 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A 125 anos de la creacion de la ley Foraker discuto con los Profs. Rivera Ramos y Colón Morera su impacto
Particularmente hablo sobre los bonos y las deuda desde un punto de vista historico
Gracias a Jose Delgado @elnuevodia.bsky.social por la invitacion.
open.spotify.com/show/2yqGpTu...
Particularmente hablo sobre los bonos y las deuda desde un punto de vista historico
Gracias a Jose Delgado @elnuevodia.bsky.social por la invitacion.
open.spotify.com/show/2yqGpTu...
Revising, revising, revising
April 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Revising, revising, revising
I want to draw attention to how these tariffs will, especially, have negative consequences on PR and other unincorporated territories and even Hawaii, which already paid exorbitant prices given old-fashioned cabotage laws (and other colonial arrangements). #puertorico
April 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I want to draw attention to how these tariffs will, especially, have negative consequences on PR and other unincorporated territories and even Hawaii, which already paid exorbitant prices given old-fashioned cabotage laws (and other colonial arrangements). #puertorico
Tren de Aragua is the "new" MS-13 from the first term. But we must question these claims. In this paper, we showed how the MS-13 threat was overblown, not to mention all data problems, etc.
March 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Tren de Aragua is the "new" MS-13 from the first term. But we must question these claims. In this paper, we showed how the MS-13 threat was overblown, not to mention all data problems, etc.
Beefing myself up to discuss “Authoritarianism” with my intro to comparative students.
March 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Beefing myself up to discuss “Authoritarianism” with my intro to comparative students.
Can’t believe it has been 10 years
February 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Can’t believe it has been 10 years
From completing my book project it has become clear that while Puerto Ricans have been always treated as 2nd class citizens, this logic did not apply to the municipal bond market. An example, among many more, how even small municipios played the game.
February 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From completing my book project it has become clear that while Puerto Ricans have been always treated as 2nd class citizens, this logic did not apply to the municipal bond market. An example, among many more, how even small municipios played the game.
ICE has arrested people in PR! In a place where immigrants are taking care of our older population, and doing all types of low paying jobs. #thecolony
January 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
ICE has arrested people in PR! In a place where immigrants are taking care of our older population, and doing all types of low paying jobs. #thecolony
The deadline for the MPE 2025 Summer Program is approaching. Please share with your talented undergraduate students. #politicaleconomy
January 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The deadline for the MPE 2025 Summer Program is approaching. Please share with your talented undergraduate students. #politicaleconomy
If interestef in PR, check out this panel today at @spsanews.bsky.social.
I will be presenting a chapter of my book manuscript on the first stage of bonded debt in the archipelago.
I will be presenting a chapter of my book manuscript on the first stage of bonded debt in the archipelago.
January 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
If interestef in PR, check out this panel today at @spsanews.bsky.social.
I will be presenting a chapter of my book manuscript on the first stage of bonded debt in the archipelago.
I will be presenting a chapter of my book manuscript on the first stage of bonded debt in the archipelago.
After the US invaded PR, the celebration of El Dia de los Reyes was banned to support the project of Americanization. This changed in the 1930s. Keeping our traditions alive!
January 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
After the US invaded PR, the celebration of El Dia de los Reyes was banned to support the project of Americanization. This changed in the 1930s. Keeping our traditions alive!