Tuesday Seminar in Latin American Politics

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Date and Time

March 3, 2026
12:00PM - 01:20PM EST

Disrupting the Dominant Party: The Personalization of Autocratic Rule

Speaker

  • Christopher Carter, Assistant Professor of Politics and John L. Nau III Assistant Professor of the History and Principles of Democracy, University of Virginia Central America; Visiting Scholar, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University.

Moderators

  • Steven Levitsky, Faculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies, Department of Government; Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University.
  • Alisha Holland, Faculty Associate; Chair, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Business and Government. Gates Professor of Developing Societies, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Contact

Paola Ibarra
pibarra@fas.harvard.edu

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