Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Politics

Political Violence as a Vocation: How Politicians Shape Citizens’ Demand for Police Repression Police violence against marginalized groups persists in many democracies. Yet, democratically-elected leaders may lack incentives to curb it because repressive...

Panel: Anti-Incumbent or Pro-Right? Colombia's 2026 Election and the Road Ahead Colombia elected a new right-wing president, Abelardo de la Espriella, by a razor-thin margin in the June 2026 runoff. De la Espriella ran as an outsider against the political...

Peru’s 2026 Elections Speakers Alberto Vergara, Political Scientist; Professor, Department of Social and Political Sciences, Universidad del Pacífico, Peru. Rodrigo Barrenechea, PhD in Political Science, Northwestern University. Paula Munoz, Full...

Democratic Backsliding in Mexico Speaker Luis Carlos Ugalde, Fellow, Weatherhead Scholars Program. Director General, Integralia Consultores. Moderators Steven Levitsky, Faculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. David Rockefeller Professor of...

How Brazil Decarbonized the Amazon Rainforest Speaker Livio Silvo-Muller, Academy Scholar, The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies; Affiliate, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Comparative Inequality and Inclusion. Moderators Steven Levitsky...

Territorial Conflict, State Capacity and War in South America Speaker Nicole Jenne, Associate Professor, Institute of Political Science, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; 2026 Cisneros Visiting Scholar, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American...

Politics of Discontent Speakers Maria Victoria Murillo, Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs; Director, Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University. Gabriel Kessler, Professor of Sociology, National University...

Lawmaking Under Authoritarianism: Factions, Institutions and Outcomes Across Dictatorships Speaker Emilia Simison, Lecturer in Latin American Politics, Queen Mary University of London. Moderators Steven Levitsky, Faculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior...

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...

PLEASE NOTE: Due to inclement weather, this event will be held online only over Zoom. Please register in order to attend the event virtually. Venezuela at a Crossroad: Regime Transition and Democratic Futures Speakers Javier Corrales, Dwight W. Morrow...