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Ezequiel González-Ocantos

@egocantos.bsky.social
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🇦🇷/🇬🇧 Professor of Comparative and Judicial Politics @Politics_Oxford @NuffieldCollege || Judicial Politics, Transitional Justice, Corruption Prosecutions, Latin America || www.politics.ox.ac.uk/person/ezequi…

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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This was a lot of fun!
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Mega congratulations to Daniel! We are all very proud!
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Almost… Vamos!
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
“The romantics trying to keep reality at bay,” dice el comentarista de ITV. Vamos!
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Centre for the History of European Integration (CHEI) @chei-leiden.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The Centre for the History of European Integration (CHEI) is on Bluesky! We bring together scholars based at @unileiden.bsky.social, in the Netherlands and across Europe working on all aspects of the EU's history.
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Politics_Oxford @politicsoxford.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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? tinyurl.com/2k886u6m
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Latin American Political Institutions Section (LAPIS) @lapislasa.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
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. www.cambridge.org/core/books/b.... ¡Felicitaciones! #LAPIS #LASA2025 #LatinAmericanPolitics
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The Birth of Democracy in South America
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
A few more days left to apply!
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Víctor Hernández Huerta @victorhernandez.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
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. 🧵
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
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...
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DPIR DPhil student awarded the European University Institute's Max Weber Fellowship
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Giovanni Capoccia @gcapoccia.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
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. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Thread 🧵1/7
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Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies: Information, Legacies, Temporalities - Giovanni Capoccia, 2026
The article lays the foundations of a research agenda on the conditions favoring short-term success against emerging illiberal challenges—necessary for democrat...
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
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_...
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
My top four reads of 2025. A tad eclectic…
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Simone Cremaschi @simonecremaschi.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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: www.qmmrpublication.com/_files/ugd/7...
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
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 www.qmmrpublication.com/_files/ugd/7...
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a cartoon minion wearing a crown and a king 's robe is speaking into a microphone
ALT: a cartoon minion wearing a crown and a king 's robe is speaking into a microphone
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Giovanni Capoccia @gcapoccia.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
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/
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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Strong partisans, conditional democrats? Partisanship and reactions to electoral outcomes in Argentina doi.org/10.1177/0010... Paper in @cpsjournal.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @egocantos.bsky.social and Carlos Meléndez
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Strong Partisans, Conditional Democrats? Partisanship and Reactions to Electoral Outcomes in Argentina - Ezequiel Gonzalez-Ocantos, Carlos Meléndez, 2025
Partisans who back self-interested illiberal measures jeopardize democracy. We explore important precursors of support for backsliding using survey and focus gr...
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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Strong partisans, conditional democrats? Partisanship and reactions to electoral outcomes in Argentina ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid... Paper forthcoming in @cpsjournal.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @egocantos.bsky.social and Carlos Melendez
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Strong partisans, conditional democrats? Partisanship and reactions to electoral outcomes in Argentina - ORA - Oxford University Research Archive
Partisans who back self-interested illiberal measures jeopardize democracy. We explore important precursors of support for backsliding using survey and focus group data from severely polarized…
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
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: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
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Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics - Nuffield College Oxford University
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
We are looking for a new Latin Americanist to join our wonderful department - open-rank. Happy to answer questions about the advert. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Luis L. Schenoni @llschenoni.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
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...
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Perspectives on US Democracy in Challenging Times
Perspectives on US Democracy in Challenging Times: Historical and Comparative Reflections
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Politics_Oxford @politicsoxford.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
👏🎉 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...
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DPIR’s Ezequiel Gonzalez Ocantos wins APSA Best article award
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Benjamin Garcia-Holgado @bgarciaholgado.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
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
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Laura Gamboa @lgamboa.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
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.
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Politics_Oxford @politicsoxford.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
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
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
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...
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
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...
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Michal Ovádek @movadek.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
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
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IE Political Science Department @iepolisci.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Next up, Carlos Meléndez (Lisbon University, @eljorobado.bsky.social) presents work on voters' responses to authoritarian stances by political leaders, with survey experimental data from Brazil 🇧🇷. (joint work with Ezequiel González Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social)
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
I feel a tad better knowing I’m not the only one who’s terrified of going through US immigration at the moment…
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Re the Le Pen verdict, these decisions raise vexing questions about the relationship btw accountability and democracy & can have complicated conseq for public opinion, judiciaries and politics more broadly. We explore them in our book on Latin America’s Lava Jato www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Great opportunity to work with the wonderful Federica Genovese! Apply
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Sean Carroll @seanedmund.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
You probably saw this but if not would recommend this excellent piece by @gralefrit.bsky.social
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'The Traitors', Agatha Christie, and The Kierkegaard Edit
How we consume story, versus how it's made.
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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Argentina’s ‘Judicial Family’: Mapping Family Connections in the Argentine Provincial Federal Judiciary doi.org/10.1515/9781... book chapter by Andrea Castagnola & @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @egocantos.bsky.social #NuffSky #PoliSky
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Chapter 11 Argentina’s ‘Judicial Family’: Mapping Family Connections in the Argentine Provincial Federal Judiciary
Chapter 11 Argentina’s ‘Judicial Family’: Mapping Family Connections in the Argentine Provincial Federal Judiciary was published in Informality and Courts on page 188.
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Benjamin Garcia-Holgado @bgarciaholgado.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Excited to share my latest #OpenAccess publication! I develop a theory on how courts can counter executive aggrandizement—even in unlikely contexts—offering a fresh perspective on #DemocraticResilience. I welcome any feedback, reactions, or questions! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Overruling the Executive: Judicial Strategies to Resist Democratic Erosion | Journal of Law and Courts | Cambridge Core
Overruling the Executive: Judicial Strategies to Resist Democratic Erosion
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Isabel M. Perera @isabelmperera.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
I’m so happy to announce that my book is now published and available open-access! (🧵coming soon, too :)
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Please consider applying to present at the third edition of our Early Career Researchers in Law and Courts workshop. This year we will meet at Nuffield College, Oxford.
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Laura Gamboa @lgamboa.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Apliquen y compartan!! Auto-nominaciones son muy bien recibidas! @viroliveros.bsky.social @juanalbarracind.bsky.social @tiscornia21.bsky.social @yanilda.bsky.social @egocantos.bsky.social @dsmilde.bsky.social @beccahanson.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @redpolitologas.bsky.social
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
How should we "draw" arguments to maximise theoretical clarity and the productivity of empirical work? Juan Masullo and I had a lot of fun convening this QMMR symposium on causal figures. Lots of disagreement on best practices, but also great advice www.qmmrpublication.com/_files/ugd/7...
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
The Fall 2024 issue of QMMR is now live! 1. Eye-opening symposium with a debate on how to draw causal graphs 2. Reports from the Emerging Methodologists Wkshop 3. Great articles on archival research 4. Fascinating notes from the Field/Classroom Dig in! qmmrpublication.com/_files/ugd/7e0…
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Great piece from @bjoernbremer.bsky.social @jrgingrich.bsky.social and @hannaschwander.bsky.social on what social science tells about the ‘greenlash’. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Despite 2024’s ‘greenlash’, the fight against climate breakdown can still be won. Here’s how | Björn Bremer, Jane Gingrich and Hanna Schwander
The overwhelming majority of Europeans support climate action, but they must be compensated for its costs in tangible ways
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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Gambling on the constitution: Abortion rights and the 2023 constitution-making process in Chile journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Paper in Research & Politics by Eduardo Alemán, Patricio Navia, Gabriel L. Negretto and Nuffield Fellow @egocantos.bsky.social #PoliSky #NuffSky
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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
#Polisky folks: Bocconi University is looking for AP in Environmental Politics & Policy 🌏 Offer: Great group of political scientists working at awesome social science university in a fabulous city 🙌 🚨 Deadline: 30th of November Please share 🔁 Apply 🔗 & ℹ️ : jobmarket.unibocconi.eu?type=&dep=SPS
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Job Market - Bocconi University
Recruiting, Faculty, Post-doc Grant, Collaboration Contracts
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Melisa Slep @mtslep.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
@egocantos.bsky.social shared the call for the "annual Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics competition. Please apply if you are in the final year of your doctorate! Deadline: 5/12/24" www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
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Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics - Nuffield College Oxford University
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 18/09/2024
Delighted to be joined by the inimitable Simon Kuper and @egocantos.bsky.social to talk about corruption, good chaps, car wash scandals, Lula, and more in this week's WWWD! Tune in to find out when and why politicians are on the make. @tortoisemedia.bsky.social shows.acast.com/whats-wrong-...
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Episode 16: How corruption corrodes | What's Wrong with Democracy?
A brand new podcast from Tortoise supported by The Open Society Foundations
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 08/11/2023
In our new paper, we rely on novel court data from Argentina to study whether elections incentivise politicians to file corruption lawsuits against other politicians. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Ezequiel González-Ocantos @egocantos.bsky.social · 16/10/2023
Nuestra intervención en el debate sobre por qué los chilenos le dijeron “no” a la nueva constitución en 2022. Pasen y lean!
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