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Julio Rios Figueroa

@jrios-figueroa.bsky.social
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Ciencia politica y derecho / Comparative judicial politics. ITAM (Mexico) rios-figueroa.com

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NYU Law Democracy Project @democracyproject.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
New "What's Next?" essay by Julio Ríos-Figueroa of ITAM in Mexico City—"How to Get Justice, and Judges, Closer to the People" @nyulaw.bsky.social "What's Next?" features reforms, critiques & proposals from across the political spectrum Read the full essay here: democracyproject.org/posts/how-to...
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How to Get Justice, and Judges, Closer to the People
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
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Entitled @entitledpodcast.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📢New Entitled Episode Out Now 📢 Electing the Bench: Mexico’s Judicial Overhaul and the Rule of Law with Julio Ríos-Figueroa Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4dcy... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... YouTube: youtu.be/XXq6cCES8Nk?...
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Julio Rios Figueroa @jrios-figueroa.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Mexico decided to fire all judges and elect new ones by popular vote. Does this reform “democratize” the judiciary, or is it rather an extreme form of political take over? Sharing an engaging and informative debate with Amanda Driscoll and @mjnelson.bsky.social judicature.duke.edu/articles/mex...
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Mexico’s Judicial Elections and the Politics of Reform
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Julio Rios Figueroa @jrios-figueroa.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
What is (and what is not) "authoritarian constitutionalism"? Camilo Castillo and I tackle this question taking advantage of two regime transitions under the same constitution during a critical period in Colombian political history. Just published at JLAS www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Authoritarian, Abusive or Window-dressing? Three Constitutionalisms under One Constitution: Colombia, 1930–74 | Journal of Latin American Studies | Cambridge Core
Authoritarian, Abusive or Window-dressing? Three Constitutionalisms under One Constitution: Colombia, 1930–74
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Julio Rios Figueroa @jrios-figueroa.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Judicial resistance against attacks might build strength from unexpected sources, such as corporatism. We make this point in “The double-edged sword of judicial corporatism: Mexico’s chief justice in periods of constitutional stress” academic.oup.com/icon/advance...
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The double-edged sword of judicial corporatism: Mexico’s chief justice in periods of constitutional stress
Abstract. Research on chief justices (CJs) has underscored the individual features of justices and the institutional characteristics of the office. We focu
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Julio Rios Figueroa @jrios-figueroa.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
In times where courts and the judicial power are in the center of the storm, there is much to learn from "Courts in the Global South". Happy to share this review article just published @annualreviews.bsky.social With Fiona Shen-Bayh @feiyonah.bsky.social www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Courts in the Global South | Annual Reviews
Research on judicial politics has advanced considerably over the past few decades, particularly in the global South, a geopolitical region that has long been subjected to imbalanced relationships with...
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Mariana Llanos @millanos.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Que buenísimo que estuvo este Charlemos sobre la reforma judicial y retroceso democratico en Mexico, con @azulaguiar.bsky.social y @jrios-figueroa.bsky.social. Súper recomendado! youtu.be/TgQCLg_n4Lk?...
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Charlemos: Retroceso democrático en México
YouTube video by Center for Latin American Studies at Pitt
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Julio Rios Figueroa @jrios-figueroa.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
In times where courts and the judicial power are in the center of the storm, there is much to learn from "Courts in the Global South". Happy to share this review article just published @annualreviews.bsky.social With Fiona Shen-Bayh @feiyonah.bsky.social www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Courts in the Global South | Annual Reviews
Research on judicial politics has advanced considerably over the past few decades, particularly in the global South, a geopolitical region that has long been subjected to imbalanced relationships with...
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Fiona Shen-Bayh @feiyonah.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Sometimes lit reviews are fun - you just need a good coauthor like @jrios-figueroa.bsky.social! Our Annual Review on Courts in the Global South is now available for free online. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Courts in the Global South | Annual Reviews
Research on judicial politics has advanced considerably over the past few decades, particularly in the global South, a geopolitical region that has long been subjected to imbalanced relationships with...
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Julio Rios Figueroa @jrios-figueroa.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Comparto nuevo articulo en @icon-s.bsky.social: “Consecuencias inesperadas de la polarización política: Purga y reconstrucción de la Corte Constitucional en Ecuador”. En coautoria con Patricia Sotomayor Valarezo. academic.oup.com/icon/advance...
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Consecuencias inesperadas de la polarización política: Purga y reconstrucción de la Corte Constitucional en EcuadorUnintended consequences of political polarization: Purge and reconstruction of the Co...
Abstract. In this article we investigate the impact of affective polarization around the figure of Rafael Correa on the institutions of democracy, specific
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Sergio Huertas-Hernández @sergiohuertas.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
📢Tremendous analysis by @PatySValarezo and @jrios-figueroa.bsky.social on the political polarization in Ecuador and the unexpected effects it had on the Constitutional Court 👇https://academic.oup.com/icon/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/icon/moae079/7991028?login=false
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Omar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Looking forward to sharing the findings from new work with Julio Ríos on the perceived tradeoff between security and democracy in Mexico. Presenting at ITAM in Mexico City this Thanksgiving Day!
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