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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · 7h

While #Lula highlights the achievements of his third term in office, Flávio #Bolsonaro seeks to carry on his father’s legacy while also making his own mark. What is at stake for #Brazil’s political future? ➡️ GIGA expert @millanos.bsky.social provides answers: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/lul...

Left: BRASILIA, BRAZIL - SEPTEMBER 14: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, September 14, 2026. Mateus Bonomi / Anadolu

Right: Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro (PL) gestures while delivering a speech during the Republicanos state convention at the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on August 1, 2026. The event officially confirmed Sao Paulo Governor Tarcisio de Freitas (Republicanos) as the party's candidate for re-election in the 2026 general elections

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JPLA @jplaeditor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

New #firstonline article 🎺 What happened in Brazil, a country that once had some of the highest vaccination rates in the world? Check out our recently published article by Tiago Tasca. It’s #openaccess 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Politicizing prevention: Vaccine polarization, misinformation, and institutional trust in Brazil - Tiago Tasca, 2026

Brazil once had some of the highest vaccination rates in the world, yet coverage has declined sharply since 2015 despite universal and free access. Why has hesi...

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · 11/09/2026

The GIGA Comparative Area Studies Award 2027: As a centre of academic excellence in Comparative Area Studies (CAS), the GIGA has decided to renew its biannual award for the best scholarly article in the field. ➡️ Submit your nomination today: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/gig... #GIGA #CAS #CASAward

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · 02/09/2026

Regardless of the #election outcome, the ruralist bloc in #congress will impose constraints on the economic and foreign policy of #Brazil. In this #GIGAFocus, @samsiewers.bsky.social analyses the rural caucus’s grip on Brazil’s next government. ➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

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Elections in Brazil: Whoever Wins Will Be Bound by the Rural Caucus

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · 19/08/2026

New issue of the Journal of Politics in Latin America is out! This special section analyses a new generation of #populist leaders and offers insights into the region’s defining political trends. ➡️Have a look: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new... @millanos.bsky.social

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JPLA @jplaeditor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Why is right-wing populism resurging in Latin America? Check out the latest issue of the Journal of Politics in Latin America 🥳👇 www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new... #LatinAmerica #PoliticalScience #Populism #RightWingPopulism #Democracy #LatinAmericanPolitics #PoliticalResearch #ComparativePolitics

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New Journal of Politics in Latin America 2/2026

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JPLA @jplaeditor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

‼️ Are female prosecutors less likely to prosecute? Check out our 🆕 #openaccess article by @pablopizarro.bsky.social and @pepvallbe.bsky.social with evidence from legal decision-making in #Chile ‼️👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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JPLA @jplaeditor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Call for papers for a Special Issue! If you are interested in participating, please contact the guest editors 👇 journals.sagepub.com/page/pla/cal...

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Mariana Llanos @millanos.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

‼️With my @giga-hamburg.de colleagues, David Kühn and Thomas Richter, I had the pleasure of co-editing this #JustPublished Special Issue. Several articles—including our introduction and our own research contribution—are #OpenAccess. Check them out!‼️1/2 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fdem20/c...

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Democratization

The Personalization of Political Power Revisited; Guest Editors: David Kuehn, Mariana Llanos and Thomas Richter. Volume 33, Issue 5 of Democratization

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · 22/07/2026

From Transition to Democratic Erosion, From the South to the Global North: #GIGA's @millanos.bsky.social opens #ALACIP2026 with a lecture tracing four decades of comparative political institutions across #LatinAmerica and the Global North. 🗨️🌎

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · 06/07/2026

We were delighted to welcome the designated German Ambassador to #Argentina, Catalina Cullas, to discuss the economic and sociopolitical situation in Argentina with our regional experts. We wish her a great start in Buenos Aires. 🌎 #GIGA #PolicyExchange

Julia Kramer and Mariana Llanos meet Catalina Cullas, the designated German Ambassador to Argentina

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JPLA @jplaeditor.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

NEW #firstonline and #openaccess article 🚨🚨 How can a party become an effective presidential tool? This article traces a process of organisational changes and #personalization for the case of #Ecuador, during Rafael Correa's time in power (2007–2017). 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · 19/06/2026

💬 @millanos.bsky.social und Bert Hoffmann moderieren ein Panel, auf dem Vertreter:innen von @diplo.de den Stand neuer Leitlinien der Bundesregierung zu Lateinamerika und der #Karibik zur Diskussion stellen. ➡️ Mehr Informationen zur Tagung: www.adlaf.de/tagungen/adl...

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ADLAF-Tagung 2026

Die ADLAF (gegr. 1965) ist ein fachübergreifender Zusammenschluss von Forschungsinstituten und Einzelwissenschaftler*innen aller Disziplinen, die sich schwerpunktmäßig mit Lateinamerika befassen. Zurz...

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · 18/06/2026

🌍In times of democratic recession, #GIGA researcher Martin Acheampong studies the impact of digital election technologies on electoral integrity in #Africa. 🔍 Watch the video to learn more about his research and his time at the GIGA!

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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · 28/05/2026

Hungary's courts are packed with Orbán's judges. DAVID KOSAŘ argues that Magyar should not just play tit-for-tat but innovate: restructure appointments, limit the chief justice's powers, and build a judiciary that earns public trust. verfassungsblog.de/fixing-the-h...

Quote: "In the end only the people can save the courts."

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · 15/05/2026

🎖️ GIGA expert @millanos.bsky.social has been awarded the Konex Certificate of Merit in Political Science. ➡️ Learn more about the #KonexCertificate and Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos’ work here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/the-giga/...

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JPLA @jplaeditor.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

NEW #firstonline & #openaccess article! By Nina Wiesehomeier & Asbel Bohigues How do religiosity, populism, ideology, and gender shape Latin American legislators’ attitudes towards gender equality? To know the answer, follow the link: 👇👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

FWIW, I don’t think the major problem in my field, or related ones, is that people need to move faster & produce more. I read a lot of papers as part of the job, and I’m increasingly convinced we’d benefit from fewer papers and better ones, not more mediocre work produced ever more “efficiently.”

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JPLA @jplaeditor.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

🚨🚨 Three new #firstonline and #openaccess articles 🚨🚨 Check them out ! 👇👇 1. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 24/04/2026

#OpenAccess from @epsjournal.bsky.social - Who keeps the gates? A descriptive analysis of the composition of political science journal editors by country - cup.org/4mPpy20 - Vladimír Naxera #FirstView

Banner for European Political Science (EPS) with a hashtag #OpenAccess, set against a dual-tone olive green background.

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JPLA @jplaeditor.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

What factors shape preferences for subnational autonomy in contexts of limited, top-down decentralization? Check out our 🆕 and #openaccess article on attitudes towards decentralisation in #Chile by @rdisip.bsky.social & T. Huanquil Vega 👇👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Hungarians deserve every congratulations for giving Peter Magyar a bigger margin than Orban has ever gotten in all of his rigged elections - and this within the system that Orban rigged. Magyar now has a constitutional majority to undo Orban's constitutional prison and govern as a democratic leader.

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Reuters says Tisza has at least 135 seats: 133 is the constitutional supermajority! Live by highly disproportional electoral systems (which Orbán made even more disproportional with the extra compensation votes awarded to winners), die by highly disproportional electoral systems.

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Anna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Sweet lord, 138!

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · 10/04/2026

Job opportunity at the #GIGA & Osnabrück University: We jointly seek to appoint an Assistant Professor (W1) in #InternationalPolitics (m/f/d) for quantitative research in #InternationalRelations / #ComparativePolitics on Africa, Asia, Middle East or Latin America: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/karriere/...

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Mariana Llanos @millanos.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

My new Focus on Latin American legislatures, co-authored with @magna-inacio.bsky.social and @milagroscampos.bsky.social

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · 27/03/2026

🚀 Excellent Career Opportunity at the #GIGA! In cooperation with @uni-hamburg.de, we are seeking a new President (m/f/d). This position is combined with a W3 Professorship in #PoliticalScience, focusing on the #GlobalSouth. Apply by 9 April! ➡️ More details: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/pr...

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JPLA @jplaeditor.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

How do Brazilian right-wing agribusiness elites reconcile the extraordinary economic benefits they have reaped from exports to China with their partisan and negative views towards China? Check out our 🆕 #openaccess research article 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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JPLA @jplaeditor.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

‼️ This NEW research note on #Chile contributes to debates on feminist foreign policy and the gendered dynamics of economic diplomacy in Latin America. Check it out 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies Project @era-areas.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

🌍 What are the relationships between the judicial and executive branches of power in South American countries? Prof. @millanos.bsky.social delivered her lecture to the students as part of the Contemporary Latin America course taught at SIAS @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz by Dr. Radek Buben.

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · 13/03/2026

New issue of the Journal of Politics in #LatinAmerica out! It examines how political trust shapes citizen behaviour in unequal contexts, models of constitution-making in #Brazil and #Chile, how people relate to the police, and more. ➡️Read: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...

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New Journal of Politics in Latin America 1/2026

This issue covers such key topics as the impact of political trust on citizen engagement, the systematic elimination of social leaders, electoral accountability in federative systems during times of c...

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

There indeed is so much to fight for, and in some countries (looking at you, US), some old fights have become new fights. One thing (academic) men can do is not participate in manels! It can be uncomfortable at times but it is also still necessary. Here’s my experience: 🧵

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JPLA @jplaeditor.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

JPLA thanks our female authors, reviewers, and editorial board members. #8M International Women's Day

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Mariana Llanos @millanos.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Wir haben auf demselben Panel präsentiert. Vielen Dank für den Austausch und die Einladung

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JPLA @jplaeditor.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

‼️The first issue of year 2026 is out ! And totally #openaccess ‼️ Follow the link 👇 journals.sagepub.com/toc/pla/curr...

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JPLA @jplaeditor.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

🆕 ‼️ #openaccess Why do business actors sometimes move beyond indirect influence and engage directly in party politics? Gabriel Vommaro & Laura Wills-Otero examine the conditions under which economic elites adopt a “party solution” #Argentina #Colombia 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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JPLA @jplaeditor.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Has exPresident #Bolsonaro fostered a lasting issue alignment in Brazil that transcends his personal fortunes? To answer, this 🆕study draws on longitudinal public opinion data from the Brazilian Electoral Study and the Face of Democracy survey series.👇👇👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Friedrich Zillessen @fzillessen.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Welche Gefährdungsszenarien gibt es aktuell für die Unabhängigkeit der Justiz? Wie können Gerichte widerstandsfähiger gemacht werden? Mit @apbtutzing.bsky.social veranstaltet das Justiz-Projekt des @verfassungsblog.de eine Tagung zu diesen Fragen. www.apb-tutzing.de/programm/tag...

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ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies Project @era-areas.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Thanks to everyone who came to our research symposium "Why Democracies Fail Differently: Autocratization and Resistance in Central America" with @millanos.bsky.social @ripplingeralina.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social and dr. Radek Buben @giga-hamburg.de @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz

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Yanina Welp @welpita.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

🥳¡A #BadBunny no le daría el espectáculo para nombrar todos los países del mundo donde hay politólogas de la Red!! Gracias @flaviafreidenberg.bsky.social 💜 por tu liderazgo y por hacer posible este renovado espacio de visibilización. #NoSinMujeres Habemus nuevo portal 👇

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Mariana Llanos @millanos.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Thanks so much for setting the framework and inviting us to present! @ripplingeralina.bsky.social and I presented on the role of unwritten norms for constitutional resilience in Latin America. Great co-panelists, wonderful discussions

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ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies Project @era-areas.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

We invite you to a public research symposium "Why Democracies Fail Differently: Autocratization and Resistance in Central America" with Prof. M. Llanos, Alina M. Ripplinger, M.A., Doc. K. Kouba and dr. R. Buben 📅 Feb 12, 2026, at 5:30 PM 📍 @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz 🗣️ In Czech More 👉 bit.ly/4qtLDDy

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JPLA @jplaeditor.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

2) How do people position themselves towards the police? The article draws on Motivational Postures Theory to analyse the relationship between citizens and the police in Chile 🆕 #openaccess👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @sagepub.com

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JPLA @jplaeditor.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

‼️‼️ Check out our new first online article! 👇 Do Voters Reject Gay Candidates? We find no punishment among the general electorate: voters in Argentina reward gay candidates, while Chilean and Mexican citizens are indifferent. @rcastrocornejo.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Do Voters Reject Gay Candidates? Partisanship, the Far-Right, and the Electoral Effect of Candidate Sexual Orientation in Latin America - Lautaro Cella, Rodrigo Castro Cornejo, 2026

In recent years, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights and candidacies have expanded across Latin America. Some argue that such progress may prov...

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Italo Sposito @italosposito.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Are "Presidential Breakdowns" the new coups? In my latest piece in the @jplaeditor.bsky.social of @giga-hamburg.de, I explore why some interruptions of presidential mandates are seen as legitimate while others are labelled as "neo-coups."

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/01/2026

"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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JPLA @jplaeditor.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Today JPLA celebrates five years with our current editorial team. A journey between two editors (and amazing assistants) that has been both enriching and fruitful!

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