A diverse group of 21 Venezuelanist social scientists has produced a working paper on what we think needs to occur for a fulsome democratic transition to take place in Venezuela. @dsmilde.bsky.social @masayalb.bsky.social @beccahanson.bsky.social @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social ⬇️ t.co/PMZ75AVDvz

In @jodemocracy.bsky.social, @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social et al. argue that tools historically linked to regime liberalization that domestic opposition movements once used to push back against autocracy have lost their utility and even begun to promote illiberalism doi.org/10.1353/jod....

Why do opposition parties in autocracies struggle to unite? Jonas Bergan Draege & @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social examine how resource asymmetry & high-pressure moments like protests deepen fragmentation. Read more: buff.ly/YlqiPGx @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

Very happy to see this out!

Sharing our oped published in @elpais.com on current events in #Venezuela. Is a transition to democracy still possible? elpais.com/america/2026...

Why do opposition parties in autocracies struggle to unite? Jonas Bergan Draege & @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social examine how resource asymmetry & high-pressure moments like protests deepen fragmentation. Read more: buff.ly/k2arX2i @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com

Thanks @kaimthaler.bsky.social! I’m thinking about writing a piece soon. I’m commenting on my IG if anyone wants to follow me there.

Looking for an interesting Sunday read? Here it is: elpais.com/america/2025...

Very excited for the first day of our workshop for PhD students and early career researchers working on Latin America! @marialingon.bsky.social @pvkastner.bsky.social @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social. Thanks to funding from @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social, DPIR, SLAS and the LAC

Still a couple of days left to apply for the Rising Scholars Workshop on Comparative Politics in Latin America at Nuffield College, Oxford on March 10-11!

Apply by 31 Jan!!

Call for abstracts by 31 Jan: Rising Scholars Workshop on Comparative Politics in Latin America at Nuffield College, Oxford on March 10-11! 2-day event for early career scholars to workshop their papers with senior discussants. Seeking abstracts on a wide range of CP topics. Please share widely.

Happy to have my author copy of “The Recasting of the Latin American Right”. In this chapter, we unpack right wing politics in Venezuela. Who represents “the right”? Find out here ✨

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...

Independiente de lo que pase hoy, el futuro de Venezuela se decidirá en sociedad civil. Un análisis muy importante de las colegas @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social y Verónica Zubillaga elpais.com/america/2025... @giga-hamburg.de @elpais.com @redpolitologas.bsky.social @millanos.bsky.social @

elpais.com/america/2025... De @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social y Veronica Zubillaga. Muy buena lectura

🤔 "Venezuela es un buen caso para repensar el arte de la resistencia y la acción colectiva, silenciosa en contextos de arbitrariedad (...) y esencial para restablecer el tejido social y mellar el poder autoritario". Buen ✍️ de @maryhenjimenez.bsky.social y V. Zubillaga elpais.com/america/2025...

RR in my inbox 🤩

Ask to be added and recommend others on Bluesky! go.bsky.app/5WzEcJ1

Gorgeous day in Oxford, at least for a bit 🦋

Looking forward to this talk tomorrow. If you’re in London, join us if you can ✨