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

Happy to share our latest paper👇👇👇

Come work at Stanford! I'm hiring a post-doc who will work with me on projects about prosecutors and trial courts in the US. Feel free to contact me with any questions, or apply here: hoover.smapply.us/prog/postdoc...

Call for Applications: The #GIGA Institute for Latin American Studies offers a one-month visiting fellowship for researchers with a PhD in the #SocialSciences, at any career stage, working on #LatinAmerican politics. ➡️ Apply now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/one...

A US military strike on #Venezuela and mounting pressure on Colombia, Cuba, and Mexico signal a return to coercive power politics. 10 things to watch in #LatinAmerica this year - outlined in the latest #GIGAFocus by @berthoffmann.bsky.social. ➡️ Read now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

📢 New book chapter 👤 Øyvind Stiansen (ISV) @oyvindstiansen.bsky.social 🔎 The Courts 📖 Published in Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...

Nach #Venezuela: Folgen #Kolumbien oder #Kuba? #GIGA-Expertin @skurtenbach.bsky.social spricht bei Der Tag im Deutschlandfunk über Trumps Machtansprüche und seine Drohungen gegen andere lateinamerikanische Staaten. ➡️ Zum Beitrag: www.deutschlandfunk.de/trump-kolumb...

The US intervention in #Venezuela raises questions: What are the real interests of the #Trump administration? What does the future hold for Venezuela without #Maduro? ➡️ Our Latin America experts shed light on the background and analyse current developments: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/us-...

📣 Junior scholars in public law & courts! The Junior Law & Politics Research Community is accepting proposals for our Spring 2026 virtual seminar series. Grad students, postdocs & junior faculty encouraged to apply! ⏰ Deadline: Jan 12, 2026 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Ein großer Erfolg für das #GIGA & den Wissenschaftsstandort #Hamburg: Die @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de hat die Förderung von @grauvogelj.bsky.social im Leibniz-Professorinnenprogramms beschlossen, in Kooperation mit @leuphana.bsky.social. Wir gratulieren! 👏💐 ➡️ Mehr: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/gi...

Kleiner reminder:

Wie ist es in #Syrien ein Jahr nach Ende der #Assad-Diktatur? #GIGA-Experte André Bank berichtet von seinen Eindrücken aus #Damaskus. Ein Gespräch über Alltag, Politik & Sicherheit, und darüber, was das Land jetzt am dringendsten braucht. ➡️ Zu den #GIGAInsights: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/re...

The Junior Law and Politics Research Community is accepting proposals for its spring seminar series on zoom! Submit by January 12 for full consideration. To apply to present or to get on our email list to attend our seminars see 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #psworkshop

Hier geht’s zu den Ergebnissen des Justiz-Projekts (Open Access): verfassungsblog.de/book/das-jus.... 🔗

Die @zeit.de hat uns ein paar Fragen zum Justiz-Projekt gestellt. 🎙️ In dem Gespräch mit Anna-Mira Brandau, Co-Projektleiterin, ging es darum, was wir im letzten Jahr zur Verwundbarkeit und Resilienz der Justiz herausgefunden haben. Den ganzen Text gibt’s hier: www.zeit.de/politik/deut....

Wir fordern, dass #Hamburg sich Bremen und SH anschließt und ein Prüfverfahren zur AFD fordert. Darum möchten wir gern noch mal auf diese Petition aufmerksam machen: weact.campact.de/petitions/om...

Our last Issue of the year is now published! Check it out 📣 It included wonderful articles and authors writing on #Brazil #Chile #Mexico #Ecuador #Argentina All articles #openaccess in the link 👇 journals.sagepub.com/toc/pla/current

Out now — die Ergebnisse des Justiz-Projekts.💥 Ein Jahr Arbeit, rund 70 Gespräche mit Expertinnen und Experten, in denen wir der Frage nachgegangen sind: Wie verwundbar ist die deutsche Justiz? Ab sofort Open Access verfügbar: verfassungsblog.de/book/das-jus... 🔗 Antizipation beginnt jetzt.

Under what conditions do courts implement mechanisms of social participation in judicial decision-making? Read this newly published article by @tibi-weber.bsky.social, @millanos.bsky.social, and Pedro Martins da Costa to find out!

Quizás te interesa acompañarnos mañana. Esperamos que sea el comienzo de una renovada discusión sobre los legislativos en América Latina. Estaremos online con @milagroscampos.bsky.social en el coloquio iberoamericano del Max Planck Institut

So happy to see our article on "Courts and Social Participation in Latin America: The Use of Public Hearings and Amici Curiae" published! Many thanks to @millanos.bsky.social and Pedro Martins da Costa for the great collaboration! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Congratulations to Andreas Asplén Lundstedt who has been awarded our Best Conference Paper Award for an Early-Career Researcher for the #ecprgc25 conference!

Apply to the section on "Judicial Politics in an Age of Democratic Contestation" for #ecprgc26, endorsed by @ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social!

#Gaza, #Israel und Deutschlands #Außenpolitik: Im aktuellen #GIGAFocus stellen @christinebinzel.bsky.social und @thomaserichter.bsky.social eine Umfrage vor – zum Hamas-Angriff und der folgenden israelischen Militäroffensive Ein Meinungsbild. ➡️ Hier lesen: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/publikati...

Be part of my panel on "Courts and their allies" at #ecprgc26! It is part of the section on "Judicial Politics in an Age of Democratic Contestation", endoserd by @ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social. Please don´t hesitate to contact me in case of any questions! ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

Weltweit geraten Grundrechte unter Druck. In Deutschland, in Europa, in den USA. ⚠️ Die Frage lautet nicht mehr, ob die Demokratie verteidigt werden muss – sondern wie. Unser Beitrag: Expertise demokratisieren und damit Debatten gestalten. 🧵⬇️ 💳 verfassungsblog.de/support

My contribution in the current issue of D+C www.dandc.eu/en/article/b...

Ein Jahr Arbeit steckt dahinter — in 4 Wochen ist es soweit! Am 2. Dezember erscheinen die Ergebnisse des Justiz-Projekts als Buch Open Access auf unserer Homepage – für alle zugänglich. 💥

📢 #LaRedPolitologasEnMedios ✍ Marjorie Correa Marona, colega de la @RedPolitologas, publica “Democracia en Juicio” en la plataforma @Latinoamerica21 , donde analiza la capacidad de resistencia de la democracia brasileña. 📰✨ 🔽 Consulta aquí 🔗 goo.su/EMAMc

Auftaktdemo in Hamburg, 08.11., 14 Uhr am Stephansplatz Werden wir alle aktiv!

🌐 Global IR Series: Join #GIGA conversation with guests on how #GlobalIR can move beyond Western-centric views. We’ll explore analytical eclecticism, area studies, and inclusive approaches to world politics. 🗓️ 6 Nov | 4 p.m.📍 Online ➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co... #InternationalRelations

📢 Job Opportunity at the #GIGA & @uni-hamburg.de within the Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS): We seek to appoint a #PostDoc in Economics or Political Science. ➡️ Apply by 1 December: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...

The global crisis of democracy is dominating the headlines. While this is indeed alarming, it does not mean that all hope for democracy is lost. In our study, Monika Onken and I found that redemocratisation — that is, the recovery of democracy after a crisis — is happening around the world.

I contributed a short piece on illiberal GONGOs (Government-Organised Non-Governmental Organisations) to a symposium of @verfassungsblog.de. This is the first output of my re:constitution fellowship. Check it out: ⬇️ verfassungsblog.de/castles-of-i...

y a Andreu Rodilla Lázaro por “Bridging judicial and political arenas: the political dynamics of abstract judicial review in Spain”, dirigida por Luz M. Muñoz Márquez y Anna M. Palau Roque

Some impressions from our IDEoPOP Kick-off Conference on the international dimensions and effects of #populism held @uni-freiburg.de on 17-19 September. The entire network met in person for the first time for an inspiring mix of poster sessions by our doctoral candidates, panels, and roundtables.

Just published ‼️ This has been incredible team work with great @giga-hamburg.de colleagues! How do chief executives personalize power? The article develops and operationalises a concept of personalization and applies it to four cases in different world regions. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

How do our researchers actually study Personalization of Executive Power? 🔎 In this video, Emilia Arellano shares how #GIGA scholars investigate personalization of chief executives, key mechanisms and events of this trend, and the countries that are currently under observation by the researchers.

The expansion of executive power is a key element of #DemocraticErosion. What happens when power becomes concentrated in the hands of one leader? What role did the pandemic play in this global trend? #GIGA's @millanos.bsky.social explains key concepts behind Personalization of Executive Power.

🔎 Who does actually step up to resist when governments overreach – and why? #GIGA's @ripplingeralina.bsky.social explains which groups or individuals tend to join #DemocraticResistance, what motivates them to take personal risks & what kind of dangers they face in standing up. #DemocraticErosion

A @alacipcp.bsky.social agora por aqui! Acompanhe as novidades da Alacip e do seu 13o Congresso Latinoamericano de Ciência Política em 2026.

Welcome, @merikeblofield.bsky.social who joins the #GIGA as Director of the GIGA Institute for Latin American Studies. Her expertise in social policy will enrich our research and deepen ties with @uni-hamburg.de. 🎉 Thanks to @millanos.bsky.social & @berthoffmann.bsky.social for their leadership! 🤝

🧡 “El uso del derecho como herramienta de transformación en América Latina”. Acceso abierto: ➡️ publicaciones.dejusticia.org/items/ab2fac... @redpolitologas.bsky.social @lawtransform.bsky.social @andreacastagnola.bsky.social @egocantos.bsky.social

And Justice Sotomayor remains one of only two voices on the "Court" who consistently show us what "speaking truth to power" looks like. Unfortunately, as an institution the SCOTUS instead seems intent to remind us daily what "faustian bargains" look like

It is worth following what is happening in Brazil these weeks. ExPresident Bolsonaro (+others) under trial for “leading an armed criminal organization; attempt to violently abolish the democratic rule of law; coup d'état; damage to federal property and public patrimony." www.bbc.com/portuguese/a...

Our Standing Group has the best people both at day during panels and in the evening! Many thanks to @karinleijon.bsky.social for organizing this year's standing group dinner! #ecprgc25

It was so nice to spend last week at #ecprgc25 with all the kind people from @ecpr-law-courts.bsky.social. Thank you for all the exciting discussions! I hope to see many of you again next year at #ecprgc26.

It was great to discuss our research on court behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile in the Section on Law and Courts at #ecprgc25! Thank you all for your highly valuable feedback!

🎓 #GIGA at #ecprgc25! From 26–29 Aug, leading political scientists from around the world gather at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for the ‪General Conference @ecpr.bsky.social‬. #GIGA researchers are leading key discussions. Explore our contributions: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/ecp...