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....

🔎 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

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.

XIII Congreso Latinoamericano de la Ciencia Politica ALACIP 2026 en su agenda ¡ 21 al 24 de Julio 2026, la ciudad de Buenos Aires

My thoughts on the trial

We are hiring! Join @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz as a 👉 Postdoctoral Researcher in Comparative Area Studies and take part in building the future 🌏 Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS). Based in Prague – details here: bit.ly/CenMASpostdoc @millanos.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social

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...

We are hiring! 🌏 For the future Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS) at @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz, we are looking for a 👉 Research Group Leader in Comparative Area Studies. Join us in Prague – details here: bit.ly/CenMASleader @millanos.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social

It was nice to present our most recent research to the smart audience of the standing group! Thank you all for the insightful comments!

🎓 #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...

Looking forward to present next week together with @pablopizarro.bsky.social and @millanos.bsky.social our paper on how courts navigated between law enforcement and rights protection during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile!

Once more, a Latin American high court harassed by the (this time right-wing) government, with a rally of supporters to insult the court (Bolsonaro’s school). A court that is doing its job —protect people’s rights www.reuters.com/world/americ...

We are hiring a research group leader! Our new ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies @era-areas.bsky.social at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz is searching for a research group leader in comparative area studies. www.ff.cuni.cz/2025/07/vedo...

We are hiring a postdoc! Our new ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies @era-areas.bsky.social at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz in Prague is searching for a postdoctoral researcher in comparative area studies. www.ff.cuni.cz/2025/07/vybe...

El Salvador personalizing and autocratizing even more www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

New issue of the Journal of Politics in #LatinAmerica out! It looks at the voting behaviour of small states using the example of #Colombia, weakening democratic institutions and authoritarianism in #Guatemala, race quotas in #Brazil, and more: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/w... @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social speaks to the @nytimes.com: “The democratic state of law for us is a sacred thing” and should be respected also outside the country

But Prof. Przeworski made me think about Argentina, which is going through midterm elections this year with a catatonic opposition (or oppositions). “Moreover, one should not assume that dissatisfaction with Trump automatically benefits the Democratic Party, which remains catatonic.”

The GIGA Annual Report 2024 is here! We are pleased to present our latest Annual Report, offering an overview of our research results, projects, and achievements of the past year. ➡️ Discover our highlights and learn how our work is shaping global debates: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/gig...

🆕 Online-first and #openaccess article on #Ecuador! By @orcunselcuk.bsky.social and S.Valdivieso. A contribution to literatures on #populism, #polarisation, #opposition, #democraticresilience Check it out ‼️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

📈 GIGA Journals @jplaeditor.bsky.social, @africaspectrum.bsky.social, and @current-sea-aff.bsky.social continue to gain international recognition with rising Impact Factors. A big thank-you to our editorial teams! 👏 ➡️ All journals are Open Access, read here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/gig...

I was in Beijing at the 4th Tsinghua Area Studies Forum, organized by the IIAS at Tsinghua University. I was one of the keynote speakers and a panelist on Argentina. I talked on current challenges to area studies. Such an enriching experience to have all four @giga-hamburg.de regions in one forum!

‼️ Three new online first and open access articles are now available for consultation and download. “The Effect of Education on Democratic Values Under Different Regime Types in Mexico”, by Yeaji Kim. Check it out 1/3 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

💬“It’s exciting that the @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz offers such a wide variety of area studies - from Japanese to Latin American to Indonesian studies! There’s a huge wealth of knowledge, and the challenge is to make it more visible and interconnected,” says Prof. Mariana Llanos. Read 📰 bit.ly/4lj7r2m

‼️ Impact Factors for 2024 were recently released and JPLA has got a score of 2.1. This is a notable increase on last year’s score and in political science ranking: we went up to category 92/322 from 126/318 last year 👏 @giga-hamburg.de

Great scholar, great person

So sad news that our dear Leonardo Morlino, great scholar and student of democracy, has passed away corrierefiorentino.corriere.it/notizie/cron...

I am still at it, even if running out of steam: adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/week-18

www.ukforum.cz/en/main-cate... How can we get through these difficult times we are living in? We believe in institution building, multidisciplinarity, and deep contextual knowledge. Proud to collaborate with colleagues from Charles University on this project. @karelkouba.bsky.social @giga-hamburg.de

Mientras en Brasil Bolsonaro declara frente a Moraes (STF) en la acción penal por la trama golpista del 2022, en Argentina… ambos denuncian persecución política 🤔

The editors @millanos.bsky.social and Rossana Castiglioni presented the journal at #Ceisal2025, a panel on European journals working on Latin America

Abstencionismo del 88%, del 11% que votó se estima que el 5% voto nulo. Las nuevas juezas y jueces llegarán a las corte con el 6% o 7% de votos.

Las no tan populares (13% de participación!) elecciones judiciales en Mexico. Como sigue esto @azulaguiar.bsky.social ? elpais.com/mexico/2025-...

🆕 Anti-corruption actions can improve the quality of public policies. Does this occur because politicians reduce their involvement in misconduct? For an answer to this question, check out the new article by Thiago do Nascimento Fonseca and Mauricio Yoshida Izumi journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Muy contenta con las discusiones de mis estudiantes sobre el tema de la Comunicación de las Cortes, donde reflexionan sobre el caso de #LaCorte en México a partir del texto de mis queridas colegas @millanos.bsky.social y @tibi-weber.bsky.social Leánles aquí: aguiarazul.wordpress.com/2025/04/03/l...

“Traditionally, the Global North has been at the forefront of initiatives to combat child labour. However, several US states have recently taken steps to weaken child labour laws” Check the new Focus out! ‼️

#firstonline Check out “Agrosuper, Out!” the new #openaccess article by @sebahuneeus.bsky.social on the Freirina case exemplifying a “David versus Goliath” dynamic, or the local community vs. the largest agro-industrial project ever built in Chile journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Cómo nos hará falta

#SouthKorea’s 2024 self-coup attempt marked its gravest #DemocraticCrisis in decades. In this #GIGAFocus, Kyunghyun Ro, Aurel Croissant & David Kuehn analyse how South Korea’s democracy was challenged and saved. ➡️ Read here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

Second stage successful… we’ve got a new chancellor in Germany

Ein Novum in der Geschichte des Bundestags, aber nicht im deutschen Parlamentarismus. Warum die geheime Ministerpräsidenten- bzw. Kanzlerwahl missbrauchsanfällig ist und offen sein sollte, hat FRANK DECKER im Rahmen des Thüringen-Projekts argumentiert. verfassungsblog.de/keine-spielc...

We are now at the 2nd stage, at which several attempts to gain an absolute majority are possible. At 3rd stage, relative majority is sufficient: tinyurl.com/ystkf2py bsky.app/profile/plug...

Question to experts around: How many times can a candidate to chancellor fail to be elected in the German Parliament? Merz just lost first voting

Big thanks to all participants for their inspiring contributions. I learned a lot and enjoyed the time together. The conference was organised by @giga-hamburg.de’s Research Program 1 and my project #Demings on Democratic Institutions in the Global South

New issue of @jplaeditor.bsky.social out! This issue investigates how marriage-equality measures have been stopped from progressing in #LatinAmerica, anti-science populism against Brazil’s #COVID19 vaccination programme, and more. ➡️ Have a look: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...

Y ya empezaron a explicarnos cómo se elige un papa. Qué buen timing la peli Conclave

Rogando que el próximo papa no sea radical conservador