Juan Albarracín Dierolf
Kellogg Institute PhD Fellow
I am a PhD student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame and a recipient of the J. William Fulbright scholarship. After earning my BA in Political Science with a minor in Economics and MA in Comparative Politics at the University of Tübingen (Germany), I was a lecturer and researcher at the Department of Political Studies of Icesi University in Cali, Colombia.
My research interests include:
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Brazilian foreign policy
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Colombian Foreign Service: Currently executing a project on the quality of the Colombian Foreign Service with C. Moreno, Binghamton University/ Icesi University.
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Political parties, party systems and electoral systems: Currently executing a research project on the effects of electoral reform in Colombian sub-national elections with J. Milanese, Icesi University. I also wrote my MA thesis on political parties in Brazil.
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Regional integration in Latin America: Currently working with Juliana Erthal on a project studying regional integration parliaments in Latin America.