Víctor Hernández-Huerta

Víctor Hernández-Huerta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics and International Affairs and Director of the Latin American and Latino Studies Program at Wake Forest University. His research focuses on comparative political institutions, democracy, and elections, with a regional specialization in Latin America. His work has been published in The Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Election Law Journal, Política y Gobierno and Colombia Internacional. He is working on a book project entitled Disputed Elections in Presidential Democracies: When Losers Hold Democracy Hostage.

This profile was current as of 2016, when he was part of the on-campus Kellogg community.

I am a PhD student in political science. My first field is comparative politics. I received my BA in political science from the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) in Mexico City in 2006.

After graduating from college, I worked as an advisor to the Federal Electoral Institute's president and then as an advisor to Mexico's chief justice, providing support on issues concerning public opinion, transparency, and statistical analysis. I am interested in political parties, judicial politics and political economy in Latin America.