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Patrick McQuestion is a PhD candidate in Peace Studies and Political Science, with a focus on comparative politics and methods. Prior to this, he worked as a Research Associate for the Kroc Institute’s Peace Accords Matrix, contributing research and data management in compliance with their official mandate to provide real-time monitoring of the 2016 Colombian Peace Agreement. His published work includes policy briefs and reports related to Colombia, peace accords, and public policy.

Patrick holds a Master’s in Development Management and Policy from Georgetown University, in combination with Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Argentina. His Master’s thesis on anti-corruption advocacy in Argentina studies the case of a national NGO’s efforts to leverage public-facing transparency pacts across three municipal governments. While living there, he also worked for the Argentine Ministry of Modernization in a program mapping public sector payrolls within the Foreign Ministry, Hospitals, and Statistics Institute, among other areas. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from Reed College.

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Jorge Vargas Cullell and the Uneasy Relationship of Peace, Democracy, and Human Development

May 13, 2024

Political scientist and peacebuilder Jorge Vargas Cullell, a former Kellogg Dissertation Year Fellow, discusses his long-standing connection to Notre Dame and perspective on the field of democratic theory today. Jorge describes his experience directing citizen audits in Costa Rica since the 1990s with the think tank Estado de la Nación, and the many lines of research this organization has produced. Jorge received the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. He is interviewed by Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate Patrick McQuestion.