CANCELED: Lightning Round – Spring 2024

This event has been canceled.
Presentations:
"Electoral Observation and Democratic Backsliding: The Role of International Organizations in Assessing Democratic Processes"
Alejandro González
Kellogg Doctoral Student Affiliate, Political Science
"State-Victims Relationship Amidst Criminal Wars: Why Victims Adopt Different Strategies to Demand Justice in Mexico"
Laura López- Pérez
Kellogg Institute Doctoral Student Affiliate, Political Science
Mayra Ocaña
Kellogg PhD Fellow, Political Science
The Comparative Politics Workshop is a graduate student-led forum geared towards presenting and discussing papers and research projects. During the academic semester, regular sessions are held at the Hesburgh Center. These meetings are open to everyone, particularly students, faculty and Kellogg Institute Visiting Fellows. Participants have the chance to present their work and receive valuable, constructive feedback from their colleagues.
More information: Contact Comparative Politics Field Representative Adriana Albanus

Alejandro González Ruiz
Alejandro González Ruiz is a first-year PhD student in Political Science (comparative politics) with a focus on post-electoral conflicts and democratic backsliding. Alejandro seeks to implement a mixed methods approach to analyze data from electoral observation mission reports carried out by multiple institutions, especially international organizations, and conduct legal analyses of pivotal post-electoral conflicts...
Laura Neftaly López-Pérez
Laura Neftaly López received her BA in Communication Studies from ITESO University and a MA in Social Sciences from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO Mexico). Her research examines the intersection of political and criminal violence, impunity, and contentious politics in Latin America, especially in Mexico...