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Mariana Llanos

@millanos

Political scientist | Comparative political institutions | Latin America | Researcher at @giga-hamburg.de | Co-editor of @jplaeditor.bsky.social | Prof. for democratic institutions at @unierfurt.bsky.social | I always carry #Argentina in my heart ๐Ÿซถ

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โ€ผ๏ธ New #firstonline and #openaccess article #Mexico #incumbency #governors

09.03.2026 19:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There indeed is so much to fight for, and in some countries (looking at you, US), some old fights have become new fights.

One thing (academic) men can do is not participate in manels! It can be uncomfortable at times but it is also still necessary. Hereโ€™s my experience: ๐Ÿงต

08.03.2026 17:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 180 ๐Ÿ” 61 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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JPLA thanks our female authors, reviewers, and editorial board members.
#8M International Women's Day

08.03.2026 05:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wir haben auf demselben Panel prรคsentiert. Vielen Dank fรผr den Austausch und die Einladung

07.03.2026 12:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€ผ๏ธThe first issue of year 2026 is out ! And totally #openaccess โ€ผ๏ธ
Follow the link ๐Ÿ‘‡
journals.sagepub.com/toc/pla/curr...

04.03.2026 09:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why do business actors sometimes move beyond indirect influence and engage directly in party politics? Gabriel Vommaro & Laura Wills-Otero examine the conditions under which economic elites adopt a โ€œparty solutionโ€ #Argentina #Colombia
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journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

02.03.2026 07:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Has exPresident #Bolsonaro fostered a lasting issue alignment in Brazil that transcends his personal fortunes? To answer, this ๐Ÿ†•study draws on longitudinal public opinion data from the Brazilian Electoral Study and the Face of Democracy survey series.๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

20.02.2026 08:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Welche Gefรคhrdungsszenarien gibt es aktuell fรผr die Unabhรคngigkeit der Justiz? Wie kรถnnen Gerichte widerstandsfรคhiger gemacht werden?

Mit @apbtutzing.bsky.social veranstaltet das Justiz-Projekt des @verfassungsblog.de eine Tagung zu diesen Fragen.

www.apb-tutzing.de/programm/tag...

16.02.2026 17:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congrats, Adam!

16.02.2026 11:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thanks to everyone who came to our research symposium "Why Democracies Fail Differently: Autocratization and Resistance in Central America" with @millanos.bsky.social @ripplingeralina.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social and dr. Radek Buben

@giga-hamburg.de @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz

13.02.2026 12:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸฅณยกA #BadBunny no le darรญa el espectรกculo para nombrar todos los paรญses del mundo donde hay politรณlogas de la Red!!

Gracias @flaviafreidenberg.bsky.social ๐Ÿ’œ por tu liderazgo y por hacer posible este renovado espacio de visibilizaciรณn. #NoSinMujeres

Habemus nuevo portal ๐Ÿ‘‡

12.02.2026 14:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks so much for setting the framework and inviting us to present! @ripplingeralina.bsky.social and I presented on the role of unwritten norms for constitutional resilience in Latin America.
Great co-panelists, wonderful discussions

10.02.2026 20:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We invite you to a public research symposium "Why Democracies Fail Differently: Autocratization and Resistance in Central America" with Prof. M. Llanos, Alina M. Ripplinger, M.A., Doc. K. Kouba and dr. R. Buben

๐Ÿ“… Feb 12, 2026, at 5:30 PM
๐Ÿ“ @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ In Czech
More ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/4qtLDDy

05.02.2026 08:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2) How do people position themselves towards the police? The article draws on Motivational Postures Theory to analyse the relationship between citizens and the police in Chile ๐Ÿ†• #openaccess๐Ÿ‘‡
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@sagepub.com

10.12.2025 20:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Do Voters Reject Gay Candidates? Partisanship, the Far-Right, and the Electoral Effect of Candidate Sexual Orientation in Latin America - Lautaro Cella, Rodrigo Castro Cornejo, 2026 In recent years, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights and candidacies have expanded across Latin America. Some argue that such progress may prov...

โ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ Check out our new first online article! ๐Ÿ‘‡
Do Voters Reject Gay Candidates? We find no punishment among the general electorate: voters in Argentina reward gay candidates, while Chilean and Mexican citizens are indifferent.
@rcastrocornejo.bsky.social

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

29.01.2026 07:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are "Presidential Breakdowns" the new coups? In my latest piece in the @jplaeditor.bsky.social of
@giga-hamburg.de, I explore why some interruptions of presidential mandates are seen as legitimate while others are labelled as "neo-coups."

28.01.2026 12:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That letter canโ€™t be true ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ

19.01.2026 21:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize."

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

19.01.2026 15:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 6003 ๐Ÿ” 1731 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 262 ๐Ÿ“Œ 134
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Today JPLA celebrates five years with our current editorial team. A journey between two editors (and amazing assistants) that has been both enriching and fruitful!

15.01.2026 18:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Visual GIGA Focus: Ten Things to Watch in Latin America in 2026

Visual GIGA Focus: Ten Things to Watch in Latin America in 2026

A US military strike on #Venezuela and mounting pressure on Colombia, Cuba, and Mexico signal a return to coercive power politics. 10 things to watch in #LatinAmerica this year - outlined in the latest #GIGAFocus by @berthoffmann.bsky.social.

โžก๏ธ Read now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

12.01.2026 16:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The US intervention in #Venezuela raises questions: What are the real interests of the #Trump administration? What does the future hold for Venezuela without #Maduro?

โžก๏ธ Our Latin America experts shed light on the background and analyse current developments: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/us-...

06.01.2026 18:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Dos aรฑos de Milei en Argentina: fortalecido, pese al ajuste โ€“ DW โ€“ 10/12/2025 Javier Milei ya puede hacer balance de la primera mitad de su mandato como presidente de Argentina. ยฟQuรฉ aciertos y desaciertos se anota? ยฟQuรฉ se puede esperar en los dos aรฑos que siguen?

Hoy hacen dos aรฑos que Milei asumiรณ la presidencia. Mis reflexiones en esta nota de Rosa Muรฑoz Lima para la @deutschewelle.dw.com
www.dw.com/es/dos-a%C3%...

10.12.2025 15:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Journal of Politics in Latin America 3/2025 The current issue examines topics such as the consequences when politicians give up on tackling corruption, whether right-wing parties support military government, information pollution, the impact of...

New issue of the Journal of Politics in #LatinAmerica out! It examines the consequences of politicians giving up on tackling corruption, whether right-wing parties support military governments, the impact of information pollution, and more.

โžก๏ธ Open access via: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...

05.12.2025 15:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Morgen ist es soweit und die Ergebnisse des Justiz-Projekts erscheinen endlich! Natรผrlich Open Access.๐Ÿ’ฅ

01.12.2025 20:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 33 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our last Issue of the year is now published! Check it out ๐Ÿ“ฃ
It included wonderful articles and authors writing on #Brazil #Chile #Mexico #Ecuador #Argentina
All articles #openaccess in the link ๐Ÿ‘‡
journals.sagepub.com/toc/pla/current

02.12.2025 14:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Under what conditions do courts implement mechanisms of social participation in judicial decision-making? Read this newly published article by @tibi-weber.bsky.social, @millanos.bsky.social, and Pedro Martins da Costa to find out!

27.11.2025 09:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Quizรกs te interesa acompaรฑarnos maรฑana. Esperamos que sea el comienzo de una renovada discusiรณn sobre los legislativos en Amรฉrica Latina. Estaremos online con @milagroscampos.bsky.social en el coloquio iberoamericano del Max Planck Institut

26.11.2025 13:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Check out our new article โ€ผ๏ธ on #courts #socialparticioacion #publichearings #amicuscuriae
Itโ€™s #openaccess
@giga-hamburg.de

24.11.2025 10:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Quizรกs te interesa participar en esta charla sobre desarrollos recientes en los congresos argentino y peruano en el marco del coloquio del Max Planck Institute sobre derecho pรบblico comparado y derecho internacional. Serรก online la prรณxima semana!

18.11.2025 13:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jair Bolsonaroโ€™s historic conviction: A landmark for democracy | D+C - Development + Cooperation In a historic conviction, Brazilโ€™s courts have found former president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of attempting a coup, among other serious charges. This sends out a powerful signal of institutional strengt...

My contribution in the current issue of D+C www.dandc.eu/en/article/b...

12.11.2025 21:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0