TEACHING
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SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
I aim to teach my students to respect multiple points of view and to craft their own arguments using robust evidence.
I work towards this overarching goal by adhering to four key teaching principles: encouraging critical thinking, developing strong oral and writing skills, providing detailed feedback and straightforward communication and offering mentorship.
COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Why does state capacity vary so much across countries? Why is democracy so different in Europe, Latin America or the US? Why does authoritarianism emerge in some countries but not in others? This course teaches how to better understand political dynamics around the world. As students of comparative politics, we look at the empirical puzzles that we observe and seek to understand variation in state behaviour, political systems, economic development, etc. To do so, we compare political institutions, policy processes, decision-making procedures, and political life across the globe. Using the latest and most relevant research in the field of comparative politics, this courses examines competing explanations to important questions regarding the state, regime and government types, politics of development, among others.
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
I have organised and chaired panels, workshops and roundtables at APSA, IPSA and LASA. I have also integrated LASA's Venezuelan Section awards committee in 2021.
I have served as a reviewer for several journals, including, American Political Science Review, Comparative Politics, Political Studies, Globalizations, Journal of Politics in Latin America, Journal of Latin American Studies.
I have also been invited to be an expert coder for Latin America for several projects, including Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) and Political Representation, Executives, and Political Parties Survey (PREPPS).