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\nLaura L\u00f3pez-Perez, PhD Student in Political Science.
\n“Mobilizing Uncertainty: Why Victims’ Relatives Mobilize in High-Risk Settings\u201d
\nDiscussion: Nat\u00e1n Skigin<\/p>\n
\nGessica de Freitas, PhD Student in Political Science, and Sergio Huertas, PhD in Political Science PUCCh
\n“Holding the Line: Legislative Oversight and Democratic Resilience in Latin America”
\nDiscussion: Michael Coppedge<\/p>\n
\nVictoria Hui, Associate Professor in Political Science
\n“\u201cBlood and Treasure\u201d: How Plural and Pluralist \u201cChina\u201d Was Unified by Conquest, Extraction and Assimilation ”
\nDiscussion: Liang Cai<\/p>\n
\nRasheed Ibrahim, PhD Student in Political Science
\n“The Chief’s Resource Curse: Land Quality and Corruption among Traditional Leaders”
\nDiscussion: Madai Urteaga<\/p>\n
\nPeitong Jing, PhD Student in Political Science
\n“Participatory Propaganda with Mobile Political Apps: Lessons from India and China”<\/p>\n
\nIsabel G\u00fciza-G\u00f3mez, PhD Student in Political Science, and Madai Urteaga, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Kellogg Institute
\n“Judging Property: Judicial Independence, Elite Influence, and Public Land Allocation in Colombia”
\nDiscussion: Anibal P\u00e9rez-Li\u0144\u00e1n<\/p>\n
\nHannah E. Bagdanov, PhD Student in Political Science
\n“Social Network Ties and Claim-Making: Evidence from East Jerusalem”
\nDiscussion: Apurva Bamezai<\/p>\n
\nLaura L\u00f3pez-P\u00e9rez, PhD Student in Political Science, and Jorge Ruiz Reyes, Research Associate at the Kellogg Institute
\n“Illicit Economies and Violence Against Civilians in Criminal Wars: The Case of Illegal Fuel Tapping in Mexico”
\nDiscussion: Joel Herrera<\/p>\n
\nZiyi Wu, PhD Student in Political Science
\n“A Double-Edge Sword: Reconsidering Education and Political Knowledge in Authoritarian Context”
\nDiscussion: Marc Jacob<\/p>\n
\nGessica de Freitas, PhD Student in Political Science, and Abby C\u00f3rdova, Associate Professor of Global Affairs
\n“Deeming the Undemocratic Democratic: How Support for “Illiberal Majoritarianism’ Shapes Understandings of Democracy in Latin America”
\nDiscussion: Manuel Mel\u00e9ndez-S\u00e1nchez<\/p>\n
\nPatrick McQuestion, PhD Student in Political Science
\n“Neo-extractivism and polycentricity: the impact of labor formalization on political inclusion”
\nDiscussion: Ben Francis<\/p>\nSpring 2026<\/h2>\n
\nCatalina Vega Mendez, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Kellogg Institute, Abby C\u00f3rdova, Associate Professor of Global Affairs, and Diana Orces, Adjunct Professor at American University
\n“What Kind of Hardship Matters? Countering Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Across Migration Motives”
\nDiscussion: Laura L\u00f3pez-P\u00e9rez<\/p>\n
\nMayra Ortiz Oca\u00f1a, PhD Student in Political Science
\n“Gatekeeping Justice: Criminal Epistemologies in Prosecuting Organized Crime Violence”
\nDiscussion: Veronica Michel<\/p>\n
\nJuan Carlos Gazmurri, JSD Student in Law
\n“Social Media and Party Organizations in the Face of Democratic Backsliding”
\nDiscussion: Adriana Pilar Ferreira Albanus<\/p>\n
\nLe\u00f3n Heitler, PhD Student in Political Science
\n“Politicians on the Target: how political assassinations drive incumbency advantage”
\nDiscussion: Manuel Mel\u00e9ndez-S\u00e1nchez<\/p>\n
\nGessica de Freitas, PhD Student in Political Science, and Marianne Kneuer, Full Professor of Comparative Politics TU Dresden
\n“Backsliding Halted, Democracy Recovered? The Case of Post-Erosion Brazil”
\nDiscussion: Javier P\u00e9rez Sandoval<\/p>\n
\nLightning Round<\/em>
\nLe\u00f3n Heitler – “Crime vs. Democracy”
\nAnran Zhang – “Outsourcing History: The Production of China\u2019s Local Gazetteers”<\/p>\n
\nCatalina Vega Mendez, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Kellogg Institute, and Mollie J. Cohen, Associate Professor in Political Science at Purdue University
\n“How Transparency Efforts Shape Citizen Confidence in Elections?”
\nDiscussion: Tom\u00e1s Gianibelli<\/p>\n