Juan Albarracín
@juanalbarracind.bsky.social
Assistant professor of political science at UIC. Research on political and criminal violence, criminal governance, transitional justice, parties and elections, Brazilian and Colombian politics. Opiniones personales. http://albarracin.co
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📢 New article📢
Why do assassinations of social activists persist in democratic regimes?
Juan Albarracín, Rodrigo Moura Karolczak & Jonas Wolff link these killings to highly territorialized industrial deforestation in the Amazon, where criminal-political networks violently react to local resistance.
Why do assassinations of social activists persist in democratic regimes?
Juan Albarracín, Rodrigo Moura Karolczak & Jonas Wolff link these killings to highly territorialized industrial deforestation in the Amazon, where criminal-political networks violently react to local resistance.
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
📢 New article📢
Why do assassinations of social activists persist in democratic regimes?
Juan Albarracín, Rodrigo Moura Karolczak & Jonas Wolff link these killings to highly territorialized industrial deforestation in the Amazon, where criminal-political networks violently react to local resistance.
Why do assassinations of social activists persist in democratic regimes?
Juan Albarracín, Rodrigo Moura Karolczak & Jonas Wolff link these killings to highly territorialized industrial deforestation in the Amazon, where criminal-political networks violently react to local resistance.
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Article by @juanalbarracind.bsky.social, Rodrigo Moura Karolczak, & Jonas Wolff examines assassinations of social activists in the Global South: In the Brazilian Amazon (plus case study of Altamira), killings are linked to industrial deforestation & criminal-political networks, not drug trafficking.
September 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Article by @juanalbarracind.bsky.social, Rodrigo Moura Karolczak, & Jonas Wolff examines assassinations of social activists in the Global South: In the Brazilian Amazon (plus case study of Altamira), killings are linked to industrial deforestation & criminal-political networks, not drug trafficking.
Postula para ser uno de los paneles de LAPIS en LASA 2026! Convocatoria abierta hasta el 8 de agosto.
LAPIS los invita a enviar propuestas para paneles patrocinados sobre instituciones políticas para LASA 2026. Postulece antes del 8 de agosto a través de este formulario: forms.gle/EhLLj5fkdWba.... Los paneles seleccionados tendrán aceptación garantizada en la conferencia.
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July 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Postula para ser uno de los paneles de LAPIS en LASA 2026! Convocatoria abierta hasta el 8 de agosto.
Apply to be one of the LAPIS sponsored panels at LASA 2026! Deadline is August 8.
LAPIS invites applications for sponsored panels on political institutions for LASA 2026. Apply by Aug 8 via this form: forms.gle/EhLLj5fkdWba.... Selected panels are guaranteed conference acceptance.
forms.gle
July 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Apply to be one of the LAPIS sponsored panels at LASA 2026! Deadline is August 8.
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👇🏽👇🏽 #Agendar ¡¡Lanzamos la convocatoria📣!!
III Seminario Internacional "Política Subnacional en América Latina🌎"
📅Fecha límite para postulaciones📋: 14 de julio
🗓️Fecha del evento: 30-31 de octubre de 2025
🏫Lugar: CENUR Litoral Norte (UDELAR), Salto, Uruguay
III Seminario Internacional "Política Subnacional en América Latina🌎"
📅Fecha límite para postulaciones📋: 14 de julio
🗓️Fecha del evento: 30-31 de octubre de 2025
🏫Lugar: CENUR Litoral Norte (UDELAR), Salto, Uruguay
June 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
👇🏽👇🏽 #Agendar ¡¡Lanzamos la convocatoria📣!!
III Seminario Internacional "Política Subnacional en América Latina🌎"
📅Fecha límite para postulaciones📋: 14 de julio
🗓️Fecha del evento: 30-31 de octubre de 2025
🏫Lugar: CENUR Litoral Norte (UDELAR), Salto, Uruguay
III Seminario Internacional "Política Subnacional en América Latina🌎"
📅Fecha límite para postulaciones📋: 14 de julio
🗓️Fecha del evento: 30-31 de octubre de 2025
🏫Lugar: CENUR Litoral Norte (UDELAR), Salto, Uruguay
@lgamboa.bsky.social’s work is extraordinary. Her recent article was now shared by @maddow.msnbc.com. A must read!
"use creative tactics, stay active for long periods of time, and retain public support by eschewing violence even when facing government repression..."
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
How to Save a Democracy
Americans can learn from opponents of authoritarianism elsewhere.
www.foreignaffairs.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
@lgamboa.bsky.social’s work is extraordinary. Her recent article was now shared by @maddow.msnbc.com. A must read!
Reposted by Juan Albarracín
"use creative tactics, stay active for long periods of time, and retain public support by eschewing violence even when facing government repression..."
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
How to Save a Democracy
Americans can learn from opponents of authoritarianism elsewhere.
www.foreignaffairs.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"use creative tactics, stay active for long periods of time, and retain public support by eschewing violence even when facing government repression..."
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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In 10 years, when your doctor tells you there is no treatment for your cancer or heriditary disease, know who to hold accountable.
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
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By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
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Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
In 10 years, when your doctor tells you there is no treatment for your cancer or heriditary disease, know who to hold accountable.
Meine Wahlunterlagen sind erst gestern angekommen. Zu spät.
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www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asie...
Bundestagswahl: Auslandsdeutsche klagen über verspätete Wahlzettel
Viele Auslandsdeutsche haben nicht rechtzeitig ihre Wahlunterlagen bekommen - oder befürchten, dass die ausgefüllten Zettel zu spät in der Heimat ankommen. ARD-Korrespondenten berichten von Sonderkuri...
www.tagesschau.de
February 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Meine Wahlunterlagen sind erst gestern angekommen. Zu spät.
www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asie...
www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asie...
The German CDU today knowingly breaks one of the fundamental unwritten rules of German democracy after 1945: never cooperate with anti-democratic, far right forces. By passing a parliamentary resolution with the support of the AfD, they have willingly weakened German democracy. Eine Schande!
January 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The German CDU today knowingly breaks one of the fundamental unwritten rules of German democracy after 1945: never cooperate with anti-democratic, far right forces. By passing a parliamentary resolution with the support of the AfD, they have willingly weakened German democracy. Eine Schande!
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Reminder!
Deadline for nominations for the best LASA paper
🗓 January 26, 2024.
Link: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
@sboteroc.bsky.social
@raschwartz.bsky.social
@lgamboa.bsky.social
Deadline for nominations for the best LASA paper
🗓 January 26, 2024.
Link: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
@sboteroc.bsky.social
@raschwartz.bsky.social
@lgamboa.bsky.social
sections.lasaweb.org
January 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Reminder!
Deadline for nominations for the best LASA paper
🗓 January 26, 2024.
Link: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
@sboteroc.bsky.social
@raschwartz.bsky.social
@lgamboa.bsky.social
Deadline for nominations for the best LASA paper
🗓 January 26, 2024.
Link: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
@sboteroc.bsky.social
@raschwartz.bsky.social
@lgamboa.bsky.social
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Recordatorio!
Fecha limite para nominaciones del mejor paper LASA
🗓 26 de enero de 2024.
Enlace: secciones.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
@sboteroc.bsky.social
@raschwartz.bsky.social
@lgamboa.bsky.social
Fecha limite para nominaciones del mejor paper LASA
🗓 26 de enero de 2024.
Enlace: secciones.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
@sboteroc.bsky.social
@raschwartz.bsky.social
@lgamboa.bsky.social
secciones.lasaweb.org
January 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Recordatorio!
Fecha limite para nominaciones del mejor paper LASA
🗓 26 de enero de 2024.
Enlace: secciones.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
@sboteroc.bsky.social
@raschwartz.bsky.social
@lgamboa.bsky.social
Fecha limite para nominaciones del mejor paper LASA
🗓 26 de enero de 2024.
Enlace: secciones.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
@sboteroc.bsky.social
@raschwartz.bsky.social
@lgamboa.bsky.social
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Apply and share!!! Self-nominations are encouraged!!
@viroliveros.bsky.social @juanalbarracind.bsky.social
@tiscornia21.bsky.social @yanilda.bsky.social
@egocantos.bsky.social @dsmilde.bsky.social @beccahanson.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @redpolitologas.bsky.social
@viroliveros.bsky.social @juanalbarracind.bsky.social
@tiscornia21.bsky.social @yanilda.bsky.social
@egocantos.bsky.social @dsmilde.bsky.social @beccahanson.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @redpolitologas.bsky.social
LAPIS announces the call for the Donna Lee Van Cott Award for the best book on political institutions in Latin America (2024) and the best LASA 2024 paper.
🗓 Deadline: January 26, 2024.
Link: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
@sboteroc.bsky.social @raschwartz.bsky.social @lgamboa.bsky.social
🗓 Deadline: January 26, 2024.
Link: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
@sboteroc.bsky.social @raschwartz.bsky.social @lgamboa.bsky.social
Political Institutions | Section Awards
A section of the Latin American Studies Association
sections.lasaweb.org
December 20, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Apply and share!!! Self-nominations are encouraged!!
@viroliveros.bsky.social @juanalbarracind.bsky.social
@tiscornia21.bsky.social @yanilda.bsky.social
@egocantos.bsky.social @dsmilde.bsky.social @beccahanson.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @redpolitologas.bsky.social
@viroliveros.bsky.social @juanalbarracind.bsky.social
@tiscornia21.bsky.social @yanilda.bsky.social
@egocantos.bsky.social @dsmilde.bsky.social @beccahanson.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @redpolitologas.bsky.social
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Apliquen y compartan!! Auto-nominaciones son muy bien recibidas!
@viroliveros.bsky.social @juanalbarracind.bsky.social
@tiscornia21.bsky.social @yanilda.bsky.social
@egocantos.bsky.social @dsmilde.bsky.social @beccahanson.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @redpolitologas.bsky.social
@viroliveros.bsky.social @juanalbarracind.bsky.social
@tiscornia21.bsky.social @yanilda.bsky.social
@egocantos.bsky.social @dsmilde.bsky.social @beccahanson.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @redpolitologas.bsky.social
LAPIS abre convocatorias para el premio Donna Lee Van Cott al mejor libro sobre instituciones políticas en América Latina (2024) y mejor paper LASA 2024.
🗓 Fecha límite: 26 de enero, 2024
Link: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
@sboteroc.bsky.social @raschwartz.bsky.social @lgamboa.bsky.social
🗓 Fecha límite: 26 de enero, 2024
Link: sections.lasaweb.org/sections/pol...
@sboteroc.bsky.social @raschwartz.bsky.social @lgamboa.bsky.social
Political Institutions | Section Awards
A section of the Latin American Studies Association
sections.lasaweb.org
December 20, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Apliquen y compartan!! Auto-nominaciones son muy bien recibidas!
@viroliveros.bsky.social @juanalbarracind.bsky.social
@tiscornia21.bsky.social @yanilda.bsky.social
@egocantos.bsky.social @dsmilde.bsky.social @beccahanson.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @redpolitologas.bsky.social
@viroliveros.bsky.social @juanalbarracind.bsky.social
@tiscornia21.bsky.social @yanilda.bsky.social
@egocantos.bsky.social @dsmilde.bsky.social @beccahanson.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @redpolitologas.bsky.social
Current and former Kellogg Institute Fellows (PhD Students, Faculty, Visiting), join the starter pack! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Here’s a starter pack of Kellogg Institute (ND ☘️) Fellows: current and former PhD students, faculty, visiting. 😊 Let me know if you’d like to be added. go.bsky.app/CoZB5N8
And help spread the word. @marcjacob.bsky.social @lgamboa.bsky.social @aperezli.bsky.social
And help spread the word. @marcjacob.bsky.social @lgamboa.bsky.social @aperezli.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Current and former Kellogg Institute Fellows (PhD Students, Faculty, Visiting), join the starter pack! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Momentous news coming from Brazil. Hoping for accountability and that the specter of impunity—common in Brazil’s past and present—does not prevail again.
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro and several others have been charged with attempting to overthrow incoming government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022.
Former Brazlian president indicted over alleged coup plot
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro and several others have been charged with attempting to overthrow incoming government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022.
www.npr.org
November 21, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Momentous news coming from Brazil. Hoping for accountability and that the specter of impunity—common in Brazil’s past and present—does not prevail again.
This workshop will be amazing! “State Capacity, State Formation and Non-State Governance”, Monday November 18 at the Harris School, UChicago. harris.uchicago.edu/news-events/...
State Capacity, State Formation and Non-State Governance | The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
harris.uchicago.edu
November 15, 2024 at 9:40 PM
This workshop will be amazing! “State Capacity, State Formation and Non-State Governance”, Monday November 18 at the Harris School, UChicago. harris.uchicago.edu/news-events/...
Does ideology matter when militarizing the police? @tiscornia21.bsky.social and I explore this question in our new article in #PoliticalResearchQuarterly. Short🧵:
September 3, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Does ideology matter when militarizing the police? @tiscornia21.bsky.social and I explore this question in our new article in #PoliticalResearchQuarterly. Short🧵:
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📝New #TraCe Working Paper is out!
Welcome to the team, @juanalbarracind.bsky.social!
Together with Jonas Wolff, our new Visiting Fellow analyzes the characteristics, causes and transformations of targeted violence against social activists. Read the paper here: www.trace-center.de/en/publicati...
Welcome to the team, @juanalbarracind.bsky.social!
Together with Jonas Wolff, our new Visiting Fellow analyzes the characteristics, causes and transformations of targeted violence against social activists. Read the paper here: www.trace-center.de/en/publicati...
July 3, 2024 at 6:45 AM
📝New #TraCe Working Paper is out!
Welcome to the team, @juanalbarracind.bsky.social!
Together with Jonas Wolff, our new Visiting Fellow analyzes the characteristics, causes and transformations of targeted violence against social activists. Read the paper here: www.trace-center.de/en/publicati...
Welcome to the team, @juanalbarracind.bsky.social!
Together with Jonas Wolff, our new Visiting Fellow analyzes the characteristics, causes and transformations of targeted violence against social activists. Read the paper here: www.trace-center.de/en/publicati...
Polisky: We are hiring at UIC’s Department of Political Science! There was a problem with the previous application link, below the correct link. Happy to answer questions about the position! uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
December 18, 2023 at 8:29 PM
Polisky: We are hiring at UIC’s Department of Political Science! There was a problem with the previous application link, below the correct link. Happy to answer questions about the position! uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
@profmusgrave.bsky.social can you please add me to Polisky?
December 18, 2023 at 8:24 PM
@profmusgrave.bsky.social can you please add me to Polisky?
We are hiring at UIC’s Department of Political Science! Postdoctoral Research Associate - Bridge to Faculty in Political Science. Happy to answer questions!
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uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Bridge to Faculty in Political Science
Position SummaryThe Department of Political Science in the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) at the University of Illinois at
Chicago (UIC) i...
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November 29, 2023 at 9:05 PM
We are hiring at UIC’s Department of Political Science! Postdoctoral Research Associate - Bridge to Faculty in Political Science. Happy to answer questions!
uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
¡Emocionado que este libro pronto estará disponible! Estoy muy feliz de contribuir con un capítulo escrito con @lgamboa.bsky.social. ¡Gracias a @sboteroc.bsky.social y Miguel García por la invitación a participar!
A siete años de la firma de los acuerdos de paz 🇨🇴, quiero contarles de este libro en el que venimos trabajando con Miguel García y un grupo de colegas. Disponible 1/2024, con mucho que decirle a la coyuntura actual. Pa’ que lo pongan en su lista 😉 @juanalbarracind.bsky.social @lgamboa.bsky.social
November 28, 2023 at 7:53 PM
¡Emocionado que este libro pronto estará disponible! Estoy muy feliz de contribuir con un capítulo escrito con @lgamboa.bsky.social. ¡Gracias a @sboteroc.bsky.social y Miguel García por la invitación a participar!
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A siete años de la firma de los acuerdos de paz 🇨🇴, quiero contarles de este libro en el que venimos trabajando con Miguel García y un grupo de colegas. Disponible 1/2024, con mucho que decirle a la coyuntura actual. Pa’ que lo pongan en su lista 😉 @juanalbarracind.bsky.social @lgamboa.bsky.social
November 24, 2023 at 4:33 PM
A siete años de la firma de los acuerdos de paz 🇨🇴, quiero contarles de este libro en el que venimos trabajando con Miguel García y un grupo de colegas. Disponible 1/2024, con mucho que decirle a la coyuntura actual. Pa’ que lo pongan en su lista 😉 @juanalbarracind.bsky.social @lgamboa.bsky.social
With JP Milanese, we wrote this analysis about the recent subnational elections in Colombia. Subnational politics in Colombia is not a reflection of national politics! This has to be a part of our analysis of the results! latinoamerica21.com/en/petro-and...
Petro and the mistake of nationalizing subnational elections in Colombia - Latinoamérica 21
Analysis L21 | Urban and Bogotá bias. Petro and the mistake of trying to nationalize subnational elections in Colombia.
latinoamerica21.com
November 2, 2023 at 4:03 PM
With JP Milanese, we wrote this analysis about the recent subnational elections in Colombia. Subnational politics in Colombia is not a reflection of national politics! This has to be a part of our analysis of the results! latinoamerica21.com/en/petro-and...