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Rachel Schwartz
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Assistant Professor & Director of the Center for the Americas at the University of Oklahoma studying legacies of conflict, democracy, and rule of law in Central America; author of Undermining the State from Within (Cambridge University Press, 2023)
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raschwartz.bsky.social
Good news—Dr. Abedini has been released!!! Thanks to everyone who shared and mobilized 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
raschwartz.bsky.social Rachel Schwartz @raschwartz.bsky.social · 17h
My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:58 AM
raschwartz.bsky.social
My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.
www.oudaily.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
raschwartz.bsky.social
Nos acompañen mañana miércoles 19 de noviembre a las 10am (hora de Centroamérica) para una conversación virtual sobre el escenario electoral en Honduras 🇭🇳🗳️

Enlace para registrarse: bit.ly/4pn7zjz
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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lapislasa.bsky.social
¡Queda una semana para postular! El “Kellogg Institute’s Visiting Fellowship Program: (docentes, posdoctorales y Hewlett) impulsa la investigación sobre democracia global en Notre Dame. Cierra el 1 de octubre de 2025. ¡Solicita ya!

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Visiting Fellowship Program | Kellogg Institute For International Studies
Since 1983, the Kellogg Institute for International Studies has offered visiting fellowships to promote interdisciplinary international research in a supportive community of scholars.
kellogg.nd.edu
September 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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lapislasa.bsky.social
One week left to apply! The Kellogg Institute’s Visiting Fellowship Program supports interdisciplinary research on global democracy through seminars, lectures & exchange at Notre Dame. Don’t miss your chance! Applications close October 1, 2025.

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Visiting Fellowship Program | Kellogg Institute For International Studies
Since 1983, the Kellogg Institute for International Studies has offered visiting fellowships to promote interdisciplinary international research in a supportive community of scholars.
kellogg.nd.edu
September 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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lapislasa.bsky.social
📢 Call for Applications | LASA 2026
One week left! LAPIS is sponsoring panels on political institutions for LASA 2026! Selected panels are guaranteed acceptance. Submit your proposal by August 8 using this form:
🔗 forms.gle/EhLLj5fkdWba...
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August 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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📢 Convocatoria abierta | LASA 2026
¡Falta una semana! LAPIS patrocina paneles sobre instituciones políticas para LASA 2026. ¡Los paneles seleccionados tienen aceptación garantizada! Postula antes del 8 de agosto aquí:
🔗 forms.gle/EhLLj5fkdWba...
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August 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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lapislasa.bsky.social
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 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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lapislasa.bsky.social
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.
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July 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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The latest episode of our Global Stage podcast features @raschwartz.bsky.social discussing state-building, corruption, and accountability in post-war Central America with @isabelguiza.bsky.social. Listen in English or Spanish at bit.ly/42QqMS4 or wherever you get your podcasts.
April 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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lapislasa.bsky.social
Congrats to the 2024 Donna Lee Van Cott Award winners!
Back to Black – @ddemicheli.bsky.social
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Agrarian Elites and Democracy in Latin America – B. Fernández
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Thanks to @sboteroc.bsky.social, N. Pavao &
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April 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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lapislasa.bsky.social
Felicitaciones a les ganadores del Donna Lee Van Cott 2024!

Back to Black– @ddemicheli.bsky.social: www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...
Agrarian Elites and Democracy in Latin America– B. Fernández: www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

Gracias a @sboteroc.bsky.social, N. Pavao &
@raschwartz.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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isabelguiza.bsky.social
Interested in post-war state reconstruction? Listen to our latest @kellogginstitute.bsky.social Global Stage podcast! @raschwartz.bsky.social discusses her fantastic work on the state, corruption & human rights in Guatemala and Nicaragua podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
State-Building, Corruption, and Accountability in Post-War Societies with Political Scientist Rachel Schwartz
Podcast Episode · Global Stage · 04/14/2025 · 27m
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April 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
raschwartz.bsky.social
Must-read article by @lgamboa.bsky.social on the lessons of resistance to autocratization around the world
lgamboa.bsky.social Laura Gamboa @lgamboa.bsky.social · Mar 31
The erosion of democracy is a serious threat. The United States is not immune. Autocratization in this country has to be faced urgently and strategically...Here, I provide an overview of lessons learned from other countries: www.foreignaffairs.com/guatemala/ho...
How to Save a Democracy
Americans can learn from opponents of authoritarianism elsewhere.
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March 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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New episode today of #CentralAmericaInMinutes👇
elfaroenglish.bsky.social El Faro English @elfaroenglish.bsky.social · Feb 14
🎙️ Honduran campesinos call on Castro to end killings in Bajo Aguán, Nicaraguan para-security forces are sworn-in despite Ortega dragging his feet on the new constitution, and the Inter-American Development Bank cuts a check to El Salvador on the heels of Bukele’s IMF deal. elfaro.net/en/202502/ef...
Honduran Campesinos Under Siege in Bajo Aguán
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February 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Excited to share my latest #OpenAccess publication!

I develop a theory on how courts can counter executive aggrandizement—even in unlikely contexts—offering a fresh perspective on #DemocraticResilience.

I welcome any feedback, reactions, or questions!

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Overruling the Executive: Judicial Strategies to Resist Democratic Erosion | Journal of Law and Courts | Cambridge Core
Overruling the Executive: Judicial Strategies to Resist Democratic Erosion
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January 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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lapislasa.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
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January 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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lapislasa.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
sections.lasaweb.org
January 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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latamerelection.bsky.social
📚Teaching LatAm Politics? Here's my undergrad syllabus for this semester. I'm assigning my book for the first time, but also new stuff from @azulaguiar.bsky.social, @rcastrocornejo.bsky.social, @raschwartz.bsky.social, & many more. Check it out. 👇
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Syllabus - Latin American Politics - Spring 2025.pdf
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January 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
raschwartz.bsky.social
In 2012, I got to clip a lapel mic to Jimmy Carter’s tie. I did a very bad job. And just as you’d expect, he was exceedingly kind to me despite this.

May his memory be a blessing.
December 30, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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lapislasa.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
Political Institutions | Section Awards
A section of the Latin American Studies Association
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December 20, 2024 at 9:58 PM
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lapislasa.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
Political Institutions | Section Awards
A section of the Latin American Studies Association
sections.lasaweb.org
December 20, 2024 at 9:58 PM
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elarchivomedia.bsky.social
Hoy anunciamos el lanzamiento del Archivo Independiente de Medios de Centroamérica @elarchivomedia.bsky.social (CAIMA), un esfuerzo sin precedentes para preservar el periodismo independiente en la región. 🌎✍️

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December 5, 2024 at 1:05 AM
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llschenoni.bsky.social
Timely joining bsky on the date "Bringing War Back In" was published worldwide with Cambridge UP. Check it out if you are interested in how war makes states also in its aftermath, and how the wars of a distant past explain the variation of state capacity within Latin America until today.
Bringing War Back In
Cambridge Core - International Relations and International Organisations - Bringing War Back In
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November 21, 2024 at 10:49 AM
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welpita.bsky.social
🔴 Twitter y X (más aún) reprodujo y amplificó desigualdades de género.
📛 Y catapultó el acoso y la violencia digital contra las mujeres.
✅ Podemos evitar que ocurra otra vez.

Desde la Red de Politólogas hacemos nuestra contribución a poner sobre la mesa que hay expertas. #NoSInMujeres
November 17, 2024 at 5:37 PM