Mariana Llanos
@millanos.bsky.social
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 🫶
I always carry #Argentina in my heart 🫶
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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.
➡️ Open access via: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...
➡️ Open access via: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...
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...
www.giga-hamburg.de
December 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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.
➡️ Open access via: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...
➡️ Open access via: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...
Reposted by Mariana Llanos
Morgen ist es soweit und die Ergebnisse des Justiz-Projekts erscheinen endlich! Natürlich Open Access.💥
Morgen veröffentlichen wir die Ergebnisse des Justiz-Projektes @verfassungsblog.de!
Auf über 330 Seiten gehen wir der Frage nach, wie verwundbar die deutsche Justiz gegenüber autoritären Populisten ist.
Spoiler: Antizipation beginnt jetzt!
Auf über 330 Seiten gehen wir der Frage nach, wie verwundbar die deutsche Justiz gegenüber autoritären Populisten ist.
Spoiler: Antizipation beginnt jetzt!
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Morgen ist es soweit und die Ergebnisse des Justiz-Projekts erscheinen endlich! Natürlich Open Access.💥
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Our last Issue of the year is now published! Check it out 📣
It included wonderful articles and authors writing on #Brazil #Chile #Mexico #Ecuador #Argentina
All articles #openaccess in the link 👇
journals.sagepub.com/toc/pla/current
It included wonderful articles and authors writing on #Brazil #Chile #Mexico #Ecuador #Argentina
All articles #openaccess in the link 👇
journals.sagepub.com/toc/pla/current
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Our last Issue of the year is now published! Check it out 📣
It included wonderful articles and authors writing on #Brazil #Chile #Mexico #Ecuador #Argentina
All articles #openaccess in the link 👇
journals.sagepub.com/toc/pla/current
It included wonderful articles and authors writing on #Brazil #Chile #Mexico #Ecuador #Argentina
All articles #openaccess in the link 👇
journals.sagepub.com/toc/pla/current
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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!
So happy to see our article on "Courts and Social Participation in Latin America: The Use
of Public Hearings and Amici Curiae" published! Many thanks to @millanos.bsky.social and Pedro Martins da Costa for the great collaboration!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
of Public Hearings and Amici Curiae" published! Many thanks to @millanos.bsky.social and Pedro Martins da Costa for the great collaboration!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Courts and Social Participation in Latin America: The Use of Public Hearings and Amici Curiae
Under what conditions do courts implement mechanisms of social participation in judicial decision-making? Over the last two decades, Latin American constitutional and supreme courts have been opening...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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!
Quizás te interesa acompañarnos mañana. Esperamos que sea el comienzo de una renovada discusión sobre los legislativos en América Latina. Estaremos online con @milagroscampos.bsky.social en el coloquio iberoamericano del Max Planck Institut
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Quizás te interesa acompañarnos mañana. Esperamos que sea el comienzo de una renovada discusión sobre los legislativos en América Latina. Estaremos online con @milagroscampos.bsky.social en el coloquio iberoamericano del Max Planck Institut
Check out our new article ‼️ on #courts #socialparticioacion #publichearings #amicuscuriae
It’s #openaccess
@giga-hamburg.de
It’s #openaccess
@giga-hamburg.de
So happy to see our article on "Courts and Social Participation in Latin America: The Use
of Public Hearings and Amici Curiae" published! Many thanks to @millanos.bsky.social and Pedro Martins da Costa for the great collaboration!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
of Public Hearings and Amici Curiae" published! Many thanks to @millanos.bsky.social and Pedro Martins da Costa for the great collaboration!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Courts and Social Participation in Latin America: The Use of Public Hearings and Amici Curiae
Under what conditions do courts implement mechanisms of social participation in judicial decision-making? Over the last two decades, Latin American constitutional and supreme courts have been opening...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Check out our new article ‼️ on #courts #socialparticioacion #publichearings #amicuscuriae
It’s #openaccess
@giga-hamburg.de
It’s #openaccess
@giga-hamburg.de
Quizás 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 público comparado y derecho internacional. Será online la próxima semana!
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Quizás 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 público comparado y derecho internacional. Será online la próxima semana!
My contribution in the current issue of D+C www.dandc.eu/en/article/b...
Jair Bolsonaro’s historic conviction: A landmark for democracy | D+C - Development + Cooperation
In a historic conviction, Brazil’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...
www.dandc.eu
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
My contribution in the current issue of D+C www.dandc.eu/en/article/b...
In an era of democratic backsliding, how resilient are our courts? Where are the weaknesses? This is an incredibly important project that I had the pleasure to accompany this year as a member of the advisory board. Strongly recommended reading coming up soon!
Weltweit gerät die Justiz unter den Druck des autoritären Populismus. Deshalb haben wir recherchiert:
⏳ Wie lässt sich Sand ins Getriebe der deutschen Justiz streuen?
⚖️ Welche Schwachstellen gibt es bei der Gerichtsorganisation, beim Gerichtspersonal?
🏛️ Wie resilient sind die Verfassungsgerichte?
⏳ Wie lässt sich Sand ins Getriebe der deutschen Justiz streuen?
⚖️ Welche Schwachstellen gibt es bei der Gerichtsorganisation, beim Gerichtspersonal?
🏛️ Wie resilient sind die Verfassungsgerichte?
November 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In an era of democratic backsliding, how resilient are our courts? Where are the weaknesses? This is an incredibly important project that I had the pleasure to accompany this year as a member of the advisory board. Strongly recommended reading coming up soon!
Remember that #Argentina renews half of its Chamber of Deputies and one-third of its Senate. Every victory is more moderate than it is made out to be.
October 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Remember that #Argentina renews half of its Chamber of Deputies and one-third of its Senate. Every victory is more moderate than it is made out to be.
In den präsidialen Systemen Lateinamerikas gelten Parlamente in der Regel als untergeordnete oder zweitrangige Institutionen. Die heutigen Wahlen in Argentinien zeigen hingegen ihre Bedeutung. Vielen Dank @alexandraendres.bsky.social für das Interview!
Heute wählt #Argentinien einen Teil des Parlaments neu. Mit @millanos.bsky.social habe ich darüber gesprochen, was die Wahl für Javier #Milei bedeutet. Sie sagt: Er bleibt auch künftig darauf angewiesen, Kompromisse zu suchen.
October 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
In den präsidialen Systemen Lateinamerikas gelten Parlamente in der Regel als untergeordnete oder zweitrangige Institutionen. Die heutigen Wahlen in Argentinien zeigen hingegen ihre Bedeutung. Vielen Dank @alexandraendres.bsky.social für das Interview!
Just published ‼️ This has been incredible team work with great @giga-hamburg.de colleagues! How do chief executives personalize power? The article develops and operationalises a concept of personalization and applies it to four cases in different world regions.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Personnel management, institutional engineering, and coercion: mechanisms of the personalization of executive power
How do chief executives personalize power? In this paper we conceptualize the personalization of executive power based on observable processes initiated by the chief executive aiming to increase po...
www.tandfonline.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Just published ‼️ This has been incredible team work with great @giga-hamburg.de colleagues! How do chief executives personalize power? The article develops and operationalises a concept of personalization and applies it to four cases in different world regions.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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🔎 Who does actually step up to resist when governments overreach – and why?
#GIGA's @ripplingeralina.bsky.social explains which groups or individuals tend to join #DemocraticResistance, what motivates them to take personal risks & what kind of dangers they face in standing up.
#DemocraticErosion
#GIGA's @ripplingeralina.bsky.social explains which groups or individuals tend to join #DemocraticResistance, what motivates them to take personal risks & what kind of dangers they face in standing up.
#DemocraticErosion
September 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🔎 Who does actually step up to resist when governments overreach – and why?
#GIGA's @ripplingeralina.bsky.social explains which groups or individuals tend to join #DemocraticResistance, what motivates them to take personal risks & what kind of dangers they face in standing up.
#DemocraticErosion
#GIGA's @ripplingeralina.bsky.social explains which groups or individuals tend to join #DemocraticResistance, what motivates them to take personal risks & what kind of dangers they face in standing up.
#DemocraticErosion
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How do our researchers actually study Personalization of Executive Power? 🔎
In this video, Emilia Arellano shares how #GIGA scholars investigate personalization of chief executives, key mechanisms and events of this trend, and the countries that are currently under observation by the researchers.
In this video, Emilia Arellano shares how #GIGA scholars investigate personalization of chief executives, key mechanisms and events of this trend, and the countries that are currently under observation by the researchers.
September 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
How do our researchers actually study Personalization of Executive Power? 🔎
In this video, Emilia Arellano shares how #GIGA scholars investigate personalization of chief executives, key mechanisms and events of this trend, and the countries that are currently under observation by the researchers.
In this video, Emilia Arellano shares how #GIGA scholars investigate personalization of chief executives, key mechanisms and events of this trend, and the countries that are currently under observation by the researchers.
Reposted by Mariana Llanos
The expansion of executive power is a key element of #DemocraticErosion. What happens when power becomes concentrated in the hands of one leader? What role did the pandemic play in this global trend?
#GIGA's @millanos.bsky.social explains key concepts behind Personalization of Executive Power.
#GIGA's @millanos.bsky.social explains key concepts behind Personalization of Executive Power.
September 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The expansion of executive power is a key element of #DemocraticErosion. What happens when power becomes concentrated in the hands of one leader? What role did the pandemic play in this global trend?
#GIGA's @millanos.bsky.social explains key concepts behind Personalization of Executive Power.
#GIGA's @millanos.bsky.social explains key concepts behind Personalization of Executive Power.
Reposted by Mariana Llanos
XIII Congreso Latinoamericano de la Ciencia Politica ALACIP 2026 en su agenda ¡ 21 al 24 de Julio 2026, la ciudad de Buenos Aires
September 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
XIII Congreso Latinoamericano de la Ciencia Politica ALACIP 2026 en su agenda ¡ 21 al 24 de Julio 2026, la ciudad de Buenos Aires
My thoughts on the trial
#Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal convicted former president #Bolsonaro, sentencing him to more than 27 years in prison. #GIGA expert @millanos.bsky.social explains to what extent it could serve as a model for protecting #democracy worldwide.
➡️ Read here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/bol...
➡️ Read here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/bol...
September 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My thoughts on the trial
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We are hiring! Join @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz as a 👉 Postdoctoral Researcher in Comparative Area Studies and take part in building the future 🌏 Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS).
Based in Prague – details here: bit.ly/CenMASpostdoc
@millanos.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social
Based in Prague – details here: bit.ly/CenMASpostdoc
@millanos.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 8:47 AM
We are hiring! Join @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz as a 👉 Postdoctoral Researcher in Comparative Area Studies and take part in building the future 🌏 Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS).
Based in Prague – details here: bit.ly/CenMASpostdoc
@millanos.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social
Based in Prague – details here: bit.ly/CenMASpostdoc
@millanos.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social
It is worth following what is happening in Brazil these weeks. ExPresident Bolsonaro (+others) under trial for “leading an armed criminal organization; attempt to violently abolish the democratic rule of law; coup d'état; damage to federal property and public patrimony."
www.bbc.com/portuguese/a...
www.bbc.com/portuguese/a...
Recados a Trump, ausência de Bolsonaro e elogios a ministros: o 1º dia do julgamento da trama golpista em 4 pontos - BBC News Brasil
Análise final do processo contra o ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro e demais réus continua na quarta-feira; previsão é de conclusão na próxima semana
www.bbc.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It is worth following what is happening in Brazil these weeks. ExPresident Bolsonaro (+others) under trial for “leading an armed criminal organization; attempt to violently abolish the democratic rule of law; coup d'état; damage to federal property and public patrimony."
www.bbc.com/portuguese/a...
www.bbc.com/portuguese/a...
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We are hiring! 🌏 For the future Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS) at @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz, we are looking for a 👉 Research Group Leader in Comparative Area Studies.
Join us in Prague – details here: bit.ly/CenMASleader
@millanos.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social
Join us in Prague – details here: bit.ly/CenMASleader
@millanos.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We are hiring! 🌏 For the future Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS) at @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz, we are looking for a 👉 Research Group Leader in Comparative Area Studies.
Join us in Prague – details here: bit.ly/CenMASleader
@millanos.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social
Join us in Prague – details here: bit.ly/CenMASleader
@millanos.bsky.social @karelkouba.bsky.social
It was nice to present our most recent research to the smart audience of the standing group! Thank you all for the insightful comments!
How do courts balance between law enforcement and rights protection during emergencies? @tibi-weber.bsky.social, @pablopizarro.bsky.social, and @millanos.bsky.social consider this in the context of COVID-19 related cases from 🇨🇱
August 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It was nice to present our most recent research to the smart audience of the standing group! Thank you all for the insightful comments!
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🎓 #GIGA at #ecprgc25!
From 26–29 Aug, leading political scientists from around the world gather at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for the General Conference @ecpr.bsky.social.
#GIGA researchers are leading key discussions. Explore our contributions: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/ecp...
From 26–29 Aug, leading political scientists from around the world gather at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for the General Conference @ecpr.bsky.social.
#GIGA researchers are leading key discussions. Explore our contributions: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/ecp...
August 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🎓 #GIGA at #ecprgc25!
From 26–29 Aug, leading political scientists from around the world gather at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for the General Conference @ecpr.bsky.social.
#GIGA researchers are leading key discussions. Explore our contributions: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/ecp...
From 26–29 Aug, leading political scientists from around the world gather at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for the General Conference @ecpr.bsky.social.
#GIGA researchers are leading key discussions. Explore our contributions: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/ecp...
Reposted by Mariana Llanos
Looking forward to present next week together with @pablopizarro.bsky.social and @millanos.bsky.social our paper on how courts navigated between law enforcement and rights protection during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile!
At 15:45 on 28/8, we have the panel “Quantifying Judicial Impact: Selection, Process, and Authority” chaired by @benjaminengst.bsky.social with presentations by @kilianlueders.bsky.social @tibi-weber.bsky.social, @benjaminengst.bsky.social, and Andreu Rodilla Lázaro. ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Quantifying Judicial Impact: Selection, Process, and Authority
European Consortium for Political Research
ecpr.eu
August 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Looking forward to present next week together with @pablopizarro.bsky.social and @millanos.bsky.social our paper on how courts navigated between law enforcement and rights protection during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile!
Once more, a Latin American high court harassed by the (this time right-wing) government, with a rally of supporters to insult the court (Bolsonaro’s school). A court that is doing its job —protect people’s rights www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Ecuador's President Noboa marches against suspension of security measures
Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa on Tuesday led a march against a decision by the constitutional court to temporarily suspend provisions in recently-passed security laws, in what critics have said is an attempt to curtail judicial independence.
www.reuters.com
August 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Once more, a Latin American high court harassed by the (this time right-wing) government, with a rally of supporters to insult the court (Bolsonaro’s school). A court that is doing its job —protect people’s rights www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Reposted by Mariana Llanos
We are hiring a research group leader! Our new ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies @era-areas.bsky.social at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz is searching for a research group leader in comparative area studies.
www.ff.cuni.cz/2025/07/vedo...
www.ff.cuni.cz/2025/07/vedo...
August 4, 2025 at 6:28 AM
We are hiring a research group leader! Our new ERA Chair in Multidisciplinary Area Studies @era-areas.bsky.social at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University @ff.unikarlova.cuni.cz is searching for a research group leader in comparative area studies.
www.ff.cuni.cz/2025/07/vedo...
www.ff.cuni.cz/2025/07/vedo...