It was a delight to attend multiple interesting panels and discussions, and to catch up with old and new friends from around the globe at the recent @ipsa_aisp World Congress.

Acaba de ser lançado o livro do Módulo Jean Monnet FECAP, coordenado pela Professora @claudiaamarconi. No meu capítulo com @tainasiman comparamos as normas democráticas regionais na Europa e na América do Sul.

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Excellent roundtable on "Bridging Gaps: Advancing Latin American Studies in International Relations" last week at #BISA2025 in Belfast.

In this piece with Júlia Penachioni, we examine the dilemmas of ‘transitional justice’, showing how the concept has evolved over time: .Interrogating Transitional Justice: The Multiple Meanings of a Concept @Societies_MDPI @MDPIOpenAccess @OUPolitics.

RT @Dr_DonnaSmith: A few photos of our @OUPolitics research retreat. How lucky to be part of such a great department with fantastic colleag….

Yesterday, I appeared on leading Brazilian news broadcasts Jornal Hoje and Jornal Nacional, interviewed in Berlin by Rede Globo's correspondent Rodrigo Carvalho for coverage of the German elections. One of these news segments is here:

Na próxima segunda-feira, 27 de janeiro, às 17h, vamos conversar sobre o impacto da internet nos processos políticos na América Latina e na Europa no último webinar do Módulo Jean Monnet FECAP. Venha assistir pelo Youtube:

Drawing on @OUPolitics teaching material from our MA in International Relations, this report explores the increasing importance of international factors on democratization, but also on autocratization. It can be accessed here (in Portuguese):

YouTube link for the webinar:

Next Tuesday, 5 November, at 5:00 pm (UTC -3), we’ll livestream the webinar “Ondas globais de mudança: Ascensão e declínio da democracia”, promoted by Jean Monnet Module FECAP, presenting my report, followed by comments from Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann and Rachel Meneguello.

Consider submitting paper and panel proposals for the #IPSA2025 World Congress of Political Science in Seoul, especially to RC34 "Quality of Democracy"!.

This week, I'll be talking about "Elections and protection of democracy" in an interesting lecture series of the Regionalism Observatory.

New joint article with Detlef Nolte in @PVS_journal argues that a new reading of neofunctionalism helps explain the resilience of Latin American regionalism:

Última edição da Escola do Módulo Jean Monnet FECAP, inteiramente on-line, de 09 a 13/09. Ótima oportunidade para quem busca mais conhecimento ou uma atualização do debate em torno da União Europeia. Inscrições gratuitas pelo seguinte link:

Aconteceu ontem - o link do vídeo no Youtube, para quem quiser assistir ainda ou compartilhar:

Out now: This report, co-authored with Julia Penachioni, unpacks the concept of transitional justice. It is an output of the Jean Monnet Module FECAP and can be downloaded here (in Portuguese):

2 de agosto às 17:00, participe do webinar “Justiça de Transição: Entre Conceito e Instrumento”, promovido pelo Módulo Jean Monnet FECAP. Lançamento de um relatório que escrevi em coautoria com Júlia Penachioni, com comentários de @filipa_raimundo e Rossana Rocha Reis.

Want to get to grips with what is going on in the world today? Sign up for our excellent MA in International Relations at @OUPolitics!.

This Friday, I'll talk about my ongoing research on regional organisations and democracy promotion as part of the @OU_GCSJ Seminar series. Open to an external audience - please register here:

RT @1GeorginaHolmes: Evening drinks for some of us on day 1 of our POLIS summer writing retreat. Best team, we’re all so lucky https://t.co….