Global Stage

In this episode of Global Stage, Kellogg doctoral affiliate Vahid Jadidi sits down with Michael Coppedge, Alfred C. DeCrane Jr. Professor of International Studies in the Department of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, and Dmitry Zaytsev, Associate Professor of the Practice at the Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society, to discuss the role of artificial intelligence in understa...

In this episode, doctoral affiliate Eugenia C. Aguirre-Raftacco sits down with Ben Ross Schneider, Ford International Professor of Political Science at MIT and Director of the MIT Chile Program, to discuss democracy, development, and political economy in Latin America. They discuss how institutions, business, and inequality shape political and economic outcomes, as well as the challenges facing de...

Neste episódio de Global Stage, Alejandro González conversa com Flávia Pellegrino sobre o papel da sociedade civil na defesa da democracia e na construção de respostas coletivas diante de ameaças autoritárias. A partir da experiência brasileira, Flávia analisa a formação de coalizões democráticas, a participação da sociedade e a resposta das autoridades eleitorais em contextos de polarização. A co...

In this episode, co-authors Guillermo Trejo, Lucía Tiscornia, and Juan Albarracín discuss their new book, 'Accountability Shock: Why Transitional Justice Prevents Criminal Wars in New Democracies.' As third-wave democracies emerged from authoritarian rule, some confronted past human rights abuses while others didn't — producing markedly different outcomes across Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvado...

En este episodio, los coautores Guillermo Trejo, Lucía Tiscornia y Juan Albarracín conversan sobre su nuevo libro, 'Accountability Shock: Why Transitional Justice Prevents Criminal Wars in New Democracies.' A medida que las democracias de la tercera ola transicionaban de gobiernos autoritarios, algunas enfrentaron los abusos de derechos humanos del pasado mientras que otras no lo hicieron, generan...

In this special edition of Global Stage recorded at the 2026 Global Democracy Conference, doctoral affiliate Patrick McQuestion sits down with Hesham Kassem and Ambassador Norm Eisen to discuss the sociological drivers of autocratic popularity and how to dismantle them. They examine practical strategies for influencing the court of public opinion and creating an emotionally compelling democratic n...

In this special episode from the 2026 Global Democracy Conference, Kellogg PhD Fellow Rasheed Ibrahim interviews Afrobarometer CEO Joseph Asunka on the latest democracy survey results from the continent. Bringing his expertise on the influences driving mass democratic support in Africa, Asunka reflects on the role of corruption, security concerns, unemployment, and more recently health care in cou...

En este episodio de Global Stage, Alejandro González conversa con el padre Luis Fernando Múnera Congote, SJ, rector de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Colombia, sobre el papel de la educación y las universidades en la defensa de la democracia. A partir de su experiencia en temas de paz, reconciliación y justicia social, el padre Múnera reflexiona sobre la memoria histórica, la justicia tran...

In this special Global Stage episode from the 2026 Global Democracy Conference, Kellogg Doctoral Student Affiliate Patrick McQuestion speaks with human rights activist Jhanisse Vaca Daza and Kevin Sheives of the International Forum for Democratic Studies about how democracies can push back against authoritarianism. Drawing on cases from Bolivia, Venezuela, Ukraine, Iran, and beyond, the conversati...

This episode features Fernando Bizzarro, assistant professor of political science at Boston College, and Fernando Ojesto, Kellogg Institute guest scholar, exploring the “accountability dilemma” through the case of Brazil and the legal actions against former President Jair Bolsonaro. Drawing on survey data from 5,800 citizens, the conversation looks at how holding illiberal leaders accountable can...

This conversation explores the major challenges facing democracies across Latin America and the Caribbean today. It analyzes the strategies employed by increasingly authoritarian governments, and reflects on the institutional and political shortcomings within democratic systems. At the same time, the discussion highlights potential sources of resilience and emerging areas of hope for the future of...

In this episode of Global Stage, political scientist Alisha Holland, Gates Professor of Developing Societies at Harvard University’s Department of Government, describes elements of her book project on the rise and stall of infrastructure projects in Latin America. In conversation with Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate Patrick McQuestion, Holland describes the discursive transition from traditional public...

Venezuelan journalist and political activist Paola Bautista de Alemán joins Adriana Albanus, PhD student in Political Science and Kellogg Doctoral Student Affiliate, for a conversation on Venezuela’s long fight for freedom and democratic renewal. Drawing on her work as director of FORMA, Bautista de Alemán reflects on how democratic values are sustained under authoritarian pressure. The episode al...

Jorge Ruiz Reyes, Research Associate at the Kellogg Institute, joins Ángel Muñoz Carpintero, JSD student and Kellogg Doctoral Student Affiliate, to discuss the role of open-source methods and technologies in documenting human rights violations. Ruiz Reyes, who holds a master’s in social data science from the University of Oxford, reflects on his work with Kellogg's Violence and Transitional Justic...

En este episodio de Global Stage, la artista y profesora de arte visual en Harvard, Tania Bruguera, es entrevistada por Alejandro Giraldo Gil, afiliado doctoral de Kellogg, sobre sus obras y su filosofía sobre la performatividad y la expresión pública. Bruguera reflexiona sobre su trayectoria dentro y fuera de Cuba, el valor de la crítica en espacios comunitarios y su visión actual sobre la migrac...

In this episode, Gladys McCormick joins Kellogg Institute PhD Fellows Victoria Basulto (history) and Leon Heitler (political science) for a conversation about writing the history of Mexico’s “Dirty War.” McCormick discusses her new book, 'The Last Door: A History of Torture in Mexico’s War against Subversives,' and reflects on the challenges of documenting state violence through fragmented archive...

En este episodio de Global Stage, el autor y politólogo Luis Schiumerini es entrevistado por el afiliado doctoral del Instituto Kellogg, Tomas Gianibelli, sobre su nuevo libro 'Incumbency Bias: Why Political Office is a Blessing and a Curse in Latin America', que estudia el fenómeno de la reelección de los partidos oficialistas en la región. La conversación explora cómo las expectativas de la pobl...

In this episode, Vicky Murillo, professor of political science and international and public affairs at Columbia University, joins Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate Géssica de Freitas, PhD student in political science at the University of Notre Dame, for a conversation about her forthcoming co-edited volume with Gabriel Kessler. The book examines a pressing question in contemporary Latin America: why are...

In this episode, S. Y. Quraishi, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India, joins Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate Alejandro Gonzalez, PhD student in Political Science, for a conversation on the vital role of Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) in guaranteeing free and fair elections. He reflects on the logistical, cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity challenges of administering elections in the w...

In this special episode of Global Stage, democracy promotion expert Thomas Carothers joins Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate Patrick McQuestion for a conversation from the Kellogg Institute’s Global Democracy Conference, held in Washington, DC, on May 12 and 13, 2025. Drawing from decades of experience, Carothers provides insight into the origins of development aid in the United States since the 1980s an...

En este episodio de Global Stage, Lexi Gonzalez Madrid, Kellogg PhD Fellow, entrevista a Jessica Noffsinger, Vania Smith-Oka, y Vanesa Miseres sobre su proyecto “Cafecitos: Historias de maternidad y migración a través del arte, la literatura y la construcción comunitaria,” financiado por Humanities Without Walls. Este proyecto colectivo a largo plazo, que se lleva a cabo en South Bend en alianza c...

In this episode of Global Stage, Kellogg Institute PhD Fellow Lexi Gonzalez Madrid interviews Jessica Noffsinger, Vania Smith-Oka, and Vanesa Miseres about their project, “Cafecitos: Motherhood and Migration Stories through Art, Literature and Community-Building” funded by Humanities Without Walls. This long-term collective endeavor taking place in South Bend, in alliance with local organization L...

En este episodio, Tamara Dávila, activista nicaragüense, y Verónica Reina, defensora salvadoreña, analizan junto a Mayra Ortiz Ocaña el estado de la democracia y los derechos humanos en Centroamérica. Conversan sobre la libertad de expresión y asociación, la violencia y condiciones carcelarias bajo regímenes autoritarios, y comparten sus experiencias como mujeres en la defensa de derechos humanos....

La autora venezolana y profesora en la Universidad de Cornell Irina Troconis analiza su libro "El Estado Nigromántico: Despojos Espectrales en el Estela de la Revolución Bolivariana de Venezuela" (Duke University Press, 2025) con Alejandro Giraldo Gil, estudiante de doctorado en Notre Dame. Troconis describe su uso del concepto de nigromancia para dilucidar el legado y la influencia continua del r...

Venezuelan author Irina Troconis discusses her book The Necromantic State: Spectral Remains in the Afterglow of Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution (Duke University Press 2025) with Notre Dame doctoral student Alejandro Giraldo Gil. Troconis describes her use of the concept of necromancy to elucidate the legacy and ongoing influence of the Chavez regime in Venezuela. According to the author, the “ne...