Episodios

  • Restoring the Visibility of Women in the Colegio de Mexico, with Gabriela Cano and Saul Espino Armendáriz

    Restoring the Visibility of Women in the Colegio de Mexico, with Gabriela Cano and Saul Espino Armendáriz
    Jun 2 2025
    In this episode of Global Stage, historians Gabriela Cano and Saul Espino Armendáriz discuss with Victoria Basulto, a PhD student in History and Kellogg doctoral affiliate, their recent publication, the Biographical Dictionary of Women from the Colegio of Mexico (Diccionario Biográfico de las Mujeres de El Colegio de México: Las generaciones constructoras) published by COLMEX in 2024. The authors discuss the methodological decisions behind editing this dictionary as well as the analytical motivations for their intersectional examination of gender and democracy within the context of higher education in Mexico.
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  • Construcción Estatal, Corrupción y Rendición de Cuentas en Sociedades de la Posguerra con la Politóloga Rachel Schwartz

    Construcción Estatal, Corrupción y Rendición de Cuentas en Sociedades de la Posguerra con la Politóloga Rachel Schwartz
    Apr 14 2025
    En este episodio de Global Stage, la politóloga Rachel Schwartz discute sobre la construcción estatal, corrupción, y rendición de cuentas en sociedades de posguerra con énfasis en Centroamérica. En conversación con la afiliada doctoral del Instituto Kellogg Isabel Güiza-Gómez, Schwartz presenta el argumento central y hallazgos de su libro titulado "Socavar El Estado Desde Adentro: Los Legados Institucionales de la Guerra Civil en Centroamérica" (Cambridge University Press 2023, Editorial Sophos, 2025), el cual examina la forma en que los estado contrainsurgentes en Guatemala y Nicaragua no desaparecieron con el fin de la guerra civil, sino que, por el contrario, dejaron legados institucionales persistentes que han debilitado la capacidad del estado – en especial, en áreas como recolección de impuestos, seguridad pública y administración de la propiedad. Schwartz también reflexiona sobre su actual proyecto de libro acerca de las campañas internacionales anticorrupción en Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador.
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    31 m
  • State-Building, Corruption, and Accountability in Post-War Societies with Political Scientist Rachel Schwartz

    State-Building, Corruption, and Accountability in Post-War Societies with Political Scientist Rachel Schwartz
    Apr 14 2025
    In this episode of Global Stage, political scientist Rachel Schwartz discusses state-building, corruption, and accountability in post-war societies, focusing on Central America. In conversation with Kellogg Doctoral Student Affiliate and political scientist Isabel Güiza-Gómez, Schwartz presents the main argument and findings from her book entitled "Undermining the State from Within: The Institutional Legacies of Civil War in Central America" (Cambridge University Press, 2023), which examines how counterinsurgent states in Guatemala and Nicaragua did not just disappear with the end of civil war, but instead left behind enduring institutional legacies that have undermined the state’s ability to function – especially in areas like tax collection, public security, and property administration. Schwartz also reflects on her current book project on international anti-corruption commissions in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
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    27 m
  • Imperceptible Politics of “the Crowd,” with Anthropologist Nusrat Chowdhury

    Imperceptible Politics of “the Crowd,” with Anthropologist Nusrat Chowdhury
    Mar 28 2025
    In this episode of Global Stage, anthropologist Nusrat Chowdhury discusses her critical analysis of Bangladeshi “chhatra-janata” or student-people in popular protests, slogans, and graffiti that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024. In conversation with Kellogg Doctoral Student Affiliate and sociologist Eisar Haider, she reflects on “crowd politics” of social movements beyond the generational differences in social movements, and the links between “signature” infrastructure projects and authoritarian populism. Chowdhury also describes the forms of resistance in language and the subaltern sources she noticed when undertaking ethnographic methods in her fieldwork.
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    29 m
  • Women During and After the 2011 Egyptian Uprising, with Political Scientist Nermin Allam

    Women During and After the 2011 Egyptian Uprising, with Political Scientist Nermin Allam
    Feb 17 2025
    In this episode of Global Stage, political scientist Nermin Allam (Rutgers University) describes her research on the intersection of women activism and authoritarianism. Interviewed by Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate Francesca Freeman, Allam unpacks the questions of how power is yielded, reproduced, and contested within patriarchal authoritarian regimes. Her new book project, “The Afterlife Goes On,” studies the legacy of women’s participation in the Egyptian uprising in 2011 against Hosni Mubarak.
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    31 m
  • ‘Courts that Matter’ with Political Scientist Sandra Botero

    ‘Courts that Matter’ with Political Scientist Sandra Botero
    Jan 27 2025
    In this episode of Global Stage, Sandra Botero (Universidad del Rosario) discusses her 2023 book, Courts that Matter: Activists, Judges, and the Politics of Rights Enforcement (Cambridge University Press). A former Kellogg Institute PhD Fellow and current visiting fellow, Botero describes how her background in legal studies and connections to the Kellogg Institute have influenced her research on judicial politics and collaborative oversight arenas. She also argues for the value of interdisciplinary research methods for tackling complex questions around judicial politics, polarization, and now in her current research on internet regulations and digital rights.
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    21 m
  • ‘Tribunales que Importan’ con la Politóloga Sandra Botero

    ‘Tribunales que Importan’ con la Politóloga Sandra Botero
    Jan 27 2025
    En este episodio de Global Stage, Sandra Botero (Universidad del Rosario) presenta su libro del 2023, Courts that Matter: Activists, Judges, and the Politics of Rights Enforcement (Cambridge University Press). Botero describe como su formación en estudios legales y las conexiones con el Instituto Kellogg han influenciado su investigación sobre la política judicial y los espacios de monitoreo colaborativo. Además expresa su apoyo por los métodos de investigación interdisciplinario para entender las complejidades de la política judicial, la polarización y la reglamentación del internet y los derechos digitales.
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    24 m
  • Resisting Backsliding with Political Scientist Laura Gamboa

    Resisting Backsliding with Political Scientist Laura Gamboa
    Dec 9 2024
    In this episode of Global Stage, Keough School Assistant Professor Laura Gamboa presents her book "Resisting Backsliding: Opposition Strategies Against the Erosion of Democracy." In conversation with Kellogg doctoral affiliate Isabel Güiza-Gómez, Gamboa discusses recent cases of democratic erosion and resilience in Latin America, emphasizing when and how opposition actors can successfully protect the rule of law and political competition despite maximalist executives’ interests in accumulating power.
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    33 m
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