Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

Evidence shows a growing trend of chief executives personalising power in autocracies and democracies. Yet, scholarly focus remains siloed according to regime type. This Working Paper presents an overarching framework on the “Personalisation of Executive Power,” identifying the involved mechanisms.

The text analyzes the evolution of the Argentine National Congress after the transition to democracy in 1983. One of the main questions of the time was how President Alfonsín would govern without a solid parliamentary majority.

The 22 October 2023 general elections in Argentina commemorate 40 years of uninterrupted democratic rule. However, citizens are expressing discontentment and anger with the established parties. The prospects for democracy and the economy look gloomy in what should be a year of civic celebration.

Perú retorna a la bicameralidad -un poder legislativo de dos cámaras- con temas pendientes y con la estabilidad política dependiendo más de sus políticos que de la reforma. 

General strike over spending cuts in Argentina

Retreat of the Graduate Center Effective and Innovative Policymaking in Contested Contexts (EIPCC), Willy Brandt School at the University of Erfurt, GIGA, Hamburg Organisers: Willy Brandt School of Public Policy Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos (Speaker), Dr. Thomas Richter (Speaker)

Breakdowns and (De)Democratization in South America and beyond, University of Trento, Trento Organisers: University of Trento Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos (Speaker)

The 22 October 2023 general elections in Argentina commemorate 40 years of uninterrupted democratic rule. However, citizens are expressing discontentment and anger with the established parties. The prospects for democracy and the economy look gloomy in what should be a year of civic celebration.

Short Course for graduate students at the University of Brasília funded by the CAPES Print Programme.

This seminar studies the formal institutions that must converge in order to deliver a policy outcome. We concentrate on five major themes: the electoral cycle, dynamics of executive-legislative relations, decision-making between national and sub-national levels of government, the judiciary and the protection of rights, and mechanisms for direct democracy.