German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Democratic Institutions in the Global South (DEMINGS)

This project contributes new knowledge on the functioning of democratic institutions in the Global South, their (in)efficacy to constrain powerful executives, and the effects of particular institutions on both democratic quality and regime stability. The focus is on countries with presidential constitutions, i.e., those with directly elected presidents, an institutional choice that extended worldwide in the last decades.
Leibniz Competition, 2021-2026

Team

Doctoral Researcher

Daniela Osorio Michel

Research Fellow

What Congress for Chile? Unicameralism, Bicameralism, and the New Constitution

Audio Contribution | 02.2022

What Congress for Chile? Unicameralism, Bicameralism, and the New Constitution

Im Jahr 2022 wird in Chile über eine neue Verfassung entschieden, die unter anderem eine Umstrukturierung des Nationalkongresses vorsieht. In diesem Audio-Interview sprechen Evan Romero, Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos und Ass. Prof. Dr. Christopher Martínez Nourdin über die Auswirkungen der möglichen Änderungen. Hören Sie jetzt rein!

Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

Lead Research Fellow

Ass. Prof. Dr. Christopher Martínez

Universidad Católica de Temuco

Leitung

Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

Lead Research Fellow

Forschungsfragen

In this project, funded by the Leibniz Programme for Women Professors and conducted in cooperation with the Universität Erfurt, researchers engage with the in-depth, context-bound study of political institutions in their country or region of expertise, while remaining sensitive to similar developments in other regions of the world. The main research questions are:
(1)Under what conditions can powerful executives in consolidating democracies be rendered accountable?
(2)How do incumbents go about institutional constraints? When are they prone to adhere to existing constitutional rules or instead inclined to bending or changing such rules? Which rules do they tinker with, through which mechanisms, and with which results?
(3)Under what conditions do democratic institutions have the power to challenge powerful presidents? How do institutions build capacity to prevent presidential abuses of power? What role do courts and legislatures play as control institutions?
(4)What is the impact of troublesome inter-institutional relations on the quality of democracy and democratic survival?

Beitrag zu internationaler Forschung

By answering these questions, the project contributes to different bodies of academic scholarship: the burgeoning literature on democratic backsliding and autocratization, extensive comparative politics literature on presidential powers and their constraints, and the diverse contributions from area studies on the workings of political institutions in individual countries. A central goal of this project is to engage and to train young scholars in the analysis of democratic institutions and their policy and politics implications. In addition, the project aims to sensitize decision-makers, civil society actors, and citizens on the importance of democratic institutions for the future of global democracy.

Forschungsdesign und Methoden

The project undertakes context-sensitive comparative research on democratic institutions within and across the regions of the Global South. This research strategy aims to enrich our understanding of political institutions in different ways, such as through the incorporation of conceptual and theoretical perspectives that are used to understand similar phenomena in different world regions or by highlighting the specificities of certain regional and subregional institutional developments. The project embraces the cooperative research agendas of the principal investigator, postdoc researchers and doctoral researchers. Current research topics include the politics of presidential term limits in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, presidential impeachments, institutional innovations in the judiciary, and multilevel party systems in Latin America.

Millennium: Journal of International Studies | 2023

Feminism and Decolonizing Decoloniality: Decolonizing the Coloniality of Power in Aymara Cosmology

This article demonstrates the import of feminist reflexivity for the decolonial project.

Daniela Osorio Michel

Research Fellow

Government and Opposition | 06.2022

Cabinet Reshuffles in Latin America: A Function of Presidential Reputation

In this article we propose an innovative comparative analysis of cabinet reshuffles in Latin American presidential systems, focusing on personal incentives as drivers of ministerial turnover.

Dr. Magna Inácio

Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

Bruno Pinheiro

Audio Contribution | 02.2022

What Congress for Chile? Unicameralism, Bicameralism, and the New Constitution

Im Jahr 2022 wird in Chile über eine neue Verfassung entschieden, die unter anderem eine Umstrukturierung des Nationalkongresses vorsieht. In diesem Audio-Interview sprechen Evan Romero, Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos und Ass. Prof. Dr. Christopher Martínez Nourdin über die Auswirkungen der möglichen Änderungen. Hören Sie jetzt rein!

Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

Lead Research Fellow

Ass. Prof. Dr. Christopher Martínez

Universidad Católica de Temuco

Blogbeitrag | 06.2021

The Bulletin Interviews Prof. Mariana Llanos

Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

Lead Research Fellow

RISING Global Peace Forum 2021

Vortragende:r | 11.11.2021

RISING Global Peace Forum 2021

Coventry University Coventry : 11.11.2021

RISING is a threeway partnership between the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, the Cathedral and City Council. It’s a vital part of the Coventry’s unique city of peace and reconciliation status. RISING brings together leading politicians, policymakers, academics and community organisers to discuss and promote new ways to make and sustain peace, both in local communities and on an international level. It highlights the extensive work undertaken at the university to create impact worldwide through its portfolio of research on peace and security. Participation at the event is open to anyone with an interest in creating peaceful communities.The 2021 theme is Leadership for Peace, with a full line-up of speakers to be confirmed in the coming weeks.

Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

Lead Research Fellow

Latin America in Times of Turbulence: Presidentialism under Stress

Vortragende:r | 13.03.2023

Latin America in Times of Turbulence: Presidentialism under Stress

Sonstiges 13.03.2023

Invited Talk

Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

Lead Research Fellow

Revisitando las dimensiones del bicameralismo en el Perú

RPP | Interview | 13.12.2022

Revisitando las dimensiones del bicameralismo en el Perú

Milagros Campos (PUCP) y Mariana Llanos (GIGA) dialogan sobre la posibilidad del retorno a la bicameralidad en el Perú. Descubre el impacto que podría tener este cambio en el Poder Legislativo en el 2do episodio de Construyendo Diálogo Democrático, un podcast de Perú Debate.

Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

Lead Research Fellow

1st paper of my Doctoral Thesis: "Contextual Determinants of Populist Attitudes’ Activation across 27 Countries"

Vortragende:r | 07.04.2022 - 10.04.2022

1st paper of my Doctoral Thesis: "Contextual Determinants of Populist Attitudes’ Activation across 27 Countries"

Konferenz 07.04.2022 - 10.04.2022

Doctoral Researcher

Anger and Populist Attitudes: How Could Anger Activate Latent Populist Attitudes?

Alice News | Artikel | 30.12.2022

Anger and Populist Attitudes: How Could Anger Activate Latent Populist Attitudes?

Negative emotions are often associated with populism, as feelings of fear and anger are seen as one of the key motivating factors underlying populist support. Both from the supply and demand side, or the elite and individual perspectives, populism is commonly associated with fear and anger.

Doctoral Researcher

Sozialdemokratie global - Willy Brandt und die Sozialistische Internationale in Lateinamerika

Diskutant:in | 17.01.2023

Sozialdemokratie global - Willy Brandt und die Sozialistische Internationale in Lateinamerika

The event featured the book's presentation by Dr. Bernd Rother, Historian and Senior Fellow at the Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt Foundation and a subsequent discussion with Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos, Extraordinary Professor for Democratic Institutions in the Global South at the Brandt School.

Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

Lead Research Fellow

Democratic Institutions in Latin America

Organisator:in | 23.06.2022 - 24.06.2022

Democratic Institutions in Latin America

This workshop is jointly organised by the GIGA and the University of Erfurt within the framework of the DEMINGS project (Leibniz Foundation). It brings together renowned European and Latin American scholars to discuss and present their most recent research on the state of democratic institutions in Latin America.

Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

Lead Research Fellow

RISING Global Peace Forum 2021

Vortragende:r | 11.11.2021

RISING Global Peace Forum 2021

Coventry University Coventry : 11.11.2021

RISING is a threeway partnership between the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, the Cathedral and City Council. It’s a vital part of the Coventry’s unique city of peace and reconciliation status. RISING brings together leading politicians, policymakers, academics and community organisers to discuss and promote new ways to make and sustain peace, both in local communities and on an international level. It highlights the extensive work undertaken at the university to create impact worldwide through its portfolio of research on peace and security. Participation at the event is open to anyone with an interest in creating peaceful communities.The 2021 theme is Leadership for Peace, with a full line-up of speakers to be confirmed in the coming weeks.

Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

Lead Research Fellow

Revisitando las dimensiones del bicameralismo en el Perú

RPP | Interview | 13.12.2022

Revisitando las dimensiones del bicameralismo en el Perú

Milagros Campos (PUCP) y Mariana Llanos (GIGA) dialogan sobre la posibilidad del retorno a la bicameralidad en el Perú. Descubre el impacto que podría tener este cambio en el Poder Legislativo en el 2do episodio de Construyendo Diálogo Democrático, un podcast de Perú Debate.

Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

Lead Research Fellow

Anger and Populist Attitudes: How Could Anger Activate Latent Populist Attitudes?

Alice News | Artikel | 30.12.2022

Anger and Populist Attitudes: How Could Anger Activate Latent Populist Attitudes?

Negative emotions are often associated with populism, as feelings of fear and anger are seen as one of the key motivating factors underlying populist support. Both from the supply and demand side, or the elite and individual perspectives, populism is commonly associated with fear and anger.

Doctoral Researcher

Sozialdemokratie global - Willy Brandt und die Sozialistische Internationale in Lateinamerika

Diskutant:in | 17.01.2023

Sozialdemokratie global - Willy Brandt und die Sozialistische Internationale in Lateinamerika

The event featured the book's presentation by Dr. Bernd Rother, Historian and Senior Fellow at the Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt Foundation and a subsequent discussion with Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos, Extraordinary Professor for Democratic Institutions in the Global South at the Brandt School.

Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

Lead Research Fellow

Democratic Institutions in Latin America

Organisator:in | 23.06.2022 - 24.06.2022

Democratic Institutions in Latin America

This workshop is jointly organised by the GIGA and the University of Erfurt within the framework of the DEMINGS project (Leibniz Foundation). It brings together renowned European and Latin American scholars to discuss and present their most recent research on the state of democratic institutions in Latin America.

Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

Lead Research Fellow

RISING Global Peace Forum 2021

Vortragende:r | 11.11.2021

RISING Global Peace Forum 2021

Coventry University Coventry : 11.11.2021

RISING is a threeway partnership between the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, the Cathedral and City Council. It’s a vital part of the Coventry’s unique city of peace and reconciliation status. RISING brings together leading politicians, policymakers, academics and community organisers to discuss and promote new ways to make and sustain peace, both in local communities and on an international level. It highlights the extensive work undertaken at the university to create impact worldwide through its portfolio of research on peace and security. Participation at the event is open to anyone with an interest in creating peaceful communities.The 2021 theme is Leadership for Peace, with a full line-up of speakers to be confirmed in the coming weeks.

Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

Lead Research Fellow

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