Chair
Prof Gabriela Ippolito-O'Donnell, Universidad Nacional de San Martin (UNSAM)
gippolito@unsam.edu.ar
School of Humanities
Universidad Nacional de San Martin (UNSAM)
Chacabuco 1474
Buenos Aires 1140
Argentina
Vice-Chair
Prof. Jesus Tovar Mendoza, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico (UAEMEX)
Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (CICSyH)
Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico (UAEMEX)
Mexico
Board Members
Prof. Gaston Alvear Gomez, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile
Prof. Daniel Buquet, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Prof. Fabricio Fonseca, Chengchi National University, Mexico
Prof. Florencia Huang, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Prof. Katarzyna Krzywicka, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland
Prof. Sujin Lim, Daegu Catholic University, South Korea
Prof. Lilian Mathieu, CNRS, France
Prof. Martin Mejia, Washington University-St Louis, Ecuador
Prof. Maria Paz Salas, ABCP, Bolivia
Prof. Yen-Pin Su, Chengchi National University, Taiwan
Background
Recognised as research committee in 2025.
Objectives
RC54 - Latin American Politics aims to foster scholarship, promote empirical research, and facilitate academic and policy engagement in the region. Latin America faces critical political challenges, including democratic erosion, inequality, social movements, and shifting geopolitical alliances, requiring rigorous, collaborative research. The RC aims to produce cutting-edge academic work on Latin American political dynamics, foster collaboration among political scientists by engaging diverse analytical perspectives, and strengthen the network and influence of IPSA members in the region.
