Latin American Politics Data, Articles, and Research Resources

In this lecture, Professor Benedicte Bull describes how the income gap has decreased in the Latin American region in the past decade, in contrast to a historical narrative of severe inequality. About the speaker: Benedicte Bull is a Professor of Political Science and Director of the Norwegian Network of Latin America Studies (NorLARNet) at the University of Oslo’s Center for Development and the Environment. Her....

In which John Green teaches you about nation-building and nationalism in Latin America. Sometimes, the nations of Latin America get compared to the nations of Europe and are found wanting. This is kind of a silly comparison. The rise of democratic, economically powerful nations in Europe came about under a very different set of circumstances than the way nations arose in Latin America, so the regions are necessarily....

Prof. Johannes Glückler's and Denise Gutiérrez's contribution to the 7th Global Conference on Economic Geography 2025: Local development in Latin America: an empirical framework for studying regional variations in institutionalized practices of public procurement Abstract: Public procurement, as a major driver of economic demand, influences market dynamics and serves as a strategic tool in pursuit of socio-econom....