El 2016 fue un año complejo para el Ecuador. En el frente económico, el país cayó
oficialmente en recesión. El terremoto de abril de ese año agudizó la emergencia …

El libro El sistema político ecuatoriano constituye un esfuerzo de síntesis de múltiples
investigaciones desarrolladas por Flavia Freidenberg y Simón Pachano a lo largo de las …

I argue that political parties oriented towards particularistic goods affect coalition
government in presidential systems. Particularistic parties hire out their support on some …

This article proposes a set of arguments about the strategic use of cabinet appointments by
executives in presidential systems. Although recent work has greatly improved our …

Climate change has taken an increasingly important space in the development agenda.
However, whether most countries can meet the challenge of mitigating climate change while …

Portfolio allocation in presidential systems is a central tool that presidents use to deal with
changes in the political and economic environment. Yet, we still have much to learn about …

How have governments in Latin America been able to counteract two decades of
neoliberalism and pursue post-neoliberal developmental reforms, and what tools have they …

El presente artículo analiza los eventos políticos más relevantes del año 2019 en Ecuador.
Al examinar el estilo de gobierno, condiciones económicas, las relaciones entre el ejecutivo …

This article analyzes the conditions that facilitate the ousting of Latin American presidents
and the mechanisms that prevent their downfall. Drawing lessons from the impeachment of …

Pedro P. Kuczynski (Peru 2018) and Evo Morales (Bolivia 2019) are the most recent cases
in a long list of Latin American presidents who have been forced out of office. We seek to …