Books
2023. Prosecutors, Voters, and The Criminalisation of Corruption in Latin America: The Case of Lava Jato. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Studies in Law and Society (with Paula Muñoz, Nara Pavao and Viviana Baraybar)
Winner, 2024 Charles Levine Memorial Book Prize, International Political Science Association
Honorable Mention, 2024 Donna Lee Van Cott Best Book Award, Latin American Studies Association, Political Institutions Section
Reviews: Perspectives on Politics
2022. The Limits of Judicialization: From Progress to Backlash in Latin American Politics. Cambridge University Press, co-edited with Sandra Botero & Dabiel Brinks
Reviews: NYU Journal of International Law & Politics
2020. The Politics of Transitional Justice in Latin America: Power, Norms and Capacity Building. Cambridge University Press, Elements in Politics and Society in Latin America
Reviews: Democratization, Latin American Research Review
2016. Shifting Legal Visions: Judicial Change and Human Rights Trials in Latin America. Cambridge Studies in Law and Society, Cambridge University Press.
Winner, 2018 Best Book Award, International Studies Association, Human Rights Section
Winner, 2017 H. Pritchett Best Book Award, American Political Science Association, Law and Courts Section
Winner, 2017 Donna Lee Van Cott Best Book Award, Latin American Studies Association, Political Institutions Section
Reviews: Perspectives on Politics, Latin American Research Review, Latin American Politics and Society, Law and Society Review, The English Historical Review
Peer-Reviewed Articles
2024. “Gambling on the Constitution: Abortion Rights and the 2023 Constitution-Making Process in Chile,” in Research & Politics, Online First (w/ Eduardo Aleman, Gabriel Negretto and Patricio Navia
2024. "Witch Hunts? Electoral Cycles and Corruption Lawsuits in Argentina," in British Journal of Political Science, 54(3): 629-648 (w/ German Feierherd and Guadalupe Tuñón)
2024. "Aligning Interviewing with Process Tracing," in Sociological Methods & Research, Online First (w/ Juan Masullo)
2024. "Courts Against Backsliding: Lessons from Latin America," in Law & Policy, 46(4): 358-379 (w/ Laura Gamboa and Benjamin Garcia Holgado)
2024. "Rethinking the Role of Issue-Voting in Referenda: Conjoint and Vote Choice Analyses of Preferences for Constitutional Change in Chile," in Comparative Politics, 56(2): 219-242 (with Carlos Melendez)
2023. "Philanthropic Foundations and Transnational Advocacy Networks: The Ford Foundation and the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights," in International Studies Quarterly, 67(2) (with Alvaro Morcillo Laiz)
2022. “Conceptualizar y medir las culturas legales: evidencia de una encuesta a los jueces federales mexicanos,” en Política y Gobierno, 29(2): 1-30 (with Karina Ansolabehere and Sandra Botero)
2022. "The Sources of Resilience of International Human Rights Courts: The Case of the Inter-American System" in Law and Social Inquiry, 41(1): 95-131 (with Wayne Sandholtz)
2021. "Process Tracing and the Problem of Missing Data," in Sociological Methods and Research, 50(3):1407-1435 (with Jody LaPorte)
Winner of the 2020 Alexander George Best Article Award, American Political Science Association, Qualitative and Mixed Methods Section
2021. "Constructing a Regional Human Rights Legal Order: The Inter-American Court, National Courts and Judicial Dialogue - 1988-2014," in International Journal of Constitutional Law, 9(5): 1559-1596 (with Wayne Sandholtz)
2021. "Defending the European Court of Human Rights: Experimental Evidence from Britain," in European Journal of Political Research, 60(2): 397-417 (with Elias Dinas)
2020. “Carrots and Sticks: Experimental Evidence of Vote Buying and Voter Intimidation in Guatemala” in Journal of Peace Research, 57(1): 46-61 (with Carlos Meléndez, Chad Kiewiet de Jonge, Javier Osorio and David Nickerson)
2019. "Compensation and Compliance: Sources of Public Acceptance of the UK Supreme Court's Brexit Decision" in Law & Society Review, 53(3): 889-919 (with Elias Dinas)
2019. "Lava Jato Beyond Borders: The Uneven Performance of Anti-Corruption Judicial Efforts in Latin America," in Taiwan Journal of Democracy, 15(1): 63-89 (with Viviana Baraybar-Hidalgo), special issue on anti-corruption politics
2018. "Communicative Entrepreneurs: The Case of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights' Dialogue with National Judges" in International Studies Quarterly, 62(4): 737-750
2018. "Remittances and Vote Buying: Experimental Evidence from El Salvador," in Latin American Research Review, 53(4): 789-707 (with Chad Kiewiet de Jonge and Covadonga Meseguer)
2016. "Evaluations of Human Rights Trials and Trust in Judicial Institutions: Evidence from Fujimori’s Trial in Peru," in The International Journal of Human Rights, 20(4): 445-470
2015. "Legitimacy Buying: The Dynamics of Clientelism in the Face of Legitimacy Challenges," in Comparative Political Studies, 48(9):1127-1158 (with Chad Kiewiet de Jonge and David Nickerson)
2014. "Persuade Them or Oust Them: Crafting Judicial Change and Transitional Justice in Argentina," in Comparative Politics, 46(4):279-298
2014. "The Conditionality of Vote Buying Norms: Experimental Evidence from Latin America," in American Journal of Political Science, 58(1):197-211 (with Chad Kiewiet de Jonge and David Nickerson)
2012. "Vote Buying and Social Desirability Bias: Experimental Evidence from Nigaragua," in American Journal of Political Science, 56(1):202-217 (with Chad Kiewiet de Jonge, Carlos Melendez, Javier Osorio and David Nickerson)
Book Chapters
2025. “Corruption and International Law in Latin America: From the Washington Consensus to Human Rights,” in Alejandro Chehtman, Alexandra Huneeus & Sergio Puig eds. Latin American International Law in the Twenty-First Century. Oxford: Oxford University Press (with Wayne Sandholtz)
2024. “Argentina’s Judicial Family: Mapping Family Connections in the Argentine Federal Judiciary,” in Bjorn Dressel, Alexander Stroh, & Raúl Sánchez-Uribarri eds. Informality and Courts. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press (with Andrea Castagnola)
2022. "Working in New Political Spaces: The Checkered History of Latin American Judicialization," in Sandra Botero, Daniel Brinks & Ezequiel Gonzalez-Ocantos eds. The Limits of Judicialization: From Progress to Backlash in Latin America. New York: Cambridge University Press(w/ Sandra Botero and Daniel Brinks)
2022. "The Peruvian Chapter of Lava Jato: Judicial Agency, Backlash and Resistance in Anti-Corruption Crusades," in Sandra Botero, Daniel Brinks & Ezequiel Gonzalez-Ocantos eds. The Limits of Judicialization: From Progress to Backlash in Latin America New York: Cambridge University Press (w/ Viviana Baraybar)
Forthcoming. “Electoral Fraud,” in E. Posada-Carbó & A. Robertson eds. The Oxford Handbook of Revolutionary Elections in the Americas. Oxford: Oxford University Press (with Svitlana Chernykh)
2020. “Designing Qualitative Research Projects: Notes on Theory Building, Case Selection, and Field Research,” in L. Curini and R. Franzese Jr. eds. SAGE Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations.Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE
2019. "Courts in Latin American Politics," in Oxford Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press
2019. "Clientelism in Latin American Politics," in Oxford Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press (with Virginia Oliveros)
2017. “Political Clientelism,” in W. Outhwaite & S. Turner eds. The SAGE Handbook of Political Sociology.Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE (with Paula Muñoz)
2015. “Dependencia y Autonomía,” in M. D’Alessandro & G. Ippolito-O’Donnell eds. La ciencia política de Guillermo O’Donnell. Buenos Aires, Argentina: EUDEBA
2010. “Crisis de gobernabilidad en América Latina: Juegos verticales y horizontales,” in F. Barrero & S. Jost eds. Estabilidad democrática en América Latina: Equilibrio de poderes, perspectivas teóricas. Bogotá, Colombia: Fondo Editorial de la Universidad Sergio Arboleda. (with Carlos Meléndez)
Commissioned Academic Reports
2016. Informe Especial sobre Libertad del Sufragio en Mexico. Mexico: Institito Nacional Electoral (with Chad Kiewiet de Jonge and Javier Osorio)
2013. Avances y obstáculos en el juzgamiento de graves violaciones de derechos humanos y crímenes internacionales en América Latina. Informe presentado a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos en audiencia temática regional durante el 149 período de sesiones.(with Due Process of Law Foundation, Instituto de Defensa Legal, FESPAD, Centro de Derechos Humanos Universidad Diego Portales, and Fundación Myrna Mack)
2012. Aproximación a las percepciones de la ciudadanía sobre la compra de votos y la intimidación de votantes en el régimen político guatemalteco. Cdad. de Guatemala, Guatemala: National Democratic Institute. (with Carlos Meléndez, Chad Kiewiet de Jonge, Javier Osorio and David Nickerson)
Working Papers
"Unmooring with Roots: Party System Decay Amidst Polarization in Argentina" (with Carlos Melendez)
"Polarization, Emotional Reactivity, and Democratic Norms: Experimental Evidence of Responses to Victory and Defeat Among Argentine Partisans" (with Carlos Meléndez)
