Manuel Balan
Academic title(s):
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Position:
Associate Professor, Institute for the Study of International Development
Office:
Dawson Hall 306
Degree(s):
PhD, University of Texas at Austin
Research areas:
Comparative Government and Politics
Areas of interest:
Comparative Politics, Latin American Politics, Corruption and Development, Political Competition, Politics of the Media and Scandals, Transparency and Anti-Corruption Policies, Political parties and political Systems, Constitutional Design and Implementation, Research Design, Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, Formal Modeling.
Selected publications:
- 鈥淐ompetition by Denunciation: The Political Dynamics of Corruption Scandals in Argentina and Chile.鈥澨鼵omparative Politics.听43(4): 459-478.
- 鈥淟a Denuncia como Estrategia.鈥澨鼶esarrollo Econ贸mico.听(Forthcoming).
- 鈥淭he Process of Adoption of Freedom of Information Acts: A Nested Logit Model.鈥� Under Review.
- 鈥淔rom Freedom of Expression to Media (In)dependence: Media Coverage of Corruption Scandals in Latin America.鈥� Manuscript in Preparation.
- 鈥淚ndependent Controls or Political Weapons? The Role of Control Agencies in Denouncing Corruption.鈥� Manuscript in Preparation.
Selected talks and presentations:
- 鈥淟a Denuncia como Estrategia.鈥� Paper presented at Universidad de San Andr茅s, Buenos Aires, Argentina. July 2011.
- 鈥淭he Process of Adoption of Freedom of Information Laws: A Nested Logit Model.鈥� Paper presented at the听Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association听in Toronto, Canada. September 2009.
- 鈥淔rom Corruption to Corruption Scandal: The Political Dynamics of Corruption Scandals in Argentina, Brazil and Chile.鈥� Paper presented at the听Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference听in Chicago, United States. April 2009.
- 鈥淐ompetencia Pol铆tica y Esc谩ndalos de Corrupci贸n en Argentina, Brasil, y Chile.鈥� Presentation at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina. September 2007.
- 鈥淐orruption Scandals in Latin America: Analyzing the cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.鈥� Paper presented at the听Latin American Studies Association Conference听in Montreal, Canada. September 2007.
- 鈥淓xplaining Corruption Scandals in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.鈥� Paper presented at the听Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association听in Chicago, United States. September 2007.
- 鈥淐orrup莽a玫 e Pol铆tica na America Latina.鈥� Presentation at Funda莽a玫 Getulio Vargas, Sa玫 Paulo, Brazil. May 2007.
- 鈥淭oday鈥檚 Allies, Tomorrow鈥檚 Enemies? The Political Dynamics of Corruption Scandals in Latin America.鈥� Paper presented at the听Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association听in Philadelphia, United States. August 2006.
- 鈥淎nti-Corruption Policies in Argentina and Chile鈥� Paper presented at the听Latin American Studies Association Conference听in San Juan, Puerto Rico. March 2006.
- 鈥淐itizenship, Nationality, and Education: a survey of classical and contemporary approaches鈥� Paper presented at the听Annual Southwestern Political Science Association听in New Orleans, United States. March 2005.
Group:
Associate Professor