Alina Maria Ripplinger

This presentation of the edited volume on Central America introduces three dimensions that can guide the analysis of autocratisation: 1) Institutions, power structures and mechanisms of autocratisation, 2) Actors and mechanisms of resistance, 3) International law.

Mit dieser gemeinsamen Arbeit sollen die gemeinsamen Merkmale neuer Formen der Rechenschaftspflicht, die Einbeziehung einer Vielzahl von Stimmen sowie die Behandlung anhaltender oder zunehmender Menschenrechtsverletzungen in Fällen von Autokratisierung ermittelt werden.

The chapter introduces unconstitutional presidential reelection, consecutive or unlimited, as a mode of autocratization. Direct or indirect autocratic tactics, according to whether or not constitutional revision is required, are discussed for Nicaragua and El Salvador.

Am 15. Januar 2024 trat Guatemalas Präsident Bernardo Arévalo sein Amt an. Mit ihm steigt die Hoffnung auf demokratische Reformen. Gleichzeitig besteht eine etablierte Elite, die die Unabhängigkeit der Justiz beeinträchtigt – weit über die Wahlen hinaus. Kann Guatemala die Trendwende schaffen?

Nicaragua released 222 imprisoned government opponents and deported them to the United States. This maneuver advances a path of violations of elementary constitutional and international norms, and of a criminalization of political, social and cultural leaders.

Daniel Ortega is the president of Nicaragua. He has been in power for more than 15 uninterrupted years. How much is left of initial ideas? Can it be said that Ortega's current government is leftist? How has it gone from the Sandinista revolution to a police state in Nicaragua? 

Conference on Unwritten Constitutionalism and Informality, Masaryk University, Brno Organisation: Durham University Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos (Vortragende:r), Alina Maria Ripplinger (Vortragende:r)

Although Latin America has a history of constitutional abuse, not all abusive situations result in democratic backsliding. This paper pays attention to the presidents’ political-institutional support, the role of unwritten constitutional norms, and the higher courts’ protection of the constitution.

Academic Freedom at Risk: Empirical Insights and Best-Practice Guidelines for the Social Sciences, GIGA Berlin Office, Berlin Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos (Panelbeitragende:r), Dr. Sangeeta Mahapatra (Panelbeitragende:r), Alina Maria Ripplinger (Panelbeitragende:r)

We were happy to host the workshop “Academic Freedom at Risk: Empirical Insights and Best-Practice Guidelines for the Social Sciences”, a project developed by MA students at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy. The workshop featured speakers Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos and Dr. Sangeeta Mahapatra.