Areas of Expertise:
- Latin American politics
- Citizen participation in the policymaking process
- Civil society organizations and social movements
- Social policy
- Urban politics in the Global South
I am particularly interested in struggles to expand (or contract) citizenship rights and the health of marginalized groups.
Research:
- New Institutions for Citizen Participation in Policymaking
- Urban Security and Citizenship Rights of Marginalized Groups
- Constructing Rights-Based Child Welfare Systems
- The Grassroots Right in Latin America
- Qualitative Methods
I am currently working on projects analyzing the politics of urban security interventions and the rights of marginalized groups; rights-based policy reforms of child welfare systems in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia; and grassroots mobilization by right-wing movements.
