Régis Dandoy
@regisdandoy
Professor of comparative politics, Director of the Center for European Studies (USFQ, Ecuador), Jean Monnet chair (2022-2027) Elections, decentralization, digital politics, e-voting, election observation
A 5th manuscript has just been published in the special issue on #ElectionObservation that I am editing in the journal Frontiers in Political Science. Congratulations to Markus Pollak, Paul Grohma and Armin Rabitsch for this excellent brief research report !
From 16:00 to 17:20, Professor Patricia Sotomayor will explain how the evolution of constitutional law impacts #democracy. 5/5
From 13:00 to 14:20, Professor Daniela Maag will discuss the link between #democracy and state capacity. 4/5
From 11:30 to 12:50, Professor Paolo Moncagatta will share his analysis of the support for #democracy in #Ecuador. 3/5
From 10:00 to 11:20, Professor Pablo Medina will discuss how #democracy is measured. 2/5
As part of International #DemocracyDay, the #USFQ is organizing a series of lectures on the state of democracy in #Ecuador and around the world. 1/5
Interested in applying for European funding for your research and teaching activities? Join us tomorrow at the @alacipcp.bsky.social and SAAP congress of #politicalscience for a special panel on the #JeanMonnet actions !
Today, I chaired and discussed the panel "Human rights, #democracy and diplomacy in transformation" at the conference "Latin America and Europe in the Redesign of Regional and Global Governance" of the #JeanMonnet Centre of Excellence in Regional and Global Governance
Join us next week in Buenos Aires (Argentina) for a workshop on « #Democracy in debate in Americas and Europe », in the framework of the Hemispheric University Consortium Seed Fund 2026 and the #JeanMonnet module and chair at the Universidad Austral and #USFQ More information: lnkd.in/euxYpRhh
I am pleased to announce that my university remains ranked 1st in Ecuador and 38th in Latin America according to the QS World University Rankings 2027 #QSWUR
3rd and last day of the IDEAS international conference at the @ulbruxelles.bsky.social I presented my #JeanMonnet research on #ElectionObservation missions in Europe
Day 1 of the IDEAS international conference at the @ulbruxelles.bsky.social on Prosperity in the European Union
Fascinating guest lecture by Peter Kreko on #Democracy, brainwashing and disinformation now at the Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies #BrIAS
A second manuscript has just been published in the special issue on #ElectionObservation that I am editing in Frontiers in Political Science. Congratulations to Santiago Carranco-Paredes and Ariel Merino for this excellent policy brief ! www.frontiersin.org/journals/pol...
As part of the special issue on #ElectionObservation that I am editing in Frontiers in Political Science, a first article has been published ! Congratulations to Mélany Barragán, @gpardoben.bsky.social, and Marcelo Guillén for this excellent article ! www.frontiersin.org/journals/pol...
Join us tomorrow at the #USFQ for the conference of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Portugal for the World Portuguese Language Day
Day 1 of the international mission of #ElectionObservation in Bolivia
I am honored to be an awardee of the 2026 Start-Up Grant Scheme of the @regstud.bsky.social ! I will analyze « Decentralization and Indigenous Issues in Ecuadorian Regional Party Manifestos » at the #USFQ More info on this award: www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-st...
On Wednesday, the USFQ will be hosting a high-level event to commemorate the 4th anniversary of the Russian war against #Ukraine
Today, I had the pleasure to receive the ambassadors of France and Germany at the #USFQ. They engaged in a fascinating discussion with political science and IR students on the topic of "Franco-German perspectives on the #EuropeanUnion in times of uncertainty."
I spoke about upcoming #elections around the world, with a specific emphasis on those in our region. In 2026, polarization, nationalism, electoral violence, disinformation, and foreign interference are likely to become increasingly prevalent
Tomorrow, political science and IR professors from the USFQ will present their predictions for 2026. Stay tune !
This is the time of year when you have to fill out evaluation surveys of your fellow political scientists...
Send you paper abstract before 15 October here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... and join us at the Congress of European Studies at the USFQ !
In the framework of my #JeanMonnet course ‘Elections in Europe and Latin America’ at the USFQ, I had the pleasure to receive Prof. Gian Luca Gardini from the University of Udine for a special lecture on ‘Una evaluación contextualizada de la relación Unión Europea–América Latina y el Caribe’
Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure to co-organize the seminar “Election Observation and Democracy Assistance” at the Waseda University. The event gathered practitioners and scholars on #ElectionObservation such as Hyo-sook Kim, Hiroyuki Urabe, Takashi Nagatsuji and myself.
Participating to the Seoul International Forum on Elections #SIFE2025 in the margin of the @ipsa.org world congress in Seoul #IPSA2025, together with a nice group of scholars working on #ElectionObservation
Panel on ´Restoring Trust in Elections’ now at the Seoul International Forum on Elections #SIFE2025 with great panelists such as @ipsa.org president Pablo Onate, @theresareidy.bsky.social @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social Won-ho Park and Bum-soo Kim