I earned my master's degree from the University of Groningen. My master's thesis examined an analysis of Venezuela-U.S. relations under Hugo Chavez from a constructivist viewpoint. My main research deals with how regime transitions, particularly autocratic transitions, affect the initiation of international crises. For this purpose, I am looking at the motivations and opportunities that autocratic-minded leaders have to eliminate domestic constraints on their executive capacity in non-consolidated democracies, and how this process of democratic backsliding would affect patterns of regional and international crises.
In the past, I have investigated the domestic causes of arms race termination. My dissertation project examines the consequences of autocratic transitions on regional stability and how this process of democratic erosion would shape patterns of international crises.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
International Relations:
International Security
Autocratic Transitions and International Crises
Arms Races
Comparative Politics:
U.S. Aid to Latin America
Human Rights in Latin America
WORKING PAPERS:
“Eroding Democracy: The Impact of Autocratic Transitions on International Crises”
“Economic Costs, Third Party Interventions and the Causes of Arms Race Termination”
In the past, I have investigated the domestic causes of arms race termination. My dissertation project examines the consequences of autocratic transitions on regional stability and how this process of democratic erosion would shape patterns of international crises.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
International Relations:
International Security
Autocratic Transitions and International Crises
Arms Races
Comparative Politics:
U.S. Aid to Latin America
Human Rights in Latin America
WORKING PAPERS:
“Eroding Democracy: The Impact of Autocratic Transitions on International Crises”
“Economic Costs, Third Party Interventions and the Causes of Arms Race Termination”