ABOUT US
PUBLICATIONS
PROJECTS
NEWS
CONTACT US
ABOUT US
PUBLICATIONS
PROJECTS
NEWS
CONTACT US
ESP | ENG


OUR MISSION

Our research aims to provide solutions to poverty, lawlessness, and violence. 

LATEST

"Warriors and Vigilantes as Police Officers: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Body Cameras in Rio de Janeiro", Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing
The Latino Landscape in Oakland, California
"Institutionalized Police Brutality: Torture, the Militarization of Security and the Reform of Inquisitorial Justice in Mexico", (2020) American Political Science Review Vol 114, No.4.
"Killing in the Slums: The Problems of Social Order, Criminal Governance and Police Violence in Rio de Janeiro" (2020) American Political Science Review May: 114(2):552-72
Engaging, Empowering, and Enabling Youth to Lead Social Action in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro: A Program Impact Evaluation
"Public Good Provision and Traditional Governance in Indigenous Communities in Oaxaca, Mexico", Comparative Political Studies
The Beheading of Criminal Organizations and the Dynamics of Violence in Mexico
Warriors and Vigilantes as Police Officers: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Body Cameras in Rio de Janeiro
Living in Fear: The Dynamics of Extortion in Mexico’s Drug War
Victimization by Police and Public Perceptions of Favela Residents

OUR TEAM

Current members
Beatriz
Magaloni
Director
Kim Alexander
Juárez Jensen
Associate Director
Alberto
Díaz-Cayeros
Faculty Affiliate
Andrés
Uribe
Faculty Affiliate
Carlos
Schmidt-Padilla
Faculty Affiliate
Miriam
Golden
Faculty Affiliate
Natan
Skigin
Faculty Affiliate
Sarah
Thompson
Faculty Affiliate
Maria Ignacia
Curiel
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Javier
Mejia Cubillos
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Gillian
Slee
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Hector
Fuentes
Visiting Scholar & Community Engagement Coordinator
Benjamin
Shenouda
H2A Program Manager
Madison A.
Dalton
Graduate Fellow
Emily
Russell
Graduate Fellow
Hanna
Folsz
Graduate Fellow
Esteban
Salmón
Graduate Fellow
Ameze
Belo-Osagie
Graduate Fellow
Miryea Lee
Sturdivant
Graduate Fellow
Camila
Blanes
Graduate Fellow
Natalie
Chaudhuri
Graduate Fellow
Chris
Dann
Graduate Fellow
Paloma
Gutierrez Macias
Master Student Affiliate
Lola
Amaya
Master Student Affiliate
Daniel
Astilla
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Liza
Goldberg
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Isabella
Montini
External Collaborator
Nicole
Canali de Castro
External Collaborator
Tara
Hein
External Collaborator
Vicente
Vargas
External Collaborator



x
Philanthropy is essential to our work. Gifts and grants make it possible for us to tackle ambitious projects, send research teams to new parts of the world, and deliver findings swiftly as political and humanitarian crises arise. If you are interested to support our mission, please reach out to us directly at povgov@stanford.edu