Tecnológico de Monterrey is a growing hub for political scientists! It has many researchers who are recent PhDs—mainly from U.S. universities—and they actively publish numerous articles in top journals and/or books from prestigious university presses. Below is a list of recent hires and their research interests.

Rebecca Bell-Martin (Monterrey Campus): Latin American regional security; political responses to criminal violence; civilian self-protection during conflict

Brett Bessen (Monterrey Campus): Comparative political behavior, public attitudes about democracy, migration, and related issues

Jiseon Chang (Monterrey Campus): Foreign aid, international organizations, political violence, (mis)information, sub-Saharan Africa, and experimental methods

Bogdan Popescu (Mexico City Campus): State-building in peripheral regions and its long-term legacies

Madeleine Inez Stevens (Monterrey Campus): Political violence in Latin America, counterinsurgency, the legacies of political violence, and human rights

Mariana Rangel Padilla (Monterrey Campus): Industrial transformation in middle-income economies, the political economy of technological and green transitions in Latin America

Eli Rau (Monterrey Campus): Electoral institutions, participation, and democratic erosion

Radha Sarkar (Santa Fe Campus): Religion and politics, Latin American studies

Lu Sun (Monterrey Campus): International political economy, international trade of cultural products, and trade networks

Mart Trasberg (Mexico City Campus): Political economy of development, public goods provision, income inequality, and collective action

Sung Min Yun (Querétaro Campus): Civil war, ethnic conflict, civil-military relations