Manoel Gehrke
@manoelgehrke.bsky.social
Political Scientist, FGV CEPESP / FAPESP Fellow
www.manoelgehrke.com
Political Accountability | Corruption | Threats to Democracy | Money & Politics | Courts and Politics | Latin America
www.manoelgehrke.com
Political Accountability | Corruption | Threats to Democracy | Money & Politics | Courts and Politics | Latin America
Cool new article on norms, perceptions and anti-corruption messaging by Feng Yang and Lin Zhu.👇
New Article: Social Norms, State Punishment, and Motivation Crowding in Anti-Corruption Messaging: Experimental Evidence From China
From: Feng Yang and Lin Zhu
doi.org/10.1111/gove...
From: Feng Yang and Lin Zhu
doi.org/10.1111/gove...
Social Norms, State Punishment, and Motivation Crowding in Anti‐Corruption Messaging: Experimental Evidence From China
A growing body of scholarship views corruption not merely as a failure of monitoring and enforcement but as a resilient informal institution sustained by social perceptions—and misperceptions. When c...
doi.org
September 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Cool new article on norms, perceptions and anti-corruption messaging by Feng Yang and Lin Zhu.👇
Looking forward to discussing our @jodemocracy.bsky.social article at the University of Bologna (and online) on May 12 at 5pm (CET).
dsps.unibo.it/it/agenda-ev...
dsps.unibo.it/it/agenda-ev...
How to bring authoritarians to justice
Join us for an in-depth discussion on democratic resilience and the challenges of confronting authoritarian threats in the modern world
dsps.unibo.it
May 5, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Looking forward to discussing our @jodemocracy.bsky.social article at the University of Bologna (and online) on May 12 at 5pm (CET).
dsps.unibo.it/it/agenda-ev...
dsps.unibo.it/it/agenda-ev...
Interested in what courts can do to help prevent democratic subversion?
Luciano Da Ros and I discuss our recent @jodemocracy.bsky.social piece "How to Bring Authoritarians to Justice" with Licia Cianetti.
newbooksnetwork.com/how-bolsonar...
@unibirmingham.bsky.social
Luciano Da Ros and I discuss our recent @jodemocracy.bsky.social piece "How to Bring Authoritarians to Justice" with Licia Cianetti.
newbooksnetwork.com/how-bolsonar...
@unibirmingham.bsky.social
April 28, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Interested in what courts can do to help prevent democratic subversion?
Luciano Da Ros and I discuss our recent @jodemocracy.bsky.social piece "How to Bring Authoritarians to Justice" with Licia Cianetti.
newbooksnetwork.com/how-bolsonar...
@unibirmingham.bsky.social
Luciano Da Ros and I discuss our recent @jodemocracy.bsky.social piece "How to Bring Authoritarians to Justice" with Licia Cianetti.
newbooksnetwork.com/how-bolsonar...
@unibirmingham.bsky.social
Excited to share new research with Luciano Da Ros on the role of anti-corruption in Bukele’s rise to power and the subsequent neutralization and weaponization of oversight institutions in El Salvador.
online.ucpress.edu/socdev/artic...
online.ucpress.edu/socdev/artic...
March 29, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Excited to share new research with Luciano Da Ros on the role of anti-corruption in Bukele’s rise to power and the subsequent neutralization and weaponization of oversight institutions in El Salvador.
online.ucpress.edu/socdev/artic...
online.ucpress.edu/socdev/artic...
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🎙️ In our new podcast, produced in cooperation with @jodemocracy.bsky.social, Luciano Da Ros and @manoelgehrke.bsky.social examine how courts can confront authoritarian behavior by elected leaders and why judicial action sometimes succeeds. 🧑⚖️🧑⚖️
🎧 Listen to it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/48k3vrkm
🎧 Listen to it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/48k3vrkm
March 16, 2026 at 3:44 PM
🎙️ In our new podcast, produced in cooperation with @jodemocracy.bsky.social, Luciano Da Ros and @manoelgehrke.bsky.social examine how courts can confront authoritarian behavior by elected leaders and why judicial action sometimes succeeds. 🧑⚖️🧑⚖️
🎧 Listen to it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/48k3vrkm
🎧 Listen to it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/48k3vrkm
Excited to share new research with Luciano Da Ros: Anti-corruption, Political Backlash, and Brazil's Illiberal Turn.
Open access here: online.ucpress.edu/socdev/artic...
Open access here: online.ucpress.edu/socdev/artic...
February 18, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Excited to share new research with Luciano Da Ros: Anti-corruption, Political Backlash, and Brazil's Illiberal Turn.
Open access here: online.ucpress.edu/socdev/artic...
Open access here: online.ucpress.edu/socdev/artic...
Reposted by Manoel Gehrke
Brazil did something that few democracies achieve: It convicted a former president of attempting a coup. How did the country’s courts hold would-be autocrat Jair Bolsonaro accountable when so many other coup plotters go unpunished?
This essay will remain free on our website!
This essay will remain free on our website!
How to Bring Authoritarians to Justice | Journal of Democracy
Brazil did something that few democracies achieve: It convicted a former president of attempting a coup. How did the country’s courts hold would-be autocrat Jair Bolsonaro accountable when so many…
www.journalofdemocracy.org
February 2, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Brazil did something that few democracies achieve: It convicted a former president of attempting a coup. How did the country’s courts hold would-be autocrat Jair Bolsonaro accountable when so many other coup plotters go unpunished?
This essay will remain free on our website!
This essay will remain free on our website!
Reposted by Manoel Gehrke
"How did Brazil's courts check Bolsonaro when other democracies have let would-be autocrats go unpunished?"
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
January 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"How did Brazil's courts check Bolsonaro when other democracies have let would-be autocrats go unpunished?"
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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"Bolsonaro’s sentencing was possible only because the courts had withstood his attacks while he was in office and because he was no longer president when the trial began. Had he remained in power...a conviction would have been extremely unlikely."
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
January 12, 2026 at 8:05 PM
"Bolsonaro’s sentencing was possible only because the courts had withstood his attacks while he was in office and because he was no longer president when the trial began. Had he remained in power...a conviction would have been extremely unlikely."
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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Luciano Da Ros and Manoel Gehrke explain how Brazil did something that few democracies ever have: It convicted a former president of attempting a coup. Read "How to Bring Authoritarians to Justice" from our NEW January issue!
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
January 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Luciano Da Ros and Manoel Gehrke explain how Brazil did something that few democracies ever have: It convicted a former president of attempting a coup. Read "How to Bring Authoritarians to Justice" from our NEW January issue!
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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🚨 January issue out now! 🚨
Read about Gen-Z uprisings; lessons from Brazil on holding would-be autocrats accountable; how direct-democracy initiatives such as referendums are being undermined by AI; the steps Ukraine must take to remain democratic; and more.
muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...
Read about Gen-Z uprisings; lessons from Brazil on holding would-be autocrats accountable; how direct-democracy initiatives such as referendums are being undermined by AI; the steps Ukraine must take to remain democratic; and more.
muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...
January 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
🚨 January issue out now! 🚨
Read about Gen-Z uprisings; lessons from Brazil on holding would-be autocrats accountable; how direct-democracy initiatives such as referendums are being undermined by AI; the steps Ukraine must take to remain democratic; and more.
muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...
Read about Gen-Z uprisings; lessons from Brazil on holding would-be autocrats accountable; how direct-democracy initiatives such as referendums are being undermined by AI; the steps Ukraine must take to remain democratic; and more.
muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...
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📢 Call for Submissions
UK-based early career researchers in political science, political economy & public policy: apply to our January Early Career Workshop at LSE.
🗓️ Deadline: 28 Dec 2025
🔗 forms.gle/HXU4DnBq9HmX...
UK-based early career researchers in political science, political economy & public policy: apply to our January Early Career Workshop at LSE.
🗓️ Deadline: 28 Dec 2025
🔗 forms.gle/HXU4DnBq9HmX...
LSE - Political Economy and Political Science Early Career Workshop
We invite submissions for the LSE Political Economy and Political Science Early Career Workshop. This workshop is designed to support the development of early-career scholars’ research, including PhD,...
forms.gle
December 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
📢 Call for Submissions
UK-based early career researchers in political science, political economy & public policy: apply to our January Early Career Workshop at LSE.
🗓️ Deadline: 28 Dec 2025
🔗 forms.gle/HXU4DnBq9HmX...
UK-based early career researchers in political science, political economy & public policy: apply to our January Early Career Workshop at LSE.
🗓️ Deadline: 28 Dec 2025
🔗 forms.gle/HXU4DnBq9HmX...
Reposted by Manoel Gehrke
🔎 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 24-𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞
Tomorrow, @manoelgehrke.bsky.social and Salvatore Sberna will present WP8 research at the 24-hour Conference on Global Organized Crime.
Tomorrow, @manoelgehrke.bsky.social and Salvatore Sberna will present WP8 research at the 24-hour Conference on Global Organized Crime.
December 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
🔎 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 24-𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞
Tomorrow, @manoelgehrke.bsky.social and Salvatore Sberna will present WP8 research at the 24-hour Conference on Global Organized Crime.
Tomorrow, @manoelgehrke.bsky.social and Salvatore Sberna will present WP8 research at the 24-hour Conference on Global Organized Crime.
Interested in the role of prosecutors and specialized policies in combating organized crime and corruption?
Then come join us for this online panel featuring perspectives from Brazil, the U.S., and across Europe at #OC24 on December 3.
oc24.heysummit.com/talks/prosec... @bridgegap-eu.bsky.social
Then come join us for this online panel featuring perspectives from Brazil, the U.S., and across Europe at #OC24 on December 3.
oc24.heysummit.com/talks/prosec... @bridgegap-eu.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Interested in the role of prosecutors and specialized policies in combating organized crime and corruption?
Then come join us for this online panel featuring perspectives from Brazil, the U.S., and across Europe at #OC24 on December 3.
oc24.heysummit.com/talks/prosec... @bridgegap-eu.bsky.social
Then come join us for this online panel featuring perspectives from Brazil, the U.S., and across Europe at #OC24 on December 3.
oc24.heysummit.com/talks/prosec... @bridgegap-eu.bsky.social
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In this blog @ecprtheloop.bsky.social, Feng Yang and I share some key takeaways from our research on convicting former leaders on corruption charges —and what they tell us about personalistic politics and accountability today.
Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🔮 How corruption convictions help leaders gain support
We often attribute populism’s rise to structural factors — economic insecurity, digital technology, and cultural backlash. But Manoel Gehrke and Feng Yang
theloop.ecpr.eu
July 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
In this blog @ecprtheloop.bsky.social, Feng Yang and I share some key takeaways from our research on convicting former leaders on corruption charges —and what they tell us about personalistic politics and accountability today.
Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Cobertura da nossa pesquisa (em co-autoria com Luciano Da Ros) sobre as condenações de ex-chefes de governo no @oglobo.globo.com de hoje.
September 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Cobertura da nossa pesquisa (em co-autoria com Luciano Da Ros) sobre as condenações de ex-chefes de governo no @oglobo.globo.com de hoje.
Muito obrigado à @cienciapolitica.bsky.social pela divulgação do nosso artigo. Nele explicamos porque algumas dessas condenações são revertidas e outras não, assim como as circunstâncias em que essas reversões se dão.
Estudo revela que 36% das condenações criminais de ex-chefes de Estado são revertidas posteriormente
O estudo “An Institutional Fail-Safe? How the Gap in Judicial Independence Between High and Low Courts Explains the Reversal of Corruption Convictions of Former Heads of Government”, de Luciano Da Ros...
https://www.publicabcp.org.br/post/estudo-revela-que-36-das-condenações-criminais-de-ex-chefes-de-estado-são-revertidas-posteriormente?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletterabcp&utm_campaign=09092025
September 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Muito obrigado à @cienciapolitica.bsky.social pela divulgação do nosso artigo. Nele explicamos porque algumas dessas condenações são revertidas e outras não, assim como as circunstâncias em que essas reversões se dão.
Reposted by Manoel Gehrke
For all interested in #elections and #campaigns my review article “Clicks and Mortar” has just been published in @govandopp.bsky.social @profkatedommett.bsky.social @fromagehomme.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @abirhodes.bsky.social
#OpenAccess from @govandopp.bsky.social -
Clicks and Mortar: Electoral Campaigning in the 21st Century - cup.org/3HaPaps
"Research focused on digital tools and the Global South has enhanced our understanding of electoral campaigning..."
- @timhaughton.bsky.social
#FirstView
Clicks and Mortar: Electoral Campaigning in the 21st Century - cup.org/3HaPaps
"Research focused on digital tools and the Global South has enhanced our understanding of electoral campaigning..."
- @timhaughton.bsky.social
#FirstView
July 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
For all interested in #elections and #campaigns my review article “Clicks and Mortar” has just been published in @govandopp.bsky.social @profkatedommett.bsky.social @fromagehomme.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @abirhodes.bsky.social
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🧵Introducing the Trump Action Tracker website!
Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
July 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🧵Introducing the Trump Action Tracker website!
Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14
New Research:
Why do courts overturn former leaders' corruption convictions?
Our new study shows that reversals are more likely when high courts are less independent than lower courts, creating space for political accommodation. 🧵
Why do courts overturn former leaders' corruption convictions?
Our new study shows that reversals are more likely when high courts are less independent than lower courts, creating space for political accommodation. 🧵
July 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
New Research:
Why do courts overturn former leaders' corruption convictions?
Our new study shows that reversals are more likely when high courts are less independent than lower courts, creating space for political accommodation. 🧵
Why do courts overturn former leaders' corruption convictions?
Our new study shows that reversals are more likely when high courts are less independent than lower courts, creating space for political accommodation. 🧵
Reposted by Manoel Gehrke
📍 Snapshots from our participation at the 28th International Political Science Association (IPSA) World Congress!
📖 Read more about our panels and presentations:
👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...
📖 Read more about our panels and presentations:
👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...
July 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
📍 Snapshots from our participation at the 28th International Political Science Association (IPSA) World Congress!
📖 Read more about our panels and presentations:
👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...
📖 Read more about our panels and presentations:
👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...
Reposted by Manoel Gehrke
📍 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 28𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐏𝐒𝐀 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 – 𝐒𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐥, 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚
🗓 12–16 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 2025
🔎 Want to know more about our panels and presentations?
👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...
@manoelgehrke.bsky.social • @luciopicci.bsky.social • @denisserolivari.bsky.social • @fernandaodilla.bsky.social
🗓 12–16 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 2025
🔎 Want to know more about our panels and presentations?
👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...
@manoelgehrke.bsky.social • @luciopicci.bsky.social • @denisserolivari.bsky.social • @fernandaodilla.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
📍 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 28𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐏𝐒𝐀 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 – 𝐒𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐥, 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚
🗓 12–16 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 2025
🔎 Want to know more about our panels and presentations?
👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...
@manoelgehrke.bsky.social • @luciopicci.bsky.social • @denisserolivari.bsky.social • @fernandaodilla.bsky.social
🗓 12–16 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 2025
🔎 Want to know more about our panels and presentations?
👉 corruptiondata.eu/resisting-au...
@manoelgehrke.bsky.social • @luciopicci.bsky.social • @denisserolivari.bsky.social • @fernandaodilla.bsky.social
In this blog @ecprtheloop.bsky.social, Feng Yang and I share some key takeaways from our research on convicting former leaders on corruption charges —and what they tell us about personalistic politics and accountability today.
Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🔮 How corruption convictions help leaders gain support
We often attribute populism’s rise to structural factors — economic insecurity, digital technology, and cultural backlash. But Manoel Gehrke and Feng Yang
theloop.ecpr.eu
July 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
In this blog @ecprtheloop.bsky.social, Feng Yang and I share some key takeaways from our research on convicting former leaders on corruption charges —and what they tell us about personalistic politics and accountability today.
Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Manoel Gehrke
So excited to share our paper with
Natália de Paula Moreira has just been published in the @Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, studying presidential approval dynamics in the context of exogenous shocks. #AcademicSky #polisky www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XZWHP...
Natália de Paula Moreira has just been published in the @Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, studying presidential approval dynamics in the context of exogenous shocks. #AcademicSky #polisky www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XZWHP...
Executive approval and accountability: the impact of global shocks in less developed democracies
This article offers an original theory which elucidates how voters in less developed settings evaluate macroeconomic performance and fiscal policies. We argue that voters face a critical challenge ...
www.tandfonline.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
So excited to share our paper with
Natália de Paula Moreira has just been published in the @Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, studying presidential approval dynamics in the context of exogenous shocks. #AcademicSky #polisky www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XZWHP...
Natália de Paula Moreira has just been published in the @Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, studying presidential approval dynamics in the context of exogenous shocks. #AcademicSky #polisky www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XZWHP...
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Most literature reviews miss the point.
Not because they’re sloppy.
But because they treat the literature like a box to tick.
In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
🧵
Not because they’re sloppy.
But because they treat the literature like a box to tick.
In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
🧵
Most Literature Reviews Miss the Point. Don’t Let Yours
Critically Engaging Past Work to Confidently Shape Your Own
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Most literature reviews miss the point.
Not because they’re sloppy.
But because they treat the literature like a box to tick.
In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
🧵
Not because they’re sloppy.
But because they treat the literature like a box to tick.
In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
🧵