Cordula Tibi Weber
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Cordula Tibi Weber
@tibi-weber.bsky.social
Political scientist, working on high courts in Latin America.
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📢New Entitled Episode Out Now 📢
Electing the Bench: Mexico’s Judicial Overhaul and the Rule of Law with Julio Ríos-Figueroa

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4dcy...

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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September 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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From Transition to Democratic Erosion, From the South to the Global North: #GIGA's @millanos.bsky.social opens #ALACIP2026 with a lecture tracing four decades of comparative political institutions across #LatinAmerica and the Global North. 🗨️🌎
July 22, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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‼️With my @giga-hamburg.de colleagues, David Kühn and Thomas Richter, I had the pleasure of co-editing this #JustPublished Special Issue. Several articles—including our introduction and our own research contribution—are #OpenAccess. Check them out!‼️1/2
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Democratization
The Personalization of Political Power Revisited; Guest Editors: David Kuehn, Mariana Llanos and Thomas Richter. Volume 33, Issue 5 of Democratization
www.tandfonline.com
July 22, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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Call for papers for a Special Issue! If you are interested in participating, please contact the guest editors 👇
journals.sagepub.com/page/pla/cal...
July 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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🌍In times of democratic recession, #GIGA researcher Martin Acheampong studies the impact of digital election technologies on electoral integrity in #Africa.

🔍 Watch the video to learn more about his research and his time at the GIGA!
June 18, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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Hungary's courts are packed with Orbán's judges.

DAVID KOSAŘ argues that Magyar should not just play tit-for-tat but innovate: restructure appointments, limit the chief justice's powers, and build a judiciary that earns public trust.

verfassungsblog.de/fixing-the-h...
May 28, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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The data from our surveys of the public are available here, along with reports on each survey wave: www.dialogojudicial.com
Home | Judicial Legitimacy Around the World
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June 1, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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My new Focus on Latin American legislatures, co-authored with @magna-inacio.bsky.social and @milagroscampos.bsky.social
Across #LatinAmerica, congresses have been reshaping how #presidentialism operates, often utilising significant decision-making authority.

➡️ In this #GIGAFocus, @millanos.bsky.social, Milagros Campos & Magna Inácio analyse the power of congress in the region: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
April 8, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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Happy to share our latest paper👇👇👇
New article on Fast Track by @pvkastner.bsky.social & Santiago Basabe-Serrano, “Monitoring High Court Rulings in New Democracies,” doi.org/10.5129/0010...
Monitoring High Court Rulings in New Democracies: Ingenta Connect Fast Track Article
doi.org
April 18, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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Come work at Stanford! I'm hiring a post-doc who will work with me on projects about prosecutors and trial courts in the US. Feel free to contact me with any questions, or apply here: hoover.smapply.us/prog/postdoc...
Postdoctoral Fellowship at Hoover Institution, Stanford University – Tom Clark - Hoover Apply
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January 15, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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Call for Applications: The #GIGA Institute for Latin American Studies offers a one-month visiting fellowship for researchers with a PhD in the #SocialSciences, at any career stage, working on #LatinAmerican politics.

➡️ Apply now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/one...
One-month Visiting Fellowship at the GIGA Institute for Latin American Studies
The GIGA Institute for Latin American Studies invites applications for a one-month visiting fellowship in Hamburg. The fellowship supports advanced research on Latin American politics and encourages s...
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January 15, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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A US military strike on #Venezuela and mounting pressure on Colombia, Cuba, and Mexico signal a return to coercive power politics. 10 things to watch in #LatinAmerica this year - outlined in the latest #GIGAFocus by @berthoffmann.bsky.social.

➡️ Read now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
January 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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📢 New book chapter
👤 Øyvind Stiansen (ISV) @oyvindstiansen.bsky.social
🔎 The Courts
📖 Published in Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/oxfo...
The Courts
AbstractCourts frequently decide politically important cases in Norway. Yet, despite voicing concerns about the consequences of judicialization for represe
doi.org
January 12, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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Nach #Venezuela: Folgen #Kolumbien oder #Kuba? #GIGA-Expertin @skurtenbach.bsky.social spricht bei Der Tag im Deutschlandfunk über Trumps Machtansprüche und seine Drohungen gegen andere lateinamerikanische Staaten.

➡️ Zum Beitrag: www.deutschlandfunk.de/trump-kolumb...
Trumps Machtansprüche - Erst Venezuela, dann Kolumbien oder Kuba?
US-Präsident Trump hat weiteren lateinamerikanischen Staaten offen gedroht. Erst Venezuela, dann Kolumbien oder Kuba?
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January 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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The US intervention in #Venezuela raises questions: What are the real interests of the #Trump administration? What does the future hold for Venezuela without #Maduro?

➡️ Our Latin America experts shed light on the background and analyse current developments: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/us-...
January 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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📣 Junior scholars in public law & courts! The Junior Law & Politics Research Community is accepting proposals for our Spring 2026 virtual seminar series. Grad students, postdocs & junior faculty encouraged to apply! ⏰ Deadline: Jan 12, 2026 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Junior Law and Politics community sign-up
The Junior Law and Politics research community and seminar series is a vibrant network of junior researchers (graduate students, post-docs, assistant professors, other non-tenured faculty) in the fiel...
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January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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Ein großer Erfolg für das #GIGA & den Wissenschaftsstandort #Hamburg: Die @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de hat die Förderung von @grauvogelj.bsky.social im Leibniz-Professorinnenprogramms beschlossen, in Kooperation mit @leuphana.bsky.social. Wir gratulieren! 👏💐

➡️ Mehr: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/gi...
GIGA-Forscherin Dr. Julia Grauvogel erfolgreich im Professorinnenprogramm der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Ein großer Erfolg für das GIGA und die Metropolregion Hamburg als Wissenschaftsstandort: Der Senat der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft hat die Förderung der GIGA-Wissenschaftlerin Dr. Julia Grauvogel im Rahmen d...
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December 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Kleiner reminder:
December 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Wie ist es in #Syrien ein Jahr nach Ende der #Assad-Diktatur? #GIGA-Experte André Bank berichtet von seinen Eindrücken aus #Damaskus. Ein Gespräch über Alltag, Politik & Sicherheit, und darüber, was das Land jetzt am dringendsten braucht.

➡️ Zu den #GIGAInsights: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/re...
December 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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The Junior Law and Politics Research Community is accepting proposals for its spring seminar series on zoom! Submit by January 12 for full consideration.

To apply to present or to get on our email list to attend our seminars see 👇

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#psworkshop
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December 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Hier geht’s zu den Ergebnissen des Justiz-Projekts (Open Access): verfassungsblog.de/book/das-jus.... 🔗
Das Justiz-Projekt: Verwundbarkeit und Resilienz der dritten Gewalt - Verfassungsblog
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December 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Die @zeit.de hat uns ein paar Fragen zum Justiz-Projekt gestellt. 🎙️ In dem Gespräch mit Anna-Mira Brandau, Co-Projektleiterin, ging es darum, was wir im letzten Jahr zur Verwundbarkeit und Resilienz der Justiz herausgefunden haben. Den ganzen Text gibt’s hier: www.zeit.de/politik/deut....
December 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Wir fordern, dass #Hamburg sich Bremen und SH anschließt und ein Prüfverfahren zur AFD fordert. Darum möchten wir gern noch mal auf diese Petition aufmerksam machen:
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OMAS GEGEN RECHTS Hamburg fordern die Prüfung eines AfD-Verbots
Wir wollen, dass unsere Kinder und unsere Enkel in einer freiheitlichen, toleranten, vielfältigen und offenen Gesellschaft aufwachsen können, die die Grundrechte eines jeden Menschen achtet. Wir sind ...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Our last Issue of the year is now published! Check it out 📣
It included wonderful articles and authors writing on #Brazil #Chile #Mexico #Ecuador #Argentina
All articles #openaccess in the link 👇
journals.sagepub.com/toc/pla/current
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM