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Manuel Balan

Academic title(s): 

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Manuel Balan
Contact Information
Address: 

855 Sherbrooke St. W.
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 2T7

Phone: 
514-398-2363
Email address: 
manuel.balan [at] mcgill.ca
Position: 
Associate Professor, Institute for the Study of International Development
Office: 
Dawson Hall 306
Degree(s): 

PhD, University of Texas at Austin

Research areas: 
Comparative Government and Politics
Areas of interest: 

Comparative Politics, Latin American Politics, Corruption and Development, Political Competition, Politics of the Media and Scandals, Transparency and Anti-Corruption Policies, Political parties and political Systems, Constitutional Design and Implementation, Research Design, Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, Formal Modeling.

Selected publications: 
  • 鈥淐ompetition by Denunciation: The Political Dynamics of Corruption Scandals in Argentina and Chile.鈥澨鼵omparative Politics.听43(4): 459-478.
  • 鈥淟a Denuncia como Estrategia.鈥澨鼶esarrollo Econ贸mico.听(Forthcoming).
  • 鈥淭he Process of Adoption of Freedom of Information Acts: A Nested Logit Model.鈥 Under Review.
  • 鈥淔rom Freedom of Expression to Media (In)dependence: Media Coverage of Corruption Scandals in Latin America.鈥 Manuscript in Preparation.
  • 鈥淚ndependent Controls or Political Weapons? The Role of Control Agencies in Denouncing Corruption.鈥 Manuscript in Preparation.
Selected talks and presentations: 
  • 鈥淟a Denuncia como Estrategia.鈥 Paper presented at Universidad de San Andr茅s, Buenos Aires, Argentina. July 2011.
  • 鈥淭he Process of Adoption of Freedom of Information Laws: A Nested Logit Model.鈥 Paper presented at the听Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association听in Toronto, Canada. September 2009.
  • 鈥淔rom Corruption to Corruption Scandal: The Political Dynamics of Corruption Scandals in Argentina, Brazil and Chile.鈥 Paper presented at the听Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference听in Chicago, United States. April 2009.
  • 鈥淐ompetencia Pol铆tica y Esc谩ndalos de Corrupci贸n en Argentina, Brasil, y Chile.鈥 Presentation at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina. September 2007.
  • 鈥淐orruption Scandals in Latin America: Analyzing the cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.鈥 Paper presented at the听Latin American Studies Association Conference听in Montreal, Canada. September 2007.
  • 鈥淓xplaining Corruption Scandals in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.鈥 Paper presented at the听Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association听in Chicago, United States. September 2007.
  • 鈥淐orrup莽a玫 e Pol铆tica na America Latina.鈥 Presentation at Funda莽a玫 Getulio Vargas, Sa玫 Paulo, Brazil. May 2007.
  • 鈥淭oday鈥檚 Allies, Tomorrow鈥檚 Enemies? The Political Dynamics of Corruption Scandals in Latin America.鈥 Paper presented at the听Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association听in Philadelphia, United States. August 2006.
  • 鈥淎nti-Corruption Policies in Argentina and Chile鈥 Paper presented at the听Latin American Studies Association Conference听in San Juan, Puerto Rico. March 2006.
  • 鈥淐itizenship, Nationality, and Education: a survey of classical and contemporary approaches鈥 Paper presented at the听Annual Southwestern Political Science Association听in New Orleans, United States. March 2005.
Group: 
Associate Professor
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