CID Gallup is the leading company in market research in Latin America, working with a range of national and multilateral government institutions. It supports policymaking processes through ethnographies, evaluation of public policies, face-to-face interviews, focus group sessions, in-depth interviews, online surveys, telephone interviews, and other methodologies.
The Comparative Constitutions Project was launched in 2005 to explore the origins and consequences of constitutional choices. It produces comprehensive data about the world’s constitutions, tracking the characteristics of written constitutions for independent states dating back to 1789. CCP indexes the topics in constitutional texts on Constitute as a resource for constitution drafters and citizens.
International IDEA is an intergovernmental organization devoted to strengthening democratic institutions and processes worldwide. It supports electoral processes, constitution-building, democracy assessments, and political participation and representation around the world. It also addresses gender equality and inclusion and conflict and security as they relate to democracy.
LLILAS’ mission is to lead the advancement of Latin American Studies at UT Austin by creating spaces for diverse methodologies and collaborations across disciplines, and connecting national and transnational communities of learning, and to strengthen ties between Latin America/the Caribbean and the rest of the world, highlighting the region’s relevance to both local and global concerns.
The National Democratic Institute is a nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization working to support and strengthen democratic institutions worldwide. NDI strives for a world where people have a say in how they’re governed and where leaders are accountable to their people—creating a more stable, peaceful and prosperous world for everyone.
Transparency International is a global movement working to end the injustice of corruption. It focuses on issues with the greatest impact on people’s lives and holds the powerful to account for the common good. Through advocacy, campaigning, and research, it works to expose the systems and networks that enable corruption to thrive, demanding greater transparency and integrity in all areas of public life.
The UT Government Department offers a nationally acclaimed program of teaching and research in political science. As one of the liberal arts, Government teaches students how to think and communicate about politics: dissect and evaluate courses of political action, set them in historical and comparative perspective, and relate them to ends that are prized or feared.
Texas Global advances UT’s academic mission by leading, supporting, and coordinating the university’s international engagement efforts, fostering strategic partnerships on campus and abroad, supporting a community of international students and scholars, and creating opportunities for students, faculty, and alumni to engage with peers and institutions around the world.