Fellows Ariana Guerrero and Paulina Licon from the UT Embedded Scholars Program participated in post-election assessments in Panama this week in a delegation led by the Electoral Tribunal of Panama and the Institute of Democratic Studies (INED), evaluating initiatives implemented during Panama’s national election held 5 May 2024. Panama is one of at least 73 countries globally holding elections this year in what has been dubbed a global elections super-cycle, with half the world’s population going to the polls this year.
Continue reading Embedded Scholars Join Election Delegation in PanamaTag Archives: Announcements
Embedded Scholars Win Democracy Research Award
Fellows in UT’s Embedded Scholars Program won an award for their research conducted in the spring Embedded Scholars class prepping them for field work in democracy assistance this summer. Fellows Andreana Faucette and Paulina Licon won the 2024 Patman Center Research Award for Advancing Democracy, which recognizes “exceptional insight and dedication to advancing the cause of democracy.”
Continue reading Embedded Scholars Win Democracy Research Award
UT, IDEA Partner to Engage Students in Democracy Aid
This story originally appeared on the UT College of Liberal Arts website. A version of this story also appeared later on the UT Texas Global website.
Students from The University of Texas at Austin will spend the summer in Central and South America working on democracy and election assistance through a new partnership between UT’s Department of Government and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).
Continue reading UT, IDEA Partner to Engage Students in Democracy Aid