Gustavo Flores-Macías @Gustavo_F_M Twitter profile

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

2 years

My book, Contemporary State Building: Elite Taxation & Public Safety in Latin America, is out w/ @CUP_PoliSci ! A 🧵on how crises of criminal violence in #LatinAmerica presented opportunities to generate tax revenue & strengthen govt institutions. (1/n)

Contemporary State Building

Cambridge Core - Latin American Studies - Contemporary State Building

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

2 years

Interested in #ContemporaryStateBuilding ? 👀Keep an eye out for this book. 👀 It draws lessons from recent examples of elite taxation in Latin America. (The cover is ready, the book will be this summer.) #TaxDay

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 months

#Ecuador 's state of emergency is part of a broader trend in Latin America: presidents leveraging public safety crises to expand executive powers, often through states of exception or the militarization of public safety, or both. A thread based on this article. 👇👇 1/

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

Some thoughts on #NAFTA announcement: 1) Some of the main changes agreed between #US and #Mexico are to increase auto rules of origin from 62.5 to 75%. Also, require 40-45% auto content by workers making $16+/hour.

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

2 years

The Political Economy of Taxation in Latin America is out in paperback! Don't miss insights from @fmonaldi @mhallerberg @JuanBogliaccini @anulolbapnauj Bergman, Fairfield, Mahon, Ondetti, Scartascini, Schneider (with a 20% discount 🙂)

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

5 years

I am delighted to share that The Political Economy of Taxation in Latin America ( @CUP_PoliSci 2019) has been published!

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

3 months

I appreciate @nayibbukele reading my @ForeignAffairs article.He should receive credit for the dramatic reduction in crime.But it's misguided to ignore the costs.Liberal democracy is not "a novel interpretation of democracy" but one that values civil liberties, checks & balances/1

Nayib Bukele

@nayibbukele

4 months

VERBATIM FROM THE ARTICLE: “The result is a paradox of punitive populism, in which democratically elected leaders with broad anticrime mandates undermine liberal democracy by adopting iron-fist policies that are not only popular but can also be effective. Iron-fist policies are

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

1 year

Interested in state capacity, elite taxation, or public safety? Wondering what these might have in common? Join Ken Roberts and myself for a discussion of my book: Contemporary State Building: Elite Taxation and Public Safety in Latin America TUE APR 18, 4:30pm EDT (zoom)

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

1 year

Delighted to share my new @cps_journal article with @jesszark on the consequences of militarized policing for #HumanRights , with evidence from Mexico 🪖🚨🇲🇽👇

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

1 year

What is the relationship between violent crime & executive power? This new @PSQ_CSPC article argues that public safety crises have enabled executives to expand power at the expense of other branches of government, levels of government, and protections against government abuse.👇

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

Why is it a bad idea to deploy troops in the US? Reasons abound, including normative, psychological, legal, etc. @jesszark & I have studied this in #LatinAmerica , where soldiers tend to be more violent / less respectful of civil liberties than #police . 1/n

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

6) Mexico's strategy of bilateralism was a mistake. Because of asymmetry in the bilateral relation, Mexico needed multi-lateralism as leverage vis-a-vis the US. It is a pyrrhic victory for Mexico, as it dumps a partner in containing US protectionism.

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

5) But surely Mexico got something in return, right? For example, what about the increase in NAFTA visas it wanted? Nope. We'll have to wait for more details, but all Mexico seems to have accomplished was to remain in a worse trade agreement with greater uncertainty.

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

10 months

Interested in Contemporary State Building? Don't miss this @APSAtweets author meets critics panel on my book today (Fri, noon PT) with Tasha Fairfield, Marcus Kurtz, Aaron Schneider, and Dan Slater @SlaterPolitics Online format, so get in touch for link

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

I am grateful to @InequalityCU for this opportunity to study elites' attitudes in #LatinAmerica !

Cornell Inequality

@InequalityCU

4 years

Congratulations to @Gustavo_F_M @cornellgov who was awarded a CSI faculty research grant for his proposal: Understanding Economic Elites’ Attitudes toward Democracy, Redistribution, and Racial/Ethnic Diversity in Latin America.

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 months

Delighted to share my piece in @ForeignAffairs on the "paradox of punitive populism, in which democratically elected leaders with broad anticrime mandates undermine liberal democracy by adopting iron-fist policies that are not only popular but can also be effective."

Foreign Affairs

@ForeignAffairs

4 months

“Although Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on street gangs and criminal organizations has achieved spectacular public safety gains, it has incurred an equally sizable but less visible cost to El Salvador’s democracy.”

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

7 months

Thank you @HarvardDRCLAS for the invitation! If you missed the event, the thoughts I shared on the state of Mexico's democracy are based on my research on violent crime and executive powers in Latin America 1/

DRCLAS @ Harvard

@HarvardDRCLAS

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11/28 @ 12PM: AMLO versus the Institutions: How Has the López Obrador Presidency Affected Mexico’s Democracy?

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

Interested in the relationship between taxation and public safety? Check out @mstalanquer and my article in @pasupdates : we examine the effects of victimization and perceptions of public safety on willingness to shoulder a greater #tax burden to address insecurity in #Mexico .

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

My oped in @nytimeses appeared today with my thoughts on how #LatinAmerica needs much bolder counter-cyclical policies to address the looming economic crisis and potentially avoid a political disaster. [1/n]

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

5 years

This is a good account of what's going on with #Mexico 's recent violent episodes. For insight on how #militarization hinders police reform in Latin America, see @jesszark and my forthcoming article on this and other consequences for the region.

David Luhnow

@davidluhnow

5 years

THREAD: The massacre of an American-Mexican family is just latest sign that Mexico has failed to curb the country's drug gangs. Here was our analysis after the recent fiasco in Culiacán. via @WSJ

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

Very excited about presenting my research coauthored with @jesszark on Mexico’s #militarization . Many thanks to @ColumbiaPoliSci and @ILASColumbia for the invitation!

ILAS | Columbia University

@ILASColumbia

4 years

📌🇲🇽 Join us to hear from our speaker Gustavo A. Flores-Macías ( @Gustavo_F_M ) who will present a project titled "The Consequences of Militarized Policing for Human Rights: Evidence from Mexico" on Nov. 18th at 12:30pm EST! Watch here: w/ passcode iab707.

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

10 And convincing Congress to pass the US-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (UMFA?) without Canada would be an uphill battle. END

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

Mi aporte al debate sobre #Militarizaci ón #Mexico : más violencia, menos recaudación. Construyendo sobre excelentes estudios de @PPmerino @ahope71 @Viri_Rios @laloguerrero @BigBigBLessing @osorio @BMagaloni @ioangrillo @EduardoMoncad @diazcayeros inter alia

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

5 years

My @washingtonpost oped warning about the return of tutelary democracies in #LatinAmerica , where civilians run governments' day-to-day affairs but militaries have veto power and make important decisions.

Washington Post Opinions

@PostOpinions

5 years

After two decades of relative democratic stability, the recent upheaval in a few countries seems to herald a return of military control under tutelary democracy, @Gustavo_F_M writes

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

7) The historic benefits that multilateralism has brought for Mexico in dealing with the US are not new, by the way, as any career diplomat in the Mexican foreign service will tell you. Somehow this insight eluded the foreign minister and trade negotiators.

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

3 years

I appreciate @carfreytes ' review in @LAPSjournal of The Political Economy of Taxation in Latin America ( @CambridgeUP 2019). 🙏🙏

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

3) This is a victory for the Trump administration, at the expense of Mexico (and we'll see about Canada, which is supposed to resume talks on Tuesday). Remember Trump's initial demands were OUTLANDISH from Mexico's and Canada's perspectives.

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

3 years

Many thanks to Cesar Zucco at @FGVBrazil for his review in @PoPpublicsphere of The Political Economy of Taxation in Latin America ( @CambridgeUP 2019). 🙏🙏

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

Wondering about differences between non-militarized police, militarized police, and para-militarized police? This table in @jesszark 's and my article in @PoPpublicsphere on the militarization of law enforcement might help!

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

3 years

Don't miss this year's meeting of #REPAL (Red para el estudio de la economía política de América Latina) held virtually at @cornell @EinaudiCenter @CornellLASP on July 15-17.

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

5 months

My thoughts on #ElSalvador 's elections: “If Bukele wins by a large margin, as anticipated, it will be a clear message [...] that desperation in the face of insecurity was such that the rule of law could take a back seat.” W/ thanks to @jdquesada / @el_pais

Bukele, the iron fist leader without rival in El Salvador’s elections

The president is set to be re-elected next Sunday thanks to his great popularity in the country, where he is esteemed for taking down the gangs despite the high cost to human rights

english.elpais.com

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

5 years

Interested in the consequences of #militarization in Latin America? Check out @jesszark and my research on this topic:

Washington Post Opinions

@PostOpinions

5 years

After two decades of relative democratic stability, the recent upheaval in a few countries seems to herald a return of military control under tutelary democracy, @Gustavo_F_M writes

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

8) So Trump will have an important political victory before the midterms, even if agreement is based on the original with some gains for the US. Mexico's negotiators will be content thinking it could have been much worse, but they left the proverbial money on the table.

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

My 2 cents toward the debate on #Militarization in #Mexico : greater violence, lower tax revenue. Building on excellent work by @PPmerino @ahope71 @Viri_Rios @laloguerrero @BigBigBLessing @osorio @BMagaloni @ioangrillo @EduardoMoncad @diazcayeros inter alia

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

3 years

Como dijera el gran cantante mexicano Juan Gabriel: ¿Pero qué necesidad?

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

1 year

Delighted to share the video of my book talk: Contemporary State Building: Elite Taxation & Public Safety in Latin America ( @CUP_PoliSci 2022) With thanks to Ken Roberts for moderating and Cornell's Latin American & Caribbean Studies Program for hosting.

Gustavo Flores-Macías | Book Talk: Contemporary State Building in...

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

9) We'll see what happens with Canada re-joining negotiations, but if Canada decides no deal is better a bad deal, it's not even clear that the US president can turn a tri-lateral NAFTA into a bilateral deal without Congress.

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

4) Trump's 3 main demands, initially deemed unacceptable by Mexico and Canada, were greater NA content, sunset clause every 5 years, and removing NAFTA panels for trade disputes. He appears to have gotten away with significant versions of these demands.

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

2) A "sunset clause light" would allow for review every 6 years, after an initial 10-year period. Also, existing dispute resolution mechanism would be diluted.

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

Chile's experience with Pinochet's trial helps to understand why Mexico wants Cienfuegos back. When right-wing dictator General Pinochet was arrested in the UK, Chile's Socialist government did everything it could to bring him back to Chile. [1/n]

Cyntia Barrera Diaz

@CBarreraDiaz

4 years

Why is Mexico so interested in getting hold of Cienfuegos? With the U.S. dropping drug trafficking charges, the general will be probed in Mexico, where impunity is pervasive and prosecutors have failed to build solid cases vs prominent drug lords and politicians in the past

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

3 years

Looking forward to Thursday's #ISA2021 panel on Policing, Militarization, and Repression in the Developing World with @jesszark @tiscornia21 @travisbcurtice @robert_a_blair @JuanBogliaccini @javier_osorio

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

8 months

Delighted to share my @dailybeast oped on the election of self described "anarcho-capitalist" Javier Milei in Argentina

Argentina’s Basket Case Economy Got Javier Milei Elected

The anarcho-capitalist outsider’s election is stunning, but only because it took this long given Argentina’s hyperinflation and widespread poverty.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

5 months

Wondering whether banning Trump from the ballot could save US democracy? 🤔🧐 I share some lessons from #LatinAmerica in this @thehill oped: 👇👇 Lessons from Latin America: How barring Trump from the ballot could backfire

Lessons from Latin America: How barring Trump from the ballot could backfire

The strategy of using undemocratic means in the name of democracy is likely to render the goal — preventing a candidate from reaching office — even more elusive.

thehill.com

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

2 months

Will Security Reforms Make Ecuador Safer? Delighted to share my Q&A with the @The_Dialogue 's Latin America Advisor on #Ecuador 's referendum and its implications for public safety.

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

My department is hiring! 👇

Jessica Chen Weiss

@jessicacweiss

4 years

Come work with me! @cornellgov seeks a tenure-track assistant prof. with international, global, or transnational interests, esp. scholars who share our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the research and teaching of international relations:

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

1 year

"As long as there is demand for #drugs in the United States, no military operation, even by highly trained U.S. forces, will prove effective in reducing drug trafficking." My oped in @usatoday @cornellcas @CornellBPP

Should US send troops to fight Mexican drug cartels? It's not a good idea.

While calling for military solutions might make for flashy headlines, a real commitment to addressing drug-related violence requires other steps.

www.usatoday.com

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

2 years

The world needs many more scholars like Dr. Zarkin. What a privilege it has been to be part of her dissertation committee. Congratulations @jesszark for your excellent dissertation on the #militarization of police!!!! 👏👏👏 @CornellCAS @cornellgov

Jess Zarkin

@jesszark

2 years

This happened today! Officially Dr. Zarkin

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

2 years

In order to understand #LatinAmerica today, one has to understand the role that #China plays in the region. I'm excited to read @stephenbkaplan 's @CUP_PoliSci book on the political economy of Chinese finance in the Americas. 👇👇👇

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

7 years

@el_reportero @VicenteFoxQue @JoseAMeadeK @EPN Bizarre notion of successful policies: rampant corruption w/ several exgovernors at large, meager p/c growth, 20,000 homicides just this year, thousands more disappeared. #bizarroworld

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

Anxious about #Election2020 and the fate of America's democracy? I highlight lessons from #LatinAmerica in this @thehill oped

Anxious about the fate of America’s democracy? Latin America offers lessons

Political elites’ hesitation about the rules of the game can be devastating for democracy.

thehill.com

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

ICYMI: @jesszark 's and my article on "The Militarization of Law Enforcement: Evidence from Latin America" will be free to access at @PoPpublicsphere through Jan 2020:

Perspectives on Politics

@PoPpublicsphere

4 years

The twelve Perspectives articles with the Highest Altmetric Scores in 2019 are now free-to-access through January 2020! Thank you Cambridge University Press! Happy downloading, Perspectives

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

7 years

@davidluhnow El país de si eres honesto te despido, pero si eres corrupto de premio te doy un consulado.

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

3 years

Join us today 👇👇👇

ILAS | Columbia University

@ILASColumbia

3 years

📍Join us on Tuesday Feb. 23 at 2pm EST for “Police Violence in Comparative Perspective” with @EduardoMoncad , @LuciaDammert , @Gustavo_F_M , Yanilda María González ( @Kennedy_School ), and Vesla Mae Weaver ( @JohnsHopkins ). More info & registration:

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

2 years

Interested in the #militarization of #policing ? Check out this study with @jesszark on how uniforms, weapons, gender, and skin color affect perceptions of law enforcement. 👇🚔👇🪖

British Jnl Poli Sci

@BJPolS

2 years

From our new issue - Militarization and Perceptions of Law Enforcement in the Developing World: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment in Mexico - - @Gustavo_F_M & @jesszark

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

Lleve, lleve! Su ejemplar de @foreignaffairsL Le dice, le cuenta, le explica sobre populismo, corrupción, sistemas de partidos y otros temas esenciales para #AmericaLatina en 2018! Lleeeeeeeeve!

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

3 months

States of emergency do not address root problems, e.g., impunity. Addressing impunity requires more, not less, transparency & accountability. Without a major overhaul of existing security forces, giving the same forces that operated with impunity a blank check invites disaster./2

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

5 years

Beware of the return of the generals in Latin America. My oped in the @washingtonpost

Washington Post Opinions

@PostOpinions

5 years

While the militarization of a country’s internal affairs can be highly popular in times of crisis, opening this door is bad news for democracy, @Gustavo_F_M writes

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

Analysis I wrote for the @washingtonpost @monkeycageblog on the consequences of the #militarization of #PublicSafety in #Mexico . Based on my research, the proposed militarized national guard could lead to greater violence.

Good Authority (from the team that published TMC)

@goodauth

6 years

Mexico’s new president wants a new National Guard to address violent crime. Will it work?

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

3 years

Thank you, @BJPolS for the free access! If interested in militarization of police, check this out 👇👇👇

British Jnl Poli Sci

@BJPolS

3 years

@jesszark @Gustavo_F_M @jesszark @Gustavo_F_M Hi, we have just made your #FirstView paper free access until the 21st of July 2021 -

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

Today at 12:30pm EDT, don't miss the book launch of Votes, Drugs, and Violence by @Gtrejo29 & @sjleyg , moderated by @aperezli , with comments by @anamarjona and myself.

Sandra Ley

@sjleyg

4 years

Join us for a bilingual book launch of "Votes, Drugs, and Violence" next Tue Sep 15th @KelloggInst . Register at: Le invitamos al lanzamiento bilingüe de "Votes, Drugs, and Violence" el 23 de sep @CIDE_MX . Registro en:

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

My @nytimes oped w/ @mstalanquer on #nafta and the new #usmca

New York Times Opinion

@nytopinion

6 years

A key goal of NAFTA, like all free trade agreements, is bringing certainty to the rules of the game in order to facilitate commercial exchanges. The new deal, called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, undermines that certainty in two ways.

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

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6 years

Congratulations @jesszark , awarded #Cornell 's @RoperCenter 2018 Andrew Kohut Fellowship!! @cornellgov @CornellMedia

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

@carlosbravoreg A propósito de por qué el PRI siempre hay que considerarlo un contendiente fuerte y las consecuencias para la democracia en #M éxico

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

7 years

@PPmerino El Universal, alumno de 10 del Excelsior

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

3 years

Don't let them tell you high #inflation is good for the poor. My oped in @FortuneMagazine oped explains why 👇👇 (1/n)

Commentary: Don’t let them tell you inflation is good for the poor. It’s not

The rosy picture exalting the benefits of inflation might initially resonate with those who have not lived through it, but it's misleading.

fortune.com

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

Good article overview by @davidluhnow and @jmontesWSJ in the @WSJ of the growing role of the armed forces in Mexico. If interested in extent and consequences of #militarization in Latin America check out @jesszark 's and my research in @PoPpublicsphere

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

Since #taxes are on people's minds today, I'm re-upping this volume that focuses on the political obstacles that often get in the way of reforming tax systems, including the power of business groups. It focuses on #LatinAmerica , but it might be of interest for the US.

Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

5 years

I am delighted to share that The Political Economy of Taxation in Latin America ( @CUP_PoliSci 2019) has been published!

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

2 years

Delighted to be back at Tec de Monterrey and grateful to @TecGlobalMx for their amazing hospitality. Vamos Borregos Salvajes!!

Global.

@TecGlobalMx

2 years

Welcome to your alma mater @Gustavo_F_M !! We are so happy to have our alumnus @EXATEC and Associate Vice Provost for #InternationalAffairs at @Cornell 🇺🇸 meeting our professors and authorities.

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

In this @WSJ story Dutch narcos are "chemists" but Mexican narcos are "cooks"... 🤔 via @WSJ

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

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4 years

Comparto de nuevo mi opinión sobre la militarización, en vista de los eventos recientes en El Salvador.

Post Opinión

@postopinion_es

4 years

Los líderes y gobiernos latinoamericanos deben resistir la tentación de buscar a los militares para resolver los problemas, opina Gustavo Flores Macías ( @Gustavo_F_M ).

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

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5 years

"If the U.S. government fails to halt the river of narcotics inside its own territory, how can it expect Mexico to succeed?"Excellent oped by @ioangrillo in today's @nytimes

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

3 years

3 days left of free access 🙌 #militarization #perceptions #Mexico

British Jnl Poli Sci

@BJPolS

3 years

Free access until the 21st of July 2021 - Militarization and Perceptions of Law Enforcement in the Developing World: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment in Mexico - - @Gustavo_F_M & @jesszark #FirstView

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@Gustavo_F_M

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For those interested in the details... /end

The Costs of El Salvador’s Crime Crackdown

Bukele has reduced homicides—but eroded democracy.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

1 year

I appreciated the opportunity to share some thoughts for this @washingtonpost story about international parallels with Donald Trump's indictment.

Here’s how other democracies have prosecuted political leaders

Here’s what the U.S. might learn from countries that have prosecuted their presidents (current and former): Democracy can survive it.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

1 year

What an honor to be part of this lineup! Thank you @danbanik for the invitation discuss my book on Contemporary State Building on your fabulous podcast @GlobalDevPod !!

In Pursuit of Development 🎙️🌍

@GlobalDevPod

1 year

🌐 Suggestions for the weekend 🎤 🎧Listen to our fabulous guests 🎙️ in season 4 👇 Mo Ibrahim Chris Blattman Gunhild Stordalen @gamblingondev Address Malata Adam Przeworski @Ugentilini Yasheng Huang Gustavo Flores-Macías Harald Eia @jchitchen Håvard Mokleiv Nygård #globaldev

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

5 years

@jesszark If interested in #policing #militarization #Violence in #LatinAmerica check out research by @EduardoMoncad @javier_osorio @BigBigBLessing @che_shani @o_garcia_ponce @Viri_Rios @PPmerino @vidalromero_ @BMagaloni @diazcayeros @miweintraub83 @reyrojo13 @tiscornia21 @Gtrejo29 @sjleyg

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

5 years

Thank you @Viri_Rios for presenting your interesting and relevant research on corruption and inequality! with @espejelomar at @Cornell @cornellgov @EinaudiCenter

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

3 months

For public safety measures to succeed, they must not come at the expense of the democratic institutions that protect civilians from government abuse. Militarized states of emergency can give short term results but steadily investing in democratic policing wins the race. /4

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

7 years

Mi opinión al respecto

Mexico’s Earthquake and Civil Society’s Aftershock

As the dust settles from the earthquake that hit Mexico City last September 19, an inconvenient truth has surfaced: corruption played a key…

medium.com

José Merino

@PPmerino

7 years

¿A quién hacemos responsable? - - > 6,000 complaints ... then the quake: the scandal behind Mexico City's 225 dead

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

3 years

Agradezco la invitación del @CesigItam para comentar la nueva edición en español del libro Democracia y militarismo en América Latina, de Julio Ríos Figueroa. Nos vemos el miércoles 12 de mayo a las 12h de la CDMX. Modera el gran @vidalromero_

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

I enjoyed chatting with @CarolGuerreroS about #Mexico 's presidential election on @dw_espanol #Elecciones2018

DW Español

@dw_espanol

6 years

Hay incertidumbre por lo que representaría un gobierno de @lopezobrador_ , dice @Gustavo_F_M , #UniversidadCornell . "Es una gran incógnita". Sobre relación #M éxico- #EEUU , dijo que es poco probable cambios importantes y que el tema #migratorio seguirá siendo una constante. [cs]

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

3 months

Investing in civilian police and judiciary is less flashy but does not sacrifice the constitutional order on the altar of public safety. Democratic policing is possible, as several local experiences in Latin America with good results have shown. /3

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

1 year

Don't forget the deadline to apply to the @APSAtweets Comparative Politics Section graduate student support grants is July 12!

Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

1 year

If you're a graduate student attending @APSAtweets , the Comparative Politics Section support grant might be of interest. Apply here by July 12 👇👇

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

1 year

Join us today! 👇👇👇

Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

1 year

Interested in state capacity, elite taxation, or public safety? Wondering what these might have in common? Join Ken Roberts and myself for a discussion of my book: Contemporary State Building: Elite Taxation and Public Safety in Latin America TUE APR 18, 4:30pm EDT (zoom)

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

2 years

Thank you @danbanik for the opportunity to chat on @GlobalDevPod about my new book, Contemporary State Building: Elite Taxation and Public Safety in Latin America!

Dan Banik

@danbanik

2 years

🚨🎙️ Contemporary state building in Latin America 💰 In explaining the adoption of elite taxes for public safety, @cornellgov 's @Gustavo_F_M argues that conventional crisis-centered explanations are insufficient. Listen to our @GlobalDevPod chat👇

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

Italy has called on its military to enforce its lockdown due to COVID19. If you're interested in the #militarization of law enforcement check out @jesszark 's and my article on this increasingly widespread policy.

APSA

@APSAtweets

4 years

The Militarization of Law Enforcement: Evidence from Latin America

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

Excited to discuss this book on taxation in Latin America @Cornell_Library !!

Cornell_Library

@Cornell_Library

4 years

Come to our Feb. 4 book talk, 4:30 p.m., in 107 Olin Library! What factors influence tax policies in Latin America? Join @gustavo_F_M as he presents insights from his newly edited book. @cornellgov @globalcornell @enaudicenter

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

My favorite conference as well. If you study political economy of Latin America, apply to present your research at #REPAL2021

Alisha Holland

@ProfTortuga

4 years

My favorite conference is back (sorry APSA and LASA, not you)! If you study political economy in Lat Am (broadly defined), apply now for REPAL 2021, held virtually July 15-17. People read the papers and give great feedback.

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

That Mexico would try to bring Cienfuegos back was not surprising. That the US would grant this wish certainly was. [end]

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

Join us today at 4pm EDT for a discussion of the US Election's implications for #LatinAmerica . Registration and details 👉

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

As the #DEA 's arrest of Mexico's former defense minister suggests, growing corruption within the armed forces is another downside of the #militarization of public safety. [1/3]

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

5 years

Interested in #inequality and #PublicPolicy ? Interested in the role political factors in explaining #tax levels and #progressivity , including public opinion, democratic institutions, natural resources, interest groups, political ideology, and state capacity? This book is for you!

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

Encantado de participar y aprender de este panel 👇👇

CIDE

@CIDE_MX

4 years

El #PEVCIDE te invita a participar en su último seminario del año: "El papel de las fuerzas armadas en la seguridad pública", en el que participarán @Gustavo_F_M , Santiago Aguirre, @DanielareaRea y Julio Ríos Figueroa. 🗓️ 11 de dic. ⏰ 11 hrs. 👉 Registro:

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

2 years

Points of departure: 1) LatAm has highest violent crime in the world & collects less in taxes than expected for its level of development 2) taxing elites is very hard b/c elites can more easily circumvent tax obligations So how can governments get elites to pay ⬆️ in taxes? (2/n)

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

Re-upping my oped on the siren song of militarization in Latin America, following recent events in El Salvador

Washington Post Opinions

@PostOpinions

5 years

While the militarization of a country’s internal affairs can be highly popular in times of crisis, opening this door is bad news for democracy, @Gustavo_F_M writes

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

2 years

@KristinaHinz_ Hola Kristina, @jesszark y yo hemos realizado investigación sobre la militarización en México. Incluyo un par de ejemplos...

The Militarization of Law Enforcement: Evidence from Latin America | Perspectives on Politics |...

The Militarization of Law Enforcement: Evidence from Latin America - Volume 19 Issue 2

www.cambridge.org

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

2 years

TL;DR, here's a Q&A overview of the book (end)

How security crises can spur state-building in Latin America | Cornell Chronicle

Taxes on elites earmarked for public safety have provided windows of opportunity in Latin America and a blueprint for state-building efforts across the developing world, Gustavo Flores-Macías argues...

news.cornell.edu

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

4 years

Many thanks to @CarolGuerreroS for the invitation to share my thoughts on Mexico's anti-corruption efforts on @dw_espanol

DW Español

@dw_espanol

4 years

México espera que un extraditado limpie la corrupción El presidente López Obrador apuesta por que el exdirector de PEMEX, Emilio Lozoya, ayude a destapar tramas de corrupción. Pero no todos creen que la impunidad deje de reinar, dice a DW Gustavo Flores-Macías. #DWNoticias /jam

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 years

"The announcement marks an important political victory for Trump, and a pyrrhic one for Mexico." My commentary on #NAFTA via @axios

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Gustavo Flores-Macías

@Gustavo_F_M

6 months

The Salvadoran scorched-earth approach, in which the murder rate dropped by 70% last year, the costs have been high. But Bukele's approach is increasingly influential because people are desperate. 8/

El Salvador says murders fell 70% in 2023 as it cracked down on gangs

The number of homicides in El Salvador dropped nearly 70% during 2023, the Central American country's security authorities said on Wednesday, crediting a prolonged state of emergency declared by the...

www.reuters.com

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