Historical Foundations of Political Development in the Global South Mini-Conference: Analyzing Near and Long-Term Causes in Historical Research

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Part of Mini-Conference

• Historical Foundations of Political Development in the Global South Mini-Conference

Session Description

The roundtable discussion will consider the relationship between near-term and long-term causes of contemporary phenomena, addressing several key questions. How do different frameworks of historical analysis (e.g., critical junctures, historical political economy) shape theoretical approaches and empirical analysis? How do scholars evaluate the weight of historical causes and–potentially endogenous–near-term ones? When do historical causes cease to be operative?

Sub Unit

• Division 6: Political Economy

Cosponsor

• Division 44: Democracy and Autocracy

Chair

• Maria Victoria Murillo Columbia University

Presenters

• Agustina S. Paglayan UCSD

• Francisco Garfias University of California, San Diego

• Gerardo L. Munck University of Southern California

• James Mahoney Northwestern University

• Jenny Guardado Georgetown University