Agustina Giraudy

Agustina Giraudy serves as Professor of Political Science at American University's School of International Service in Washington, D.C., where she teaches Contemporary Latin America (SISU-214). Her academic career spans multiple continents, with previous teaching positions at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and Universidad de San Andrés in Argentina, plus a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies.

Professor Giraudy's research program centers on subnational politics in democratizing contexts, particularly examining how undemocratic regimes persist within democratic nations across Latin America. Her work investigates territorial inequalities in public goods provision—including health services and environmental aid—while analyzing institutional integrity across federal systems. Through rigorous comparative methodology, she explores how political competition shapes judicial autonomy and welfare state universalism at subnational levels.

Her publication portfolio reveals consistent focus on subnational democratic theory and practice, with recent work analyzing pandemic governance across Brazil, Mexico, and the United States. The trajectory shows increasing attention to multilevel governance frameworks while maintaining core commitment to Latin American political development.

Professor Giraudy actively engages public discourse through multiple channels including her UPROOT podcast examining immigrant experiences in America, plus frequent media appearances with major Argentine networks discussing electoral processes and democratic protests. She has consulted for the Ford Foundation, Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank, and Argentina's Anti-corruption Office, demonstrating applied policy relevance of her academic work.