Alina Maria Ripplinger

Alina Maria Ripplinger is a Doctoral Researcher at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) specializing in Democratic Institutions in the Global South. She previously held positions at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law.

Her research examines:

• Legal resistance to autocratization in Latin America
• Constitutional erosion mechanisms
• International law applications in democratic crises
• Comparative analysis of Nicaragua and El Salvador

She received the 2024 Best Conference Paper Award from the European Consortium for Political Research. Her publications analyze unconstitutional presidential reelection patterns and democratic resilience in Central America, with recent focus on Guatemala's political transition.