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Beatriz Magaloni is the Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Relations and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. She serves as Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, with affiliations in the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), and Stanford Center on Global Poverty and Development. As Director of the Poverty, Violence and Governance Lab (Povgov), she leads interdisciplinary research partnerships with government agencies and civil society organizations to combat violence and improve security institutions.
- Ph.D., Political Science, Duke University (1997)
- Licenciatura, Law, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) (1989)
Her research spans authoritarian politics, violence reduction strategies, and distributive politics. Publications in American Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies, and Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing demonstrate her expertise in electoral autocracies, police reform, and poverty trap mechanisms. Recent work focuses on police brutality, criminal governance in slums, and security policy evaluation.
Scientific recognition includes:
- 2024 Boris Mints Institute Prize for authoritarianism research
- 2023 Stockholm Prize in Criminology (Nobel-equivalent)
- 2021 Heinz I. Eulau Award for best APSR article
- Leon Epstein and APSA Comparative Democratization Section Best Book Awards
Povgov Lab trains researchers across political science, economics, and international policy studies through fieldwork in Latin America. Teaching includes graduate seminars on Theories of Comparative Politics, Authoritarian Regimes, and Logics of Violence.
