Elias Chavarria Mora

Elias Chavarria Mora is a Lecturer at the School of Political Science, University of Costa Rica, and a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh (expected 2025). He focuses on comparative political behavior and Latin American politics, with regional expertise in Central American electoral systems and party politics.

• Education:
  • PhD in Political Science (2025, University of Pittsburgh)
  • M.A. in Political Science (2020, University of Pittsburgh)
  • Licentiate in Political Science (2017, University of Costa Rica)
  • B.A. in Political Science (2015, University of Costa Rica)

His research investigates social media's role in elections, ideology, and unconventional political participation. He employs data science methods, including text analysis, spatial econometrics, and machine learning.

Recent publications analyze political education curricula, data protection laws, and electoral dynamics in Latin America. His work appears in journals like Latin American Politics and Society and Revista Latinoamericana de Opinión Pública.

He coordinates the Observatorio de la Política Internacional Sergio Iván Moya Mena at the University of Costa Rica and has collaborated with the University of Salamanca's Parliamentary Elites in Latin America Observatory.