Tulia G. Falleti

Tulia G. Falleti is the Class of 1965 Endowed Term Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, affiliated with the School of Arts & Sciences. She holds roles as Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics, affiliated faculty in the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies, and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program. Her research focuses on comparative politics, Latin American governance, democratization, and indigenous politics. She has directed the Latin American & Latinx Studies Program and co-led a $5M Mellon Foundation grant studying 'Dispossessions in the Americas.'

Education: Ph.D. Political Science (Northwestern University), B.A. Sociology (University of Buenos Aires).

Research emphasizes federalism, decentralization, participatory governance, and qualitative methods. Key publications include Decentralization and Subnational Politics in Latin America (2010) and co-edited volumes like The Oxford Handbook of Historical Institutionalism (2016). Articles appear in top journals including American Political Science Review and World Politics.

Received prestigious awards for work on indigenous politics and institutional change. Her Mellon Foundation grant (2024) examines historical patterns of resource extraction and cultural dispossession across the Americas. Served as Faculty Senate Chair (2023–24) and pioneered interdisciplinary research initiatives.