BIO
Gabriel Negretto is Full Professor of Political Science and Director of the Doctoral Program at the Institute of Political Science of the Catholic University of Santiago de Chile, and Affiliate Professor at the Division of Political Studies of the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) of Mexico City. His research focuses on comparative constitutional politics, electoral and constitutional change, comparative institutional design, and democratization. He is currently working on a project on constitutional change and democratization around the world, which is the basis of one his latest articles, co-authored with Mariano Sánchez-Talanquer, «Constitutional Origins and Liberal Democracy: A Global Analysis, 1900-2015» (American Political Science Review 2021 115 (2): 522-536). His most recent books are Redrafting Constitutions in Democratic Regimes: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives (Cambridge University Press, 2020), Constitution Building Processes in Latin America (IDEA, 2018), and Making Constitutions: Presidents, Parties, and Institutional Choice in Latin America (Cambridge University Press, 2013). Professor Negretto has been consultant to the United Nations Organization, IDEA International, Inter-American Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme, and various national public institutions in Latin America on institutional design and constitutional and electoral reforms. He has also held visiting appointments at several universities, including the University of Notre Dame, Columbia University, Princeton University, The New School for Social Research, Universidade de Sao Pablo, Universidad Carlos III, and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.
Gabriel Negretto es Profesor Titular de Ciencia Política y Director del Programa de Doctorado del Instituto de Ciencia Política de la Universidad Católica de Santiago de Chile, y Profesor Afiliado de la División de Estudios Políticos del Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) de la Ciudad de México. Su investigación se centra en política constitucional comparada, reforma electoral y constitucional, diseño institucional comparado y democratización. Se encuentra actualmente trabajando en un proyecto sobre cambio constitucional y democratización en el mundo, del cual deriva uno de sus últimos artículos, co-autoreado con Mariano Sánchez-Talanquer, «Constitutional Origins and Liberal Democracy: A Global Analysis, 1900-2015» (American Political Science Review 2021 115 (2): 522-536). Sus libros más recientes son Redrafting Constitutions in Democratic Regimes: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives (Cambridge University Press, 2020), Constitution Building Processes in Latin America (IDEA, 2018) y Making Constitutions: Presidents, Parties, and Institutional Choice in Latin America (Cambridge University Press, 2013). El profesor Negretto ha sido consultor de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas, IDEA Internacional, el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo, y varias instituciones públicas nacionales en América Latina sobre diseño institucional y procesos de reforma electoral y constitucional. También ha tenido nombramientos como profesor e investigador visitante en diversas universidades, incluyendo la Universidad de Notre Dame, la Universidad de Columbia, la Universidad de Princeton, The New School for Social Research, Universidade de Sao Paulo, la Universidad Carlos III, y la Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.