Beatriz Magaloni
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Beatriz Magaloni-Kerpel | |
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| Born | Mexico City |
| Alma mater | Duke University (Ph.D) ITAM (B.A.) |
| Known for | Competitive authoritarianism Criminal Governance |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Political science |
| Institutions | Stanford University (2001–Present) |
Beatriz Magaloni is a political scientist. She is the Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Relations, Professor of Political Science, and a Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University.[1] Since 2021, Magaloni is also a non-resident fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace[2]
Magaloni graduated from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México in law in 1989. She was awarded a PhD in political science by Duke University in 1997.
Career
After her time as a visiting professor at University of California, Los Angeles and professor at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, she joined Stanford as an Assistant Professor of Political Science in 2001. In 2010, she founded the Poverty, Violence and Governance Lab at Stanford University, where she was the Director as of 2025.[3] In 2018, she was promoted to full Professor at the Department of Political Science, Stanford University. In 2021, she was appointed the Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Relations at that same university. Since 2021, Magaloni is also a Non-resident fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Research field
Magaloni’s work has gained considerable international recognition for its substantial contributions to both comparative politics and criminology. Her research interests include authoritarian regimes, violence, human rights, poverty alleviation, distribution of public goods, and indigenous governance. It mainly concentrates on Latin America.[3][4] In particular, she conducted research in Brazil and Mexico.[5][6]
