Research Workshop | The Nature of Historical Penalties: Evidence from Aliança Catalana and Vox in Catalonia

Over the course of the 2026-2027 academic year, the Georgetown Democracy Initiative will host periodic workshops on research on democracy from fields across the university, approaching the subject from different perspectives and with different methodologies.

In our first workshop of the academic year, Laia Balcells, Christopher F. Gallagher Family Professor of Government, will present on the nature of historical penalties with a focus on the far-right political parties Aliança Catalana and Vox in Catalonia.

If you are interested in presenting, please contact Hans Noel at Hans.Noel@georgetown.edu.

Please see our research workshops for the remainder of the 2026-2027 academic year below

Friday, January 30, 2027, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

"paper title pending," Chantal Berman, Assistant Professor, Department of Government

Friday, February 5, 2027, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

"The Political Geography of Election Fraud: Theory and Evidence from Honduras," Joel Simmons, Associate Professor, School of Foreign Service

Friday, April 8, 2027, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

“The Political Consequences of Participatory Democracy: Evidence from the Great National Debate in France,” Pauliina Patana, Assistant Professor, School of Foreign Service

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