Academic interests
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EU Politics
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Judicial Politics
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Comparative Politics
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Quantitative and Data Science Methods
Mauricio Mandujano's research focuses on the interaction between the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the European Commission in relation to the violations of the rule of law and the core principles of EU membership. Specifically, he investigates the rationale behind the mercurial deployment of tools by the EU in response to rule of law breaches in Hungary and Poland after 2010 within the purview of the ENROL project .
Additionally, his broader interests include the evolutionary trajectories of political systems, democratic institutions, and data science. Leveraging insights from political theory, he investigates how specific institutions such as courts, electoral systems, and legislatures evolve across time and space through scientific research designs. That is: how do sets of institutional arrangements vary in their performance across democratic polities? As for data science, he combines empirical research on democracy and novel data processing techniques.
Courses taught
Has taught lectures or seminars for:
- STV2020 - Social Science Data Analysis and Programming
- STV4030A - Digital Data in Political Science
- STV2380 – Between Authoritarianism and Democracy in the Post-communist Region
Background
Mauricio graduated from Leiden University, the Netherlands, with an Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters in European Politics and Society and from the Tecnológico de Monterrey , Mexico, with a BA in International Relations. Also, he is a regular commentator on European and International Affairs for venues including European Waves and the Loop: ECPR and a recurring guest lecturer at the Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico.