My research interest lies at the intersection between Political Sociology, Political Psychology, and Social Policy Research with a strong focus on the comparative perspective. I mainly research attitudes towards minority groups and behaviour of these groups.

Julia Rubio is a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at Columbia University, with more than 8 years of experience in conducting research for academic institutions and consulting in the private and public sectors. Julia is passionate about conducting research using mix-methods approaches. She has done fieldwork in several countries (Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, and South Africa) and was trained in cutting-edge quantitative and qualitative methodological techniques. She is also experienced in data analysis, survey design and analysis, and research designs for causal inference. In her dissertation, she uses rigorous quantitative analyses to understand why women and minorities are underrepresented in democratic settings around the world (Latin America, US, and Australia).

Associate Professor of Economics at University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Research areas: Development economics, political economy.

Judith Teichman, is Professor of Political Science and International Development and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Her research is on the politics of development, with a focus on economic and social policy. She is the author of five books, the co-author of one book, and author of over 40 articles on politics and development in the Global South and in Latin America. Her most recent book is The Politics of Inclusive Development. Policy, State Capacity and Coalition Building (2016).