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May 31, 20241 min read
Dee Smythe, Michelle LeRoux, and Dennis Davis on "state capture" and South African democracy
Today, Fabio talks to Dee Smythe (UCT honorary), Michelle Leroux (UCT and Wits), and Dennis Davis (UCT Emeritus). Fabio and his guests...

May 31, 20242 min read
PAL Heads to Denver for the 2024 LSA Annual Meeting
The LSA Annual Meeting will take place in Denver, Colorado, USA, from June 6-9, 2024. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency...

May 31, 20241 min read
Three Students on Democratic Legalism in the US
Today, Fabio talks to Konrad Sartorius, Caleb Wisinger, and David Taitano – three students in the Masters of International Affairs...

Jan 5, 20241 min read
Raquel Pimenta on Brazilian PAL Studies, Bolsonaro, and Zones of Authoritarianism
In this new PALcast episode, Fabio talks to Raquel Pimenta. Raquel is a law professor at the FGV Law School in São Paulo, which has been...

Jan 4, 20242 min read
Deepa Das Acevedo, Mohsin A. Bhat, and Mayur Suresh on India, the Modi moment, and autocratic legalism
In this latest PALcast episode, Fabio talks to Deepa Das Acevedo (Emory University Law School), Mohsin A. Bhat (Queen Mary University of...


Jan 4, 20241 min read
New PAL Book Illuminates Bolsonaro's Assault on Brazil's rule of Law.
The book maps the methods and strategies employed by the Bolsonaro government to corrode the rule of law in Brazil
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