Welcome!

I am a Political Science Tenure Professor at the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO-Ecuador), a Georg Foster Fellow at the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA). Additionally, I am the Director of the Ecuadorian Political Science Association - AECIP and Director and Founder of Pescadito Editoriales. My research explores features of Political Institutions in Latin America, emphasising the relationship between Judicial Governance and Political Development. Among my additional research interests, I focus on Presidentialism and Legislative Representation in Latin America. I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Universidad Nacional de San Martín (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
You can find additional information on my publications, working projects, editorial contributions, and courses through the links in the sidebar.  
Contact me directly to clarify any concerns or questions: sbasabe@flacso.edu.ec

​Recent publications

Journal articles
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2023 "Cuando la lealtad ideológica sucumbe ante el pragmatismo: la ruptura entre Rafael Correa y Lenin Moreno" Revista Chilena de Derecho y Ciencia Política 14 (1): 1-26. (with Patricia Sotomayor)

2022 “Spillover Effects of Quota/Parity Laws: The Case of Ecuador Women Mayors” Latin American Policy 13 (1): 82-103 (with Fabricio Pérez)

2022 “Who they are, where they come from and when they are going: Professional background und political ambition of Ecuadorian women legislators, 1979-2017” Journal of International Women's Studies 24 (5): 1-19 (with Natasha Álava).

2022 “La participación política de mujeres en gobiernos seccionales: las prefectas provinciales en Ecuador, 1979-2019” América Latina Hoy 90: 23-40 (with Tatiana Quinga)

2022 “¿Quien susurra al oído de los presidentes?: una explicación partidista a la asesoría de amigos y familiares. Ecuador en perspectiva comparada” Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Análisis Político SAAP 16 (1): 83-97 (with Pablo Medina)

2021 “Legislative Override and Particularistic Bills in Instable Democracies: Ecuador in Comparative Perspective” Journal of Legislative Studies 27 (2):266-284 (with Sergio Huertas)

Book Chapters​

2023 "Personal Attributes and Social Backgrounds", in Epstein Lee, Gunnar Grendstand, Urska Sadl and Keren Weinshall (editors) Oxford Handbook of Comparative Judicial Behaviour. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Forthcoming. 

2021 “Judicial Corruption: Evidence from Ecuador's Constitutional Court”, in Botero, Sandra, Daniel Brinks and Ezequiel González-Ocantos (editors) Broken Promises? Taking stock of the Judicialization of Politics in Latin America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

2021 “La (in)acción legislativa en tiempos de triple crisis por la COVID-19 (2020-2021”, in García Montero, Mercedes, Melanny Barragán Manjón and Manuel Alcántara Sáez (editors) Los parlamentos en América Latina en tiempos de pandemia. Madrid: Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales. Forthcoming. (with Pablo Valdivieso Kastner).

2021 "Cuando el pragmatismo vence a la ideología: “giros” atípicos en América Latina. Ecuador en perspectiva comparada”, In Torrico, Mario (editor) Ciclo político de la derecha en América Latina: entre crisis económica y polarización política. México: FLACSO. Forthcoming. (with Patricia Sotomayor Valarezo).
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