Julia Albarracin
Biographic Data
| ID | 656132 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julia Albarracin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julia |
| FAMILY NAME | Albarracin |
| SIGNATURE | ALBARRACIN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Illinois University, Macomb, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8375-3427 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Accountability Shock
Accountability Shock presents the first systematic explanation of why some 'Third Wave' democracies developed peacefully while others became the world's most violent. The book demonstrates how robust transitional justice processes – combining truth commissions with prosecution of autocratic-era atrocities – prevent criminal violence in new democracies. By holding authoritarian specialists in violence accountable, new democracies can break state i…
Violence against civil society actors in democracies
International NGOs and cross-national scholarship have drawn attention to a type of political violence particularly prevalent in democracies of the Global South: the assassination of social activists. We argue that the decentralized yet systematic nature of this targeted, lethal violence requires a theoretical framework and empirical approach addressing subnational dynamics. Specifically, we suggest that a significant share of these assassination…
Recasting of the Latin American Right
This book analyzes the transformation of the political right in Latin America in response to the strengthening of left-wing parties and movements throughout the region. While Latin America's post-2000 left has been widely studied, little is known about right-wing political formations during and after that time. There is a paucity of research on recent phenomena associated with the reorganization of the Right: the polarization of Latin American el…
Mall Cop or Robocop? The Political Determinants of Police Militarization in Brazil
Police militarization is prevalent worldwide. Despite growing interest in the consequences of militarization, few studies focus on its causes. Through the case of Brazilian municipal police forces, we explore the connection between partisan ideology and police militarization. Some research shows that leftist administrations in democracies are more likely to emphasize human rights and less likely to militarize the police. However, leftist administ…
Pathways of post-conflict violence in Colombia
Violence in post-conflict settings is often attributed to a post-war boom in organized crime, facilitated by the demobilization of armed groups and the persisting weakness of the state. The article argues that this is only one pathway of post-conflict violence. A second causal pathway emerges from the challenges that peace processes can constitute for entrenched local political orders. By fostering political inclusion, the implementation of peace…
Electoral decentralisation with weak parties. Analysis of Colombia’s subnational elections
In this report, we analyse subnational electoral dynamics, reviewing some temporal patterns of both municipal and departmental elections in Colombia; however, we focus particularly on the most recent elections in 2019. Local and regional electoral dynamics are significantly decoupled from national politics and, despite the existence of the same party labels across all levels of government, we show that political parties are secondary actors in su…
Local competitive authoritarianism and post-conflict violence. An analysis of the assassination of social leaders in Colombia
The threat of continued violence is a primary concern in post-conflict societies. This article contributes to the literature on post-conflict violence by analyzing a specific phenomenon that has characterized Colombia since the signing of the 2016 peace agreement: the assassination of social leaders. Building on explanations that emphasize state weakness, illicit economies, and the role of illegal armed actors, we argue that the assassination of …
Creating Conspiracy Beliefs
Conspiracy theories spread more widely and faster than ever before. Fear and uncertainty prompt people to believe false narratives of danger and hidden plots, but are not sufficient without considering the role and ideological bias of the media. This timely book focuses on making sense of how and why some people respond to their fear of a threat by creating or believing conspiracy stories. It integrates insights from psychology, political science…
Cuando lo local no es función de lo nacional
Utilizando una estrategia multi método, el artículo muestra que los cambios en las reglas electorales implementados en Colombia en 2003 tuvieron un efecto contrario al esperado en las elecciones para los concejos municipales: aumentó la fragmentación del sistema de partidos y la intensidad de la competencia personalista. Adicionalmente, pese a que en el caso de la competencia personalista se produjo un efecto homogeneizador de municipios de difer…
Las nuevas derechas
Como reza el título de este libro, las nuevas derechas desafían gravemente las democracias actuales. En las páginas que siguen, un grupo de científicos sociales han sido capaces de analizar, a través de estudios de caso muy bien elegidos, algunas de las peligrosas consecuencias del ascenso de la extrema derecha y del (neo)fascismo en todo el mundo y, en el caso que nos ocupa, en América Latina. Solo así puede desenmascararse la falsa ambigüedad c…
Criminal Violence in Latin America
Latin America is, by far, the world's most violent region. Despite being home to just 8 percent of the globe's population, the region is responsible for about a third of all global violent deaths annually. Latin America has seventeen of the twenty most violent countries and forty-three of the fifty most violent cities. Such levels of violence are particularly surprising considering they have coincided with the spread of electoral democracy and hu…
Orden social más allá del Estado
Factors Shaping Second Language Acquisition Among Adult Mexican Immigrants in Rural Immigrant Destinations
This article investigated the intrinsic, extrinsic, and integrative orientations shaping reading and speaking English skills among adult Mexican immigrants in two gateway communities in Illinois. Intrinsic orientations refer to reasons for second language (L2) learning derived from one’s inherent pleasure and interest in the activity. Extrinsic orientations refer to reasons that are instrumental to some consequence. In turn, integrative orientati…
Breaking state impunity in post-authoritarian regimes
This article claims that cross-national variation in criminal violence in new democracies is highly dependent on whether elites adopt transitional justice processes to address a repressive past. State specialists in violence who repress political dissidents under authoritarian rule often play a crucial role in the operation of criminal markets and in the production of criminal violence in democracy. Some of them defect from the state to become th…
Do Independent Women Participate in Demonstrations More? Empowerment and Politics in Predicting Activism Among Mexican Women
The influence of Latinos on all aspects of the American political landscape has increased dramatically in recent years. However, research on political participation among Latinas has been scarce. This study examined the factors influencing participation in protests, a type of nonelectoral political behavior, among Mexican women. This research was based on surveys with 290 Mexican women from the Chicago area and explored the role of their levels o…
Determinants of Rural Latino Trust in the Federal Government
Trust in government is essential to democratic practice. This article analyzed the factors shaping trust in the federal government using a survey of 260 Mexican immigrants living in rural Illinois and in-depth interviews with 32 participants. To analyze these data, we drew a distinction between support for the regime (system of government that is relatively stable in a political system) and support for authorities (those who temporarily occupy po…
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Empowerment and Condom Use Among Mexican and Mexican American Women in Illinois
This study used a survey of 218 Mexican women living in Illinois to test if measures of women’s empowerment in the economic, sociocultural, interpersonal/relational, and political dimensions influenced condom use. Our findings revealed that sociocultural and political forms of empowerment were significantly correlated with condom use. More specifically, women who were allowed to leave the house to visit friends without their husband/partner’s per…
Political Participation and Social Capital Among Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Central Illinois
This study tested the influence of bridging and bonding social capital in political participation while controlling for sociodemographic and psychological factors among Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Illinois. Bridging social capital significantly predicted two types of participation. Participants who felt their lives were linked to those of Anglo-Americans and attended functions with members of this group were more likely to contact a public …
Demographic factors and sexist beliefs as predictors of condom use among Latinos in the USA
Based on a survey conducted among 198 Latinos in Central Illinois, USA, this study shows that income, education, and language skills were important predictors of condom use. In addition, hostile and benevolent sexist ideas had a differing impact on condom use. Hostile sexist ideas, such as the belief that women try to control men, increased condom use with both main and occasional partners. Benevolent sexism, for example, the idea that women shou…
Local competitive authoritarianism and post-conflict violence. An analysis of the assassination of social leaders in Colombia
The threat of continued violence is a primary concern in post-conflict societies. This article contributes to the literature on post-conflict violence by analyzing a specific phenomenon that has characterized Colombia since the signing of the 2016 peace agreement: the assassination of social leaders. Building on explanations that emphasize state weakness, illicit economies, and the role of illegal armed actors, we argue that the assassination of …
Breaking state impunity in post-authoritarian regimes
This article claims that cross-national variation in criminal violence in new democracies is highly dependent on whether elites adopt transitional justice processes to address a repressive past. State specialists in violence who repress political dissidents under authoritarian rule often play a crucial role in the operation of criminal markets and in the production of criminal violence in democracy. Some of them defect from the state to become th…
Pathways of post-conflict violence in Colombia
Violence in post-conflict settings is often attributed to a post-war boom in organized crime, facilitated by the demobilization of armed groups and the persisting weakness of the state. The article argues that this is only one pathway of post-conflict violence. A second causal pathway emerges from the challenges that peace processes can constitute for entrenched local political orders. By fostering political inclusion, the implementation of peace…
Violence against civil society actors in democracies
International NGOs and cross-national scholarship have drawn attention to a type of political violence particularly prevalent in democracies of the Global South: the assassination of social activists. We argue that the decentralized yet systematic nature of this targeted, lethal violence requires a theoretical framework and empirical approach addressing subnational dynamics. Specifically, we suggest that a significant share of these assassination…
Determinants of Rural Latino Trust in the Federal Government
Trust in government is essential to democratic practice. This article analyzed the factors shaping trust in the federal government using a survey of 260 Mexican immigrants living in rural Illinois and in-depth interviews with 32 participants. To analyze these data, we drew a distinction between support for the regime (system of government that is relatively stable in a political system) and support for authorities (those who temporarily occupy po…
Do Independent Women Participate in Demonstrations More? Empowerment and Politics in Predicting Activism Among Mexican Women
The influence of Latinos on all aspects of the American political landscape has increased dramatically in recent years. However, research on political participation among Latinas has been scarce. This study examined the factors influencing participation in protests, a type of nonelectoral political behavior, among Mexican women. This research was based on surveys with 290 Mexican women from the Chicago area and explored the role of their levels o…
Political Participation and Social Capital Among Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Central Illinois
This study tested the influence of bridging and bonding social capital in political participation while controlling for sociodemographic and psychological factors among Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Illinois. Bridging social capital significantly predicted two types of participation. Participants who felt their lives were linked to those of Anglo-Americans and attended functions with members of this group were more likely to contact a public …
Cuando lo local no es función de lo nacional
Utilizando una estrategia multi método, el artículo muestra que los cambios en las reglas electorales implementados en Colombia en 2003 tuvieron un efecto contrario al esperado en las elecciones para los concejos municipales: aumentó la fragmentación del sistema de partidos y la intensidad de la competencia personalista. Adicionalmente, pese a que en el caso de la competencia personalista se produjo un efecto homogeneizador de municipios de difer…
Mall Cop or Robocop? The Political Determinants of Police Militarization in Brazil
Police militarization is prevalent worldwide. Despite growing interest in the consequences of militarization, few studies focus on its causes. Through the case of Brazilian municipal police forces, we explore the connection between partisan ideology and police militarization. Some research shows that leftist administrations in democracies are more likely to emphasize human rights and less likely to militarize the police. However, leftist administ…
Factors Shaping Second Language Acquisition Among Adult Mexican Immigrants in Rural Immigrant Destinations
This article investigated the intrinsic, extrinsic, and integrative orientations shaping reading and speaking English skills among adult Mexican immigrants in two gateway communities in Illinois. Intrinsic orientations refer to reasons for second language (L2) learning derived from one’s inherent pleasure and interest in the activity. Extrinsic orientations refer to reasons that are instrumental to some consequence. In turn, integrative orientati…
Empowerment and Condom Use Among Mexican and Mexican American Women in Illinois
This study used a survey of 218 Mexican women living in Illinois to test if measures of women’s empowerment in the economic, sociocultural, interpersonal/relational, and political dimensions influenced condom use. Our findings revealed that sociocultural and political forms of empowerment were significantly correlated with condom use. More specifically, women who were allowed to leave the house to visit friends without their husband/partner’s per…
Demographic factors and sexist beliefs as predictors of condom use among Latinos in the USA
Based on a survey conducted among 198 Latinos in Central Illinois, USA, this study shows that income, education, and language skills were important predictors of condom use. In addition, hostile and benevolent sexist ideas had a differing impact on condom use. Hostile sexist ideas, such as the belief that women try to control men, increased condom use with both main and occasional partners. Benevolent sexism, for example, the idea that women shou…
Political Participation and Social Capital Among Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Central Illinois
This study tested the influence of bridging and bonding social capital in political participation while controlling for sociodemographic and psychological factors among Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Illinois. Bridging social capital significantly predicted two types of participation. Participants who felt their lives were linked to those of Anglo-Americans and attended functions with members of this group were more likely to contact a public …
Promotions
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Empowerment and Condom Use Among Mexican and Mexican American Women in Illinois
This study used a survey of 218 Mexican women living in Illinois to test if measures of women’s empowerment in the economic, sociocultural, interpersonal/relational, and political dimensions influenced condom use. Our findings revealed that sociocultural and political forms of empowerment were significantly correlated with condom use. More specifically, women who were allowed to leave the house to visit friends without their husband/partner’s per…
Determinants of Rural Latino Trust in the Federal Government
Trust in government is essential to democratic practice. This article analyzed the factors shaping trust in the federal government using a survey of 260 Mexican immigrants living in rural Illinois and in-depth interviews with 32 participants. To analyze these data, we drew a distinction between support for the regime (system of government that is relatively stable in a political system) and support for authorities (those who temporarily occupy po…
Do Independent Women Participate in Demonstrations More? Empowerment and Politics in Predicting Activism Among Mexican Women
The influence of Latinos on all aspects of the American political landscape has increased dramatically in recent years. However, research on political participation among Latinas has been scarce. This study examined the factors influencing participation in protests, a type of nonelectoral political behavior, among Mexican women. This research was based on surveys with 290 Mexican women from the Chicago area and explored the role of their levels o…
Breaking state impunity in post-authoritarian regimes
This article claims that cross-national variation in criminal violence in new democracies is highly dependent on whether elites adopt transitional justice processes to address a repressive past. State specialists in violence who repress political dissidents under authoritarian rule often play a crucial role in the operation of criminal markets and in the production of criminal violence in democracy. Some of them defect from the state to become th…
Factors Shaping Second Language Acquisition Among Adult Mexican Immigrants in Rural Immigrant Destinations
This article investigated the intrinsic, extrinsic, and integrative orientations shaping reading and speaking English skills among adult Mexican immigrants in two gateway communities in Illinois. Intrinsic orientations refer to reasons for second language (L2) learning derived from one’s inherent pleasure and interest in the activity. Extrinsic orientations refer to reasons that are instrumental to some consequence. In turn, integrative orientati…
Las nuevas derechas
Como reza el título de este libro, las nuevas derechas desafían gravemente las democracias actuales. En las páginas que siguen, un grupo de científicos sociales han sido capaces de analizar, a través de estudios de caso muy bien elegidos, algunas de las peligrosas consecuencias del ascenso de la extrema derecha y del (neo)fascismo en todo el mundo y, en el caso que nos ocupa, en América Latina. Solo así puede desenmascararse la falsa ambigüedad c…
Criminal Violence in Latin America
Latin America is, by far, the world's most violent region. Despite being home to just 8 percent of the globe's population, the region is responsible for about a third of all global violent deaths annually. Latin America has seventeen of the twenty most violent countries and forty-three of the fifty most violent cities. Such levels of violence are particularly surprising considering they have coincided with the spread of electoral democracy and hu…
Orden social más allá del Estado
Creating Conspiracy Beliefs
Conspiracy theories spread more widely and faster than ever before. Fear and uncertainty prompt people to believe false narratives of danger and hidden plots, but are not sufficient without considering the role and ideological bias of the media. This timely book focuses on making sense of how and why some people respond to their fear of a threat by creating or believing conspiracy stories. It integrates insights from psychology, political science…
Cuando lo local no es función de lo nacional
Utilizando una estrategia multi método, el artículo muestra que los cambios en las reglas electorales implementados en Colombia en 2003 tuvieron un efecto contrario al esperado en las elecciones para los concejos municipales: aumentó la fragmentación del sistema de partidos y la intensidad de la competencia personalista. Adicionalmente, pese a que en el caso de la competencia personalista se produjo un efecto homogeneizador de municipios de difer…
Electoral decentralisation with weak parties. Analysis of Colombia’s subnational elections
In this report, we analyse subnational electoral dynamics, reviewing some temporal patterns of both municipal and departmental elections in Colombia; however, we focus particularly on the most recent elections in 2019. Local and regional electoral dynamics are significantly decoupled from national politics and, despite the existence of the same party labels across all levels of government, we show that political parties are secondary actors in su…
Local competitive authoritarianism and post-conflict violence. An analysis of the assassination of social leaders in Colombia
The threat of continued violence is a primary concern in post-conflict societies. This article contributes to the literature on post-conflict violence by analyzing a specific phenomenon that has characterized Colombia since the signing of the 2016 peace agreement: the assassination of social leaders. Building on explanations that emphasize state weakness, illicit economies, and the role of illegal armed actors, we argue that the assassination of …
Pathways of post-conflict violence in Colombia
Violence in post-conflict settings is often attributed to a post-war boom in organized crime, facilitated by the demobilization of armed groups and the persisting weakness of the state. The article argues that this is only one pathway of post-conflict violence. A second causal pathway emerges from the challenges that peace processes can constitute for entrenched local political orders. By fostering political inclusion, the implementation of peace…
Recasting of the Latin American Right
This book analyzes the transformation of the political right in Latin America in response to the strengthening of left-wing parties and movements throughout the region. While Latin America's post-2000 left has been widely studied, little is known about right-wing political formations during and after that time. There is a paucity of research on recent phenomena associated with the reorganization of the Right: the polarization of Latin American el…
Mall Cop or Robocop? The Political Determinants of Police Militarization in Brazil
Police militarization is prevalent worldwide. Despite growing interest in the consequences of militarization, few studies focus on its causes. Through the case of Brazilian municipal police forces, we explore the connection between partisan ideology and police militarization. Some research shows that leftist administrations in democracies are more likely to emphasize human rights and less likely to militarize the police. However, leftist administ…
Violence against civil society actors in democracies
International NGOs and cross-national scholarship have drawn attention to a type of political violence particularly prevalent in democracies of the Global South: the assassination of social activists. We argue that the decentralized yet systematic nature of this targeted, lethal violence requires a theoretical framework and empirical approach addressing subnational dynamics. Specifically, we suggest that a significant share of these assassination…
Accountability Shock
Accountability Shock presents the first systematic explanation of why some 'Third Wave' democracies developed peacefully while others became the world's most violent. The book demonstrates how robust transitional justice processes – combining truth commissions with prosecution of autocratic-era atrocities – prevent criminal violence in new democracies. By holding authoritarian specialists in violence accountable, new democracies can break state i…
Political science (16 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Law (10 works) · Politics (10 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (5 works) · Criminology (5 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (5 works) · Authoritarianism (4 works)