Byron Villacís
Biographic Data
| ID | 153919 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Byron Villacís |
| GIVEN NAMES | Byron |
| FAMILY NAME | Villacís |
| SIGNATURE | VILLACÍS B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6932-3770 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Comparative Historical Sociology of Corruption
This volume renews the study of corruption as 'embedded' in ongoing social relations. Instead of treating corruption as a universal phenomenon, A Comparative Historical Sociology of Corruption shows how corruption is often morally ambiguous and deeply intertwined with the social, political and economic struggles of particular groups in specific times and places. Ranging from Early Modernity to the present day, and spanning across the globe, the b…
Statistical Innovation in the Global South
This article proposes a comparative socio-economic history of quantification in Ecuador, Brazil, Ghana and Sierra Leone. It narrows in on censuses in the Global South as sites of methodological and infrastructural innovation in the context of global circulations of model population data systems, methodological standards, and material infrastructures. Specifically, the authors ask which arrangements of actors, norms and settings are involved in th…
Experticia estadística en la administración pública ecuatoriana
La estadística representa una herramienta de gobernanza esencial en la administración pública contemporánea. Su producción en Ecuador depende del campo de expertos que emergieron y se legitimaron en el periodo 1927-2020. ¿Qué rol jugaron fuerzas locales y externas en este proceso? ¿Qué factores sociopolíticos permitieron la construcción de la disciplina estadística en el país? A través de la revisión de archivos históricos y de entrevistas en pro…
Statistical Innovation in the Global South
This article proposes a comparative socio-economic history of quantification in Ecuador, Brazil, Ghana and Sierra Leone. It narrows in on censuses in the Global South as sites of methodological and infrastructural innovation in the context of global circulations of model population data systems, methodological standards, and material infrastructures. Specifically, the authors ask which arrangements of actors, norms and settings are involved in th…
Experticia estadística en la administración pública ecuatoriana
La estadística representa una herramienta de gobernanza esencial en la administración pública contemporánea. Su producción en Ecuador depende del campo de expertos que emergieron y se legitimaron en el periodo 1927-2020. ¿Qué rol jugaron fuerzas locales y externas en este proceso? ¿Qué factores sociopolíticos permitieron la construcción de la disciplina estadística en el país? A través de la revisión de archivos históricos y de entrevistas en pro…
Statistical Innovation in the Global South
This article proposes a comparative socio-economic history of quantification in Ecuador, Brazil, Ghana and Sierra Leone. It narrows in on censuses in the Global South as sites of methodological and infrastructural innovation in the context of global circulations of model population data systems, methodological standards, and material infrastructures. Specifically, the authors ask which arrangements of actors, norms and settings are involved in th…
A Comparative Historical Sociology of Corruption
This volume renews the study of corruption as 'embedded' in ongoing social relations. Instead of treating corruption as a universal phenomenon, A Comparative Historical Sociology of Corruption shows how corruption is often morally ambiguous and deeply intertwined with the social, political and economic struggles of particular groups in specific times and places. Ranging from Early Modernity to the present day, and spanning across the globe, the b…
Political science (2 works) · Business, Innovation, and Economy (1 work) · Cambodian History and Society (1 work) · Clientelism (1 work) · Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies (1 work) · Corruption and Economic Development (1 work) · Economic geography (1 work) · Geography (1 work) · Humanities (1 work) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (1 work)