Lisdey Espinoza Pedraza

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Lisdey Espinoza Pedraza is a politics and international relations tutor at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. She gained her Bachelor's in International Relations at the Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City and her MA in International Relations and World Order at the University of Leicester, England. She holds a PhD in Politics and International Relations from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. She holds an advanced certificate in Terrorism and Political Violence from the University of St Andrews, Scotland. She has spoken at numerous international conferences and has written on topics such as democracy, migration, European politics, Contemporary Mexican Politics and the Middle East. Her research interests include: Democratisation processes, governance and theories of the state, contemporary Mexican politics, Latin American politics, Russian politics, political parties, international relations theories, and contemporary USA-Latin America foreign policy.

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Disaster Politics: Will Hurricane Otis Blow MORENA’S Destiny Off Course?

In under 12 hours, Hurricane Otis rapidly progressed through all five hurricane phases, ultimately reaching Category 5, the most severe of these natural occurrences....

From Promises to Policies: Implications of the 2023 State of Mexico Elections

On Sunday's June 4th elections, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's ruling party, MORENA, successfully gained control of a key stronghold of the opposition:...

AMLO’s 4th Transformation: More Militarisation Less Education

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Corruption Kills: A chronicle of tragedies foretold in Mexico

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Transitioning Backwards? AMLO’s Electoral Reform

On October 26th, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) approved a 21 Member Commission to set in motion a major political reform that would downsize...

Giorgia Meloni: a return to Mussolini’s Italy?

In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of far-right political parties across Europe. They have managed to use the...

Towards the Presidential Elections of 2024: Is, Mexico Transitioning Backwards?

On June 5, 2022, Mexico held gubernatorial elections in six states: Durango, Tamaulipas, Aguascalientes, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, and Quintana Roo.  These elections were characterised by...

To hell with institutions? AMLO’s Recall Referendum

On 10th April the recall referendum is scheduled to take place, with the aim to revoke the mandate of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO)...

Is British Democracy in Danger?

On Sunday 12th of December 2021 Boris Johnson went on national television to warn about a tidal wave that would threaten Britain. He was...

A Germany without Merkel

The departure of Angela Merkel plunges Germany into uncertainty. Merkel will go down in history as the first woman to win an election to...

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