Manuel Balán
Assistant Professor, ISID and Department of Political Science
Manuel Balán is an Assistant Professor in Political Science and International Development Studies at McGill University. His research focuses on corruption, corruption scandals, transparency and anticorruption policies, political competition, media and politics, and democracy and the rule of law. He is the author of Today’s Allies, Tomorrow’s Enemies? The Political Dynamics of Corruption Scandals in Latin America (Notre Dame University Press, Forthcoming), and co-editor of What’s Left? The Promise and Reality of Inclusive Citizenship in Latin America (Notre Dame University Press, Forthcoming). Alongside his research and teaching, Prof. Balán has worked as a consultant with the Interamerican development Bank, the World Bank, and the World Bank Institute. He is co-founder, member of the Executive Board, and former Director of RELAM (Réseau d’études latino-américaines de Montréal) and member of ERIGAL (Équipe de recherche interuniversitaire sur l’inclusion et la gouvernance en Amérique latine). He received his PhD in Government from the University of Texas at Austin.