Felipe Ribeiro
Postdoctoral Fellow
Member Of:
- Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Office Phone: (404) 894-3195
Office Location: Habersham, 109
Email Address: fribeiro30@gatech.edu
Overview
Education:
- PhD, Political Science, Temple University
- MA, Political Science, Temple University
- MA, International Relations, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
- BA, International Relations, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
Interests
Teaching Interests:
Comparative Politics, Political Violence, Latin American Politics, and Computational methods
Research Interests:
Criminal violence, state capacity, Latin America politics and inequality in the global south.
Research Fields:
- Comparative Politics: Regional Studies
- Cultural and Ethical Awareness
Geographic
Focuses:
Focuses:
- Latin America and Caribbean
Issues:
- Politics
Courses
- INTA-2241: Govt Pol Soc-Lat America
- INTA-4803: Comp Political Violence
- INTA-8803: Comparative Pol Violence
Publications
Journal Articles
- “A nova onda autoritarista: uma análise das políticas de Xi Jinping.”
In: II Seminário Internacional de Ciência Política. Anais: Estado da Sociedade no Século XXI. Porto Alegre: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 1022–1036.
Date: 2018
Working Papers
- “Kingpin Strategies and Criminal Resilience: Leadership Decapitation in the PCC and CV.”
- “Missing Women: Militarization and Disappearances in the Mexican Coasts.”
- “Paving the Way for Violence: Infrastructure, State Capacity, and Criminal Expansion in Northeast Brazil.”
In: Comparative Political Studies
- “Racial Democracy at a Crossroads in Brazil.”
Updated: Feb 10th, 2026 at 3:13 PM