Subnational Politics Project

The Subnational Politics Project (SPP) is a collaborative initiative dedicated to compiling, generating, and disseminating systematic, transparent, and publicly accessible data on subnational political institutions, processes, and electoral outcomes across Latin America.

The SPP's central goal is to build a comprehensive and standardized data infrastructure that enables both detailed within-country analysis and robust cross-national comparisons of subnational political dynamics.

By providing consistent and high-quality data, SPP seeks to advance scholarly and policy-oriented research on the political foundations and consequences of territorial inequality in the region.

SPP Dashboard Demo
~87
Subnational Units
3
Federal Countries
40+
Years of Data

People Behind SPP

Principal Investigator
Agustina Giraudy

American University
Tecnológico de Monterrey

Collaborator
Francisco Urdinez

Universidad Católica de Chile

Collaborator
Guadalupe González

University of Maryland

Collaborator
Felipe Soto Jorquera

Hertie School, Berlin

Research Assistant
Sergio Huertas Hernández

Universidad Católica de Chile

Agustina
Giraudy

Professor of Political Science
School of International Service
American University, Washington DC

Visiting Distinguished Professor
Tecnológico de Monterrey

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