Who We Are

The initiative brings together a diverse, regionally representative group of scholars working across disciplines and contexts. The Cross-Regional Democracy Collective values lived experience, interdisciplinary thinking, and intellectual independence. The platform is intentionally open and evolving, shaped collectively by its participants.

Participating Scholars

This group brings together scholars from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East who are contributing to the initiative’s early phase and shaping its direction.

Amr Adly

The American University in Cairo

Egypt

Joseph Asunka

Afrobarometer

Ghana

Matias Bianchi

Asuntos del Sur

Argentina

Luis Bilbao

Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

Mexico

Sandra Borda

Universidad de los Andes

Colombia

Mmeli Dube

University of the Western Cape

South Africa

Ingy Higazy

The American University in Cairo

Egypt

Patience Hwenha

Democracy Works Foundation

South Africa

Paulina Ibarra

Fundación Multitudes

Chile

Sook Jong Lee

Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea

Karuti Kanyinga

University of Nairobi

Kenya

Farida Nabourema

Katutu Civil Rights Center

Togo

Sanusha Naidu

Institute for Global Dialogue

South Africa

Silvia Remolina

Demoreset

Colombia

Camila Rocha

Centro paraImaginação Crítica

Brazil

Dineo Skosana

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa

Esther Solano

Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Brazil

Ignacio Villagran

Universidad de Buenos Aires

Argentina

Bob Wekesa

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa