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
Andrea Cervera
Demoreset / Extituto
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
Karuti Kanyinga
University of Nairobi
Kenya
Avani Kapur
Foundation for Responsive Governance
India
Sook Jong Lee
Sungkyunkwan University
South Korea
Ahmed Mehboob
Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency
Pakistan
Farida Nabourema
Katutu Civil Rights Center
Togo
Sanusha Naidu
Institute for Global Dialogue
South Africa
Brandon Park
Chung-Ang University
South Korea
Ali Riaz
Illinois State University
United States/Bangladesh
Camila Rocha
Centro paraImaginação Crítica
Brazil
Niranjan Sahoo
Observer Research Foundation
India
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