About the Journal
Autocratization Research Journal (ISSN: 3115-2120. Online) is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that was launched in January 2026 with the aim of highlighting and disseminating the analytical and reflective work carried out by researchers, teachers and faculty members interested in the processes of autocratization and authoritarianism in Latin America.
Current Issue
This issue, titled "Populism and Authoritarianism: A Critical and Alternative Review from Academia", brings together scholarly research and academic texts around two principal and relevant themes for academia. On the one hand, it addresses populism, its particularities, variants, and effects on democracies; and on the other, the threats to academic freedom in authoritarian countries, where independent production, university autonomy, and dissenting thought are systematically instrumentalized and silenced. Through articles, interviews, and reviews, the issue offers a reflective and alternative perspective on the challenges faced by democracies and academia in today’s world.
