Democracy Between the Lines: Uneven Local Accountability in Latin America/Ashlea Rundlett

For our April Event we take WACRI to URI

Thursday, April 24, 2025

5:30PM

at Historic Lippitt Hall

5 Lippitt Road, University of Rhode Island, Kingston RI

A Joint Event with the University of Rhode Island

Global Initiative Office

Democracy Between the Lines:

Uneven Local Accountability in Latin America

Dr. Ashlea Rundlett presenting

Ashlea Rundlett is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Rhode Island, where she teaches courses on democratic backsliding, research methods, and Latin American politics. Her research on democratic governance, corruption, and political participation has appeared in several top peer-reviewed journals including the American Political Science Review. She is also co-author of the forthcoming book Science and the Study of Human Rights (SUNY Press), which takes a data-driven approach to understanding global rights protections.
Dr. Rundlett recently joined the leadership team of the Rhode Island Survey Initiative, where she helps oversee statewide polling and research on public opinion. She is also active in civic engagement on campus, including co-organizing the 2024 URI Honors Colloquium, “Democracy in Peril.” She earned her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Buffet Style Dinner at 5:30

Menu.pdf

(non-alcoholic beverages available upon arrival)

Presentation to follow

$45.00 per person

Parking is in Briar Lane Lot

75 Briar Lane, Kingston, RI, 02881

Lippitt is 5-7minute walk from the welcome center. If anyone has any major mobility issues and is unable to make the walk, they can reach out directly to emichaca@uri.edu and he'll try to find them parking closer to the building.

We'll have staff available to guide guests to Lippitt Hall.

REGISTER HERE