# Gabriel Pereira

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End of the Year Podcast 2024

What were the defining events of 2024? Which new publications impressed us the most? What do we expect from the upcoming year in global politics and in terms of new intellectual trends?  Today, we, editors of the Review of Democracy bring you our traditional end of the year podcast. 2024 has been…

The Right against Rights in Latin America

In this conversation with the Review of Democracy, Professor Leigh Payne, Dr. Julia Zulver, and Dr. Simon Escoffierdiscuss the development of right-against-rights movements that have grown in numbers, strength, and influence in recent years in Latin America. The discussion draws on their latest boo…

The $5 Billion Bet: Inside Harvey AI's Legal Revolution Story

TO EACH SINGLE EPISODE STREAMER, YOU KEEP ME GOING AND GIVE ME HOPE FOR THE NEXT EPISODE. FROM MY HEART, THANK YOU. IF YOU FOUND SOME KIND OF VALUE IN THE EPISODE/PODCAST, SHARING IT WILL DO WONDERS TO ME- Aarav. Till next time, Harvey AI: The $5 Billion Legal AI That’s Revolutionizing LawIn this…

End of the Year Podcast 2025 – Part I: Reflections and Reckonings

As 2025 draws to a close, RevDem editors Alexandra Kardos(History of Ideas), Gabriel Pereira (Cross-Regional Dialogue), and Kristóf Szombati (Political Economy and Inequalities) take stock of a turbulent democratic year through three keywords: imagination, frustration, and realignment. From Latin A…

Crime, Crackdowns, and Democracy in Ecuador

Ecuador has experienced one of the most dramatic surges in criminal violence in Latin America, alongside growing pressure on democratic institutions. In this episode of the Review of Democracy podcast—produced in cooperation with the Journalof Democracy—Gabriel Pereira speaks with Galo Mayorga and…

How Courts Can Hold Authoritarian Leaders Accountable

In many democracies today, elected leaders challenge institutions, undermine electoral rules, and test the limits of constitutional order. Yet legal accountability for suchactions remains rare. In this episode of the Review of Democracy podcast, produced in cooperation with the Journal of Democracy…

: Democracy on a Tightrope: Politics, Bureaucracy, and the Risks of Imbalance

In this episode of the Review of Democracy podcast, Gabriel Pereira speaks with Gabriela Lotta about Democracy on a Tightrope: Politics and Bureaucracy in Brazil,co-authored with Pedro Abramovay and recently published by Central European University Press . Drawing on the Brazilian case, the convers…

How to Secure Democracy After Authoritarianism? Venezuela and the Problem of Credible Transitions

How can a democracy emerge from authoritarian rule when those who hold power fear what comes next? In this episode of the Review of Democracy podcast, Gabriel Pereira speaks with José Ramón Morales-Arilla about the challenges of democratic transition in Venezuela.Drawing on economic theory and comp…

Backlash Against Rights: From Public Battles to Veiled Backlash

Across the world, political actors are challenging rights in increasingly sophisticated ways. But are we looking in the right places? In this episode of Review of Democracy,Gabriel Pereira speaks with María Paula Saffon about how we should understand backlash against rights today. They discuss why …

The Other Side of Law: Democracy, Rights, and Illiberalism

In this opening episode of a new Review of Democracy podcast series on law, rights, and democracy in Latin America, Gabriel Pereira speaks with Fabio de Sá e Silva about the increasingly complex role of law in contemporary struggles over democracy and rights. The conversation explores autocratic le…