Scholars
Matias Spektor
School of International Relations FGV
Based in
Brazil
South America
I am professor at the School of International Relations at FGV. I conduct both academic research and practical work on international security, climate politics, political violence, and the history and theory of international order, with a focus on Brazil, Latin America, and the Global South. In my engagement work, I collaborate widely with governments, international organizations, and think-tanks to advance solutions based on applied social science. I am affiliated with the Reimagining World Order program at Princeton University, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Brazilian Center for International Relations (Cebri), and the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington DC.
Country(ies) of Specialty
Brazil ArgentinaFocus areas of expertise
Behavioral action Climate policy and politics Public opinionPublications
Articles
Spektor, Matias, Guilherme N. Fasolin, et al. “Climate Change Beliefs and Their Correlates in Latin America.” Nature Communications, vol. 14, no. 1, Nov. 2023, p. 7241. www.nature.com, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42729-x.
Fasolin, Guilherme, et al. Correlates of Climate Change Risk Perception: Evidence from Latin America. 27 Sept. 2023. Research Square, https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3328562/v1.
Spektor, Matias, and Guilherme Fasolin. “What Lula’s Return Means for the Amazon.” Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2022. Foreign Affairs, https://www.foreignaffairs.com/brazil/what-lula-return-means-amazon.
Spektor, Matias, Umberto Mignozzetti, et al. “Nationalist Backlash Against Foreign Climate Shaming.” Global Environmental Politics, vol. 22, no. 1, Feb. 2022, pp. 139–58. Silverchair, https://doi.org/10.1162/glep_a_00644.