Hector Sebastian Alarcon-Barrera
Graduate Student
Political Science
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About
Hector Sebastian is an economist and political scientist from Colombia who is interested in the legacies of civil wars and criminal conflicts, as well as the political economy of development. He worked as a consultant in Colombia's Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) and as a teaching assistant and research assistant at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá. He holds bachelor's degrees (B.A.) in economics and political science and a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in economics and public policy from Universidad de los Andes.
Subfields: Comparative Politics and Political Theory
Research Currently in Progress
Political and social legacies of civil conflicts: the short-term effect of civil war violence on the level of polarization; the influence of violence repertoires on electoral behavior and turnout in the context of civil and criminal conflicts.