Speaker

Denise DRESSER

Political scientist - Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

Mexican political analyst, columnist and academic. Her work has centered on Mexican democratization, corruption, the construction of citizenship and political economy issues from a comparative perspective. She is a professor of political science at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). She writes a political column for the Mexican newspaper Reforma, and Proceso magazine. She also participates in the weekly political roundtable hosted by Carmen Aristegui and the political talk show “Es la Hora de Opinar” hosted by Leo Zuckerman. She is a winner of the National Journalism Award and was awarded the “Legion of Honor” by the government of France for her work on human rights, freedom of expression and human rights in Mexico. Forbes magazine named her one of the 50 most powerful women in Mexico and one of the most influential people on Twitter

Publications:

Gritos y susurros: experiencias intempestivas de 38 mujeres (Grijalbo 2004)

México: lo que todo ciudadano quisiera (no) saber de su patria (Santillana 2006)

Gritos y susurros II: experiencias intempestivas de otras 39 mujeres (Santillana-Raya en el Agua, 2009).

“El País de Uno, Reflexiones para enteder y cambiar a México” (Aguilar 2011)

“Manifiesto Mexicano. Cómo perdimos el rumbo y cómo recuperarlo” (Aguilar 2018)

Twitter Account:  @DeniseDresserG