Danilo Freire

I am a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Data and Decision Sciences at Emory University and an Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Lincoln. I hold a PhD in Political Economy from King’s College London, an MA in International Relations from the Graduate Institute Geneva, and an MA in Political Science from the University of Sao Paulo. Before joining Emory, I was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Brown University and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Lincoln.

My research looks at how developing countries solve collective action problems and reduce political violence. I am particularly interested in public service delivery, accountability, private governance, and state violence. Most of my work centres on Latin America, drawing on survey and field experiments, machine learning, and administrative data analysis.

My work has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, Royal Society Open Science, Journal of Experimental Political Science, Latin American Research Review, and Research & Politics. I am also an EGAP Fellow.

You can find my publications on the Research page, download my CV, or browse my projects on GitHub. If you would like to discuss research or collaboration, please email me at danilo.freire@emory.edu. I am always keen to connect with fellow researchers and students.