# Madai Urteaga-Quispe ## About Me I hold a PhD in Political Science from Harvard University. I am a postdoctoral fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. My research examines the political economy of development strategies in Latin America with a focus on agricultural policies and rural politics. In my book project, I explain why governments adopt pro-agricultural development strategies—or what I call *agrarian developmentalism*. Find my [CV here](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ku1iwtv2ouob4ptab9xix/main.pdf?rlkey=vi5fjl8g0w55oezc21fscveyb&st=g0fvsb4x&dl=0) and visit my personal website [here](https://murteagaquispe.github.io/). ![madai](/sites/g/files/omnuum1196/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/2025-09/MadaiUrteagaQuispe.jpg?itok=1v6CuQ7U) ## Work in Progress “Agrarian Developmentalism: The Politics of Development Strategies in Latin America.” - Awarded best Graduate Student Paper by Latin American Political Economy Network REPAL. “Judging Property: Judicial Independence, Elite Influence, and Public Land Allocation in Colombia” with [Isabel Güiza-Gómez](https://isabelguizag.com/). - Honorable Mention for Best Paper by the Latin American Political Economy Network REPAL. ## Publications 2025 “Expanding the State: Rural Mobilization and Bureaucratic Presence in Peru” (with [Christopher Carter](https://christopherleecarter.com/)), *Comparative Political Studies. * - Awarded an Honorable Mention for the Sage Prize, APSA Comparative Politics Section. 2019 “The Power of the Seed: Timing, Quick Structural Change, and Genetically Modified Crop Regulations in the Andes”, *Comparative Politics*, 51(4), pp. 539-561 (with Eduardo Dargent). 2017 “State-building in Latin America: Analyzing its Historical Foundations”. *Política y Gobierno,* México, 24(2), pp. 435-457. Original in Spanish. [http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci\_arttext&pid=S1665-20372017000200435](http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1665-20372017000200435) 2016 “State Response by External Pressures: The Determinants of the State’s strengthening to face the Illegal Gold Mining Boom in Peru (2004-2015)”. *Revista de Ciencia Política,* Santiago 36(3), pp. 255-277 (With Eduardo Dargent). Original in Spanish. [https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci\_abstract&pid=S0718-090X2016000300003&lng=es&nrm=iso&tlng=en](https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0718-090X2016000300003&lng=es&nrm=iso&tlng=en) 2016 State Capacity and Social Forces: Exploring a Complex Relation. In Grompone, R. ed., *Uncertainties and Distances: The controversial role of the state in Peru.* Lima: Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (With Eduardo Dargent). Original in Spanish.