Erika Moreno, PhD
Chair, Department of Political Science and International Relations
Professor
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Erika Moreno, PhD
Chair, Department of Political Science and International Relations
Professor
Recently, Dr. Moreno has been researching and writing about the work of accountability agencies across the Americas. Here, she has focused on the inner workings an impact of Human Rights Ombudsman offices on human rights provisions across the region. Here research, which is quantative in nature, has examined how these agencies have impacted improvements in human rights across the region. The work is complemented with several in depth case studies of the agency in Bolivia and Colombia.
Moreno's work on Latin American politics has appeared in a variety of venues including book manuscripts, peer-reviewed research articles, reviews, and book chapters. Her work has appeared in peer reviewed journals, including Comparative Political Studes, Electoral Studies, the Bulletin of Latin American Research and Legislative Studies Quarterly. She has also contributed to chapters in edited book manuscripts published by Notre Dame press, Oxford University Press, and Pennsylvania State Press on topics that include the Colombian peace process, government institutions and accountability, and the Columbian political system.
Although her primary focus is democracy and its institutions, she has also worked on topics that have addressed stability of regimes (democracy and autocracy), political transitions, and the role of regime characteristics on economic outcomes. For instance, Dr. Moreno was part of the Creighton University team (with Associate Political Science Professor Richard Witmer, Associate Dean of the Law School Mike Kelly, Director of the Werner Center, Patrick Borchers) that wrote the Report on the Resolution of Outstanding Property Claims Between Cuba and the United States (Creighton University Press 2007). The report which proposes the creation of a mechanism to settle outstanding property claims by Americans against the Cuban government, was commissioned by the United States Agency of International Development and supported by a $750,000 grant.
In her spare time, Dr. Moreno enjoys running, kayaking, and spending time with her family.
Teaching Interests
- Comparative Politics
Research Focus
- Comparative politics
- Democracy
- Latin America
- Interbranch relations and government accountability
- Human rights
Department
Political Science and International Relations
Position
Professor
Book, Chapter/Section
- Handbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 77
, COLOMBIA [Book Chapter] 2025 - The Quality of Democracy in Latin America
Moreno Erika, Colombia: The Effects of Violence [Book Chapter] 2022 - Handbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 75
Moreno ERIKA, COLOMBIA [Book Chapter] 2021 - Human Rights Ombudsmen in Latin America
Moreno Erika, Principal-agent Theory and the Defensoría [Book Chapter] 2020 - Human Rights Ombudsmen in Latin America
Moreno Erika, The Missing Principal [Book Chapter] 2020 - Human Rights Ombudsmen in Latin America
Moreno Erika, Epilogue [Book Chapter] 2020 - Human Rights Ombudsmen in Latin America
Moreno Erika, Birth and Development of the Defensoría del Pueblo [Book Chapter] 2020 - Human Rights Ombudsmen in Latin America
Moreno Erika, The Defensoría del Pueblo in the Americas [Book Chapter] 2020 - Human Rights Ombudsmen in Latin America
Moreno Erika, The Defensoría and Gains in Human Rights Protections [Book Chapter] 2020 - The Cuba-U.S. Bilateral Relationship: New Pathways and Policy Choices
Kelly Michael J., Moreno Erika, Witmer Richard C., Conclusion [Book Chapter] 2019 - The Cuba-U.S. Bilateral Relationship: New Pathways and Policy Choices
Kelly Michael J., Moreno Erika, Witmer Richard C., U.S. property claims in Cuba [Book Chapter] 2019 - The Cuba-U.S. Bilateral Relationship: New Pathways and Policy Choices
Kelly Michael J., Moreno Erika, Witmer Richard C., Succession versus transition [Book Chapter] 2019 - The Cuba-U.S. Bilateral Relationship: New Pathways and Policy Choices
Kelly Michael J., Moreno Erika, Witmer Richard C., Introduction [Book Chapter] 2019 - The Quality of Democracy in Latin America: Theory and Cases
Moreno Erika, Colombia: the Detrimental Effects of Violence [Book Chapter] 2011 - Pathways to Power: Political Recruitment and Democracy in Latin America.
Moreno Erika, Escobar-Lemmon M., Mejor Solo que Mal Acompañado: Political Entrepreneurs in Colombia [Book Chapter] 2008 - Peace, Democracy and Human Rights in Colombia
Moreno Erika, Shugart M. S., Fajarado L., Deepening Democracy by Renovating Political Practices: The Struggle for Electoral Reform in Colombia [Book Chapter] 2007 - Democratic accountability in Latin America
Moreno Erika, Crisp Brian, Shugart Matthew, The accountability deficit in Latin America [Book Chapter] 2003
Books
- Almao Valia Pereira, Baralt Carmen Pérez, Holzner Claudio A, Levine Daniel H, Mendoza-Botelho Martín, Micozzi Juan Pablo, Molina José E, Montero Alfred P, Moreno Erika, Puig Salvador Martí i, Rodríguez Leticia M. Ruiz, Jones Mark P, The Quality of Democracy in Latin America 2022
- Moreno Erika, Human Rights Ombudsmen in Latin America: From Justitieombudsman to Defensor Del Pueblo 2020
- Borchers Patrick J., Kelly Michael J., Witmer Richard C., Moreno Erika, Pearlstein Arthur, Report on the resolution of outstanding property claims between Cuba and the United States 2007
- Moreno Erika, Crisp Brian F, Small parties in Latin America 2001
General
- The Cuba-U.S. bilateral relationship 2019
- Moreno Erika, Voting Amid Violence: Electoral Democracy in Colombia. 2010
Articles
- Cuban Affairs
Witmer Richard C., Moreno Erika, Borchers Patrick J., Kelly Michael J., A proposed property claims settlement mechanism for the United States and Cuba
2, p. 1 - 11 2007
Publications
- Human Rights Review
Moreno Erika, Witmer Richard C., The Power of the Pen: Human Rights Ombudsmen and Personal Integrity Violations in Latin America, 1982-2006
17:2, p. 143 - 164 2016 - Latin American Policy
Moreno Erika, Improving the Democratic Brand through Institution Building: Ombudsmen and Corruption in Latin America, 2000-2011
7:1, p. 126 - 146 2016 - Latin American Politics and Society
Moreno Erika, The Contributions of the Ombudsman to Human Rights in Latin America, 1982-2011
58:1, p. 98 - 120 2016 - Politics & Policy
Moreno Erika, Witmer Richard C., Where Capacity and Incentives Meet: Presidential Decree Authority and Property Rights in Latin America
43:3, p. 315 - 346 2015 - Latin American Politics and Society
Moreno Erika, Precarious Democracies: Understanding Regime Stability and Change in Colombia and Venezuela
55:3, p. 181 - 183 2013 - Social Science Journal
Moreno Erika, Policy mandates and re-election among single issue parties
50:2, p. 189 - 194 2013 - Social Science Journal
Moreno Erika, Policy mandates and re-election among single issue parties
50:2, p. 189 - 194 2013 - Social Science Journal
Moreno Erika, Platforms, Policy and the Bottom' Line: What do 'New' Parties Value in Colombia and Venezuela?
50:2, p. 189 - 194 2013 - Electoral Studies
Moreno Erika, Colombia's 2010 presidential and legislative elections
30:3, p. 571 - 575 2011 - Bulletin of Latin American Research
Moreno Erika, Reclaiming Latin America: Experiments in radical social democracy [book review]
30:3, p. 373 - 374 2011 - Comparative Political Studies
Thyne Clayton, Moreno Erika, Squeaky wheels and unequal policy
41:7, p. 921 - 946 2008 - Creighton Law Review
Borchers Patrick J., Kelly Michael J., Moreno Erika, Witmer Richard C., Wunsch James S., Pearlstein Arthur, Executive summary
41:2, p. 207 - 218 2008 - Electoral Studies
Moreno Erika, Whither the Colombian two-party system? An assessment of political reforms and their limits
24:3, p. 485 - 509 2005 - Legislative Studies Quarterly
Moreno Erika, Subnational determinants of national multipartism in Latin America
28:2, p. 179 - 201 2003 - Journal of Political and Military Sociology
Baburkin Sergei, Danopoulos Andrew C., Giacalone Rita, Moreno Erika, The 1992 coup attempts in Venezuela
27:1, p. 141 - 154 1999
Presentations
- The U.S.-Cuba bilateral relationship 2019
Grants
A Tangled Web: Do Social Institutions Shape Support for Democracy?
/Sponsor: Dr. George F. Haddix President's Faculty Research Grant
Awards
- CCAS Excellence Award (Service)
Creighton College of Arts and Sciences