Alexandra Panzarelli earned her Ph.D. in Political Science from The New School for Social Research in 2026. She has 15 years of professional and academic experience in media, politics, and human rights. She is skilled in international affairs, media monitoring, political analysis and consultation, and democracy and governance. She has extensive knowledge of key political actors, civil society, and social impact program investors in the Latin American region.
Dr. Panzarelli is the author of several articles on human rights, elections, populism, and social movements. As a professor of political science, she possesses extensive expertise in Venezuelan political affairs, both as a local and as an expert in the field. With over 15 years of experience working in human rights and the political landscape of the country, she has developed a deep understanding of its complexities. Additionally, her expertise in Guyana, Bolivia and Ecuador stems from her role as a Program Manager for the International Republican Institute and Political advisor for Canada respectively, where she collaborated with scholars, NGOs, and human rights activists. This experience has provided her with valuable insights into human rights, legal issues, and their political implications.
Disability, Ethnic discrimination or persecution, Gender-based violence/domestic violence, Journalist persecution, LGBTQ, Political persecution, Government/state actor persecution,
While I do not have direct experience working with refugees, I am an expert in political affairs and human rights in the following countries: Venezuela, where I have lived and worked as a political scientist, taught comparative politics at the Universidad Central de Venezuela, and served as a political advisor to the Canadian government, providing guidance on Bolivia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. In Guyana and Argentina, I managed human rights programs for the International Republican Institute.
López Maya, M., & Panzarelli, A. (2013). Populism, rentierism, and socialism in the twenty-first century: The case of Venezuela. In C. de la Torre & C. Arnson (Eds.), Latin American populism in the twenty-first century (pp. 239-269). Johns Hopkins University Press.
Panzarelli, A. (2021). Valoraciones sobre la democracia en Venezuela en tiempos de la revolución bolivariana. Revista SIC, Centro Gumilla, 83(918), 15-27.
Freedom House. (2024). Freedom in the World 2024: Venezuela. Freedom House. https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2024/venezuela
Panzarelli, A., & Chaguaceda, A. (2019). Cubazuela: Chronicle of a Cuban intervention. Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba. https://fhrcuba.org/2019/04/cubazuela-chronicle-of-a-cuban-intervention/