Project Title: A Culture of Consensus: Congruence and collective choice among the Tswana
Julio S. Solís Arce, Harvard University
Julio S. Solís Arce is a PhD candidate at Harvard University in the department of government. His research focuses on the cultural foundations of political and economic development across human societies. Specifically, he studies historical decision-making processes in non-state societies and how they shape preferences and expectations regarding the functioning of formal and informal political institutions. He employs a multidisciplinary approach, combining ethnographic methods and experimental economics. Additionally, he works on designing interventions that utilize deliberative technologies to foster common ground between political rivals, with the aim of facilitating policy and political change. His regional focus is Sub-Saharan Africa, with ongoing projects in Ghana and Botswana. Before joining Harvard, Solís Arce completed a master’s degree at the African School of Economics in Cotonou, Benin, and graduated from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) in Mexico City, Mexico.
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