Omar G. Encarnación


Omar G. Encarnación is the Charles Flint Kellogg professor of politics at Bard College. He is the author of, among other books, Spanish Politics: Democracy after Dictatorship (2008) and Democracy without Justice in Spain: The Politics of Forgetting (2014).

Articles by Omar G. Encarnación
Spanish Prime Minister and Socialist Workers' Party candidate Pedro Sánchez delivers a speech during a campaign event in Madrid on July 7.
Spanish Prime Minister and Socialist Workers' Party candidate Pedro Sánchez delivers a speech during a campaign event in Madrid on July 7.
Abortion rights protesters gather at the U.S. Supreme Court to denounce the court's decision to end federal abortion rights protections in Washington on June 26.
Abortion rights protesters gather at the U.S. Supreme Court to denounce the court's decision to end federal abortion rights protections in Washington on June 26.
A woman holds up a sign that demands the abolition of prostitution during a demonstration in Madrid on Oct. 23.
A woman holds up a sign that demands the abolition of prostitution during a demonstration in Madrid on Oct. 23.
Gay pride flag at half-staff
Gay pride flag at half-staff
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House Washington, DC on July 22.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House Washington, DC on July 22.
Joseph Fons holding a gay pride flag in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on June 15.
Joseph Fons holding a gay pride flag in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on June 15.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
Supporters of the right-wing People’s Party attend the party’s campaign kickoff on April 11 in Madrid. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
Supporters of the right-wing People’s Party attend the party’s campaign kickoff on April 11 in Madrid. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
President Jair Bolsonaro waves a Brazilian flag while addressing supporters during his inauguration ceremony in Brasilia on Jan. 1, 2019. (Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images)
President Jair Bolsonaro waves a Brazilian flag while addressing supporters during his inauguration ceremony in Brasilia on Jan. 1, 2019. (Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images)
Jair Bolsonaro, the president-elect of Brazil, casts his vote in Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 28. (Ricardo Moraes-Pool/Getty Images)
Jair Bolsonaro, the president-elect of Brazil, casts his vote in Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 28. (Ricardo Moraes-Pool/Getty Images)
Activists in favor of the legalization of abortion dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale" protest in Buenos Aires, on August 5, 2018. (Alejandro Pagni/AFP/Getty Images)
Activists in favor of the legalization of abortion dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale" protest in Buenos Aires, on August 5, 2018. (Alejandro Pagni/AFP/Getty Images)
People make the fascist salute at La Basilica The Valley of Fallen in San Lorenzo del Escorial near Madrid on July 15, 2018, as they protest against the removal of Franco's remains from The Valley of Fallen. (JAVIER SORIANO / AFP)
People make the fascist salute at La Basilica The Valley of Fallen in San Lorenzo del Escorial near Madrid on July 15, 2018, as they protest against the removal of Franco's remains from The Valley of Fallen. (JAVIER SORIANO / AFP)
A supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders yells at a Trump supporter at MLK Jr. Park on Aug. 27, 2017 in Berkeley, California. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
A supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders yells at a Trump supporter at MLK Jr. Park on Aug. 27, 2017 in Berkeley, California. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
Leader of 'Ciudadanos' (Citizens) political party, Albert Rivera in Madrid on February 7, 2018. (PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images)
Leader of 'Ciudadanos' (Citizens) political party, Albert Rivera in Madrid on February 7, 2018. (PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images)
Mauricio Macri arrives to the 7th anniversary ceremony of the Metropolitan Police in Buenos Aires on October 28, 2015. (JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images)
Mauricio Macri arrives to the 7th anniversary ceremony of the Metropolitan Police in Buenos Aires on October 28, 2015. (JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images)