Estudios Políticos is a quarterly publication of the Instituto de Estudios Políticos at the Universidad de Antioquia, dedicated to the dissemination of final reports of research, theoretical reflections, translations, conferences and critical reviews that provides elements for the explanation of contemporary political problems in Colombia, Latin America and elsewhere. The journal publishes papers of national and foreign authors devoted to political science and political thought, as well as articles written by students of the Masters in Political Science of the Instituto de Estudios Políticos.