Frederic Louault

Full Professor of Political Science

frederic.louault@ulb.be

I hold a PhD in Political Science (Sciences Po, CERI, 2011) and have been a Professor of Political Science at Université libre de Bruxelles since 2012.

My research focuses on democracy, elections, and various forms of political participation in Latin America. I conduct electoral studies combining qualitative approaches (interviews, observations) and quantitative methods (survey questionnaires). I am also interested in unconventional vectors of politicization such as sports, music, and other artistic practices.

Before joining ULB, I worked at Sciences Po Paris, the Institut d’études politiques de Grenoble, and the Institut des hautes études de l’Amérique latine (IHEAL – Sorbonne Nouvelle). My teaching covers political sociology, research methods in the social sciences, and comparative politics. I also offer specialized courses on political transformations in Latin America.

I served as Director of the Center for the Study of Political Life (Cevipol) from 2020 to 2024. I am currently Co-Director of the Maison des sciences humaines (MSH), within which I also co-direct the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of the Americas (AmericaS). I have been a visiting professor at several foreign universities (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Spain, France) and serve as Vice-President of the Political Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean at Sciences Po Paris (OPALC – Sciences Po).

Languages : French, Spanish, Portuguese, English