Lawyer · Researcher · Public Policy

Israel Mamani Sanabria

I am a Bolivian lawyer, researcher, and public policy specialist working at the intersection of law, governance, technology, and democratic institutions. My research follows a single throughline — from an early study of social networks and fundamental rights to today's questions of information governance and institutional accountability — informed by a decade spent on both sides of power: advising from within the Bolivian state, and shaping strategy from the front lines of civil-society advocacy, including an ongoing strand of work on transnational law and socio-environmental rights.

Israel Mamani Sanabria at the 2019 Seminar on Public Administration in Latin America, Beijing
2019 Seminar on Public Administration in Latin America, Beijing, China — deepening a comparative view of transnational governance.

01 — Overview

Academic Rigor

An LL.M. in Investment Treaty Arbitration from Uppsala University and an M.Sc. in Constitutional Law from Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar ground this work in a strong theoretical and legal foundation.

Dual Perspective

A professional path spanning both a state legal advisor and a civil-society strategist yields a 360-degree understanding of how state power, technology, and institutions interact.

Strategic Experience

Over a decade of experience, from shaping policy within Bolivia's state gas enterprise to guiding transnational advocacy for a leading environmental foundation.

02 — Core Focus

Where law, technology, and democratic institutions meet

This work concentrates on how legal and institutional design responds to new forms of power — state, corporate, and increasingly digital. It draws on a dual vantage from within the state and from the front lines of civil society, spanning public policy analysis, a growing focus on information governance and accountability in democratic institutions, and an ongoing strand on the transnational defense of socio-environmental rights in Latin America.

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Israel Mamani Sanabria with the legal and operations team at a YPFB gas project site
With the team at YPFB on the conclusion of a major gas project, May 2023 — legal coordination across a complex regulatory landscape.

03 — Working Principles

How this work is approached

Evidence-Based Approach

Analysis grounded in rigorous, empirical data, so conclusions are robust and credible.

Bridging Divides

The best solutions emerge from engaging stakeholders across public, private, and civil-society sectors.

Focus on Impact

Scholarship that is academically sound and provides actionable insight for real-world policy and advocacy.

Global South Lens

A perspective shaped by a Bolivian vantage point — grounded, and attentive to regional dynamics.

Open to research collaboration, speaking engagements, and institutional dialogue.

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