Federico Dupont Bernal

I am a PhD student in Cultural Anthropology at Duke University. My research examines how sports gambling in Colombia entangles desire, technology, and finance, focusing on gamblers as heterogeneous subjects navigating speculation, uncertainty, and risk. I hold an MA (2023) and BA (2021) in Anthropology, as well as a BA in Political Science (2021) from Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. I have worked as a consultant for UNDP and Swisspeace. I am currently a Graduate Researcher at The Health, Ethnography, and Race through Sports (HEARTS) Lab at Duke.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Student Cultural Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Recent Publications

The Creation of the International Institute for Afro-American Studies: Power Dynamics and Ortiz’s Postcolonial Vision

Journal Article History of Anthropology Review · June 10, 2025 Open Access Link to item Cite

Building peace, building states? Examining the Humanitarian – Development – Peace Nexus in Colombia’s PDET regions

Journal Article Globalizations · February 7, 2025 Peacebuilding by statebuilding has been a long-standing purpose of countries seeking to overcome armed conflict. In this article we examine the Development Programs with a Territorial Focus (Programas de Desarrollo con Enfoque Territorial – PDET), resultin ... Full text Cite

Unpacking the peace dividend: A subnational analysis of the relationship between business, peace, and economic growth in nine Colombian cities

Journal Article Business Horizons · November 1, 2024 After the signing of a peace agreement in Colombia 7 years ago, expectations of a peace dividend for the private sector ran high. To what extent has this dividend materialized, and what have been the experiences of companies in different regions and cities ... Full text Cite

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