Laura Cucchi is an Assistant Researcher at the Argentine National Scientific and Technical Research Council. She coordinates the Programa de Estudios de Historia Económica y Social Americana at the Institute of Argentine and American History “Dr. Emilio Ravignani”, University of Buenos Aires (UBA). Her current research focuses on Argentine parliamentary politics between 1860 and 1890. She has published Antagonismo, legitimidad y poder político en Córdoba, 1877-1880 (Best Dissertation Award "Prof. Félix Weinberg", 2015); “Tensions between Congress and the Executive in 19th Century Argentina: Federal Intervention and Separation of Powers”, Parliaments, Estates and Representation Vol. 37, N°2 (co-author with Ana L. Romero), as well as several articles in journals and collective volumes. She is currently a Visiting Researcher at the Freie Universität Berlin.