Heading to APSA in Philly. If you will be there and don't have plans for Saturday afternoon ;), drop by to see our presentation. Jose Antonio Cheibub , Andrea Junqueira , and I study effective participation across income groups with granular electoral data from Brazil.

Short question for other immigrants: how do you like your cat cooked?

Out now on #APSR FirstView! 🚨 Leslie Schwindt-Bayer and I use original data on audits and municipal elections, showing that women are + likely to win after corruption is revealed. This effect is driven by voters, not parties. doi.org/10.1017/S00030…

Why democracy, backsliding, or autocracy? Unabashedly, I think this model has exceptionally rich results. The introductory overview is intended to be self-explanatory without delving into the math. See papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

I first read Manin when I was an undergrad student in Brazil. His work made me want to be a political scientist. The Principles of Representative Government is one of the best books ever written in political science.

Trump’s comeback victory, after reshaping his party and national politics, looks a lot like Andrew Jackson’s in 1828 theconversation.com/trumps-comebac… via The Conversation U.S.

“If one thing will guarantee excess years of dictatorship, it would be fracturing the antifascist opposition into squabbling factions. Republicans and their allies in social media will do everything they can to divide the left.” nybooks.com/online/2024/11…

Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro has been indicted over alleged knowledge of a coup plot to kill his successor and overturn the election results cnn.it/4fFEBa0

🎉 Thrilled that my new book, *Creating Partisans: The Organizational Roots of New Parties in Latin America*, is finally out! 🎉 Cambridge University Press - Politics cambridge.org/us/universityp… A brief summary: 1/n

Hot off the presses Interest Groups & Advocacy with Kirsten Widner and Dr. Maggie Macdonald ! We look at inside + outside lobbying strategies of social media groups on Facebook and Twitter. Check it out here 👇 link.springer.com/10.1057/s41309…

I show that the longstanding association btwn female labor force participation and ♀️support for left-wing parties is conditional on their advocacy for gender equality in labor markets. WEurope (1990-2019) Party behavior matters for the gender voting gap! bit.ly/4hE8wjM

New paper out with Andrea Junqueira & Guy Whitten! In presidential multiparty systems, voters struggle to place parties ideologically. We show that coalition status shapes these perceptions—but mainly for highly informed, educated voters. JEPOP tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…