I am a political scientist who studies the nature, causes, and consequences of political institutions, especially political parties and democracy....

My research focuses on various forms of political violence, including my current project on criminal organizations in Latin America. In addition to...

I am excited to advise theses on wide range of topics that are related to my own research, including:

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I am a 9th year graduate student studying comparative and American politics. I graduated from Harvard in 2011; as an undergraduate, I concentrated in...

My dissertation focuses on political parties in advanced democracies and how they’ve used “identity politics” to appeal to voters from the early 20th...

I work at the intersection of political economy of development and comparative politics. I am interested in political accountability, in particular in Sub...

Hi! My work is mostly on nationality in the Soviet Union - my dissertation research examines how Soviet cultural institutions contributed to the formation...

Professor Daniel M. Smith studies comparative politics, with a focus on political parties, elections, and other aspects of democratic representation and...