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

I study political methodology, with a focus on dynamic causal inference, instrumental variables, experimental design, missing data, and panel data. My...

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

• Economic, social and racial...

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

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