Scholarly Interest Report
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| Mark P. Jones | | Professor | | Professor of Political Science | | | | e-mail:mpjones@rice.edu | | | - Ph.D. Political Science (1994) University of Michigan
- B.A. Political Science (1989) Tulane University
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| Research Areas | | | Elections and Political Institutions, Latin American Politics, Public Opinion, Electoral Systems, Legislatures | | |
| Teaching Areas | | | Latin American Politics, Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Institutions | | |
| Selected Publications | | | Abstracts | | | "Institutional Inconsistency and Political Instability: The Duration of Polities," American Journal of Political Science. With Gates, Scott G, Håvard Hegre, and Håvard Strand | | | | | "Political Party and Party System Institutionalization and Salient Partisan Cleavages in Latin America," presented at the National Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 7-10, 2005. | | | | | "Political Party and Party System Institutionalization and Salient Partisan Cleavages in Latin America," presented at the National Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 7-10, 2005. | | | | | Articles | | | "The Administration of President Cristina Fern¿ndez de Kirchner: Past Smooth Sailing, Current Stormy Waters, and Future Uncertain," Global Dialogue. (Forthcoming 2008). With Juan Pablo Micozzi. | | | | | "Democracia: El Más Apremiante Desafío," Estrategia & Negocios, (Diciembre 2007), pp. 16-23. Title translation: "Democracy: The Most Urgent Challenge." | | | | | "Reforming Macho Politics/La Reforma de la Política de Machos," published in 2007 in English (Daily Times, Karachi, Pakistan, November 6; Journal of Turkish Weekly, Ankara, Turkey, November 11) and Spanish (Clarín, Bueno Aires, Argentina, November 5; Diario Expreso, Guayaquil, Ecuador, November 2; La Nación, San José, Costa Rica, November 4; El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua, November 11; La Prensa, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá, November 10; El Tiempo, Bogotá, Colombia, November 26; Boletín de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Ciencia Política, December). With Bjørn Lomborg. | | | | | "Consolidating Kirchner's Control: The 2005 Elections in Argentina," ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America (V:1, Spring/Summer 2006), pp. 6-8. | | | | | Let's Take City Elections Out of Hands of Very Few," Houston Chronicle (February 16, 2006), p. B7. | | | | | "The Desirability of Gender Quotas: Considering Context and Design," Politics & Gender (1:4, December 2005), pp. 645-52. | | | | | "The 2005 Argentine Elections," FOCALPOINT: Spotlight on the Americas (4:10, November/December 2005), pp. 8-9. | | | | | Crisp, Brian F., Maria C. Escobar-Lemmon, Bradford S. Jones, Mark P. Jones, and Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson "Vote-Seeking Incentives and Legislative Representation in Six Presidential Democracies." The Journal of Politics, 66:3 (2004) : 823-46.. | | | | | Book chapters | | | "Argentina," in Britannica Book of the Year 2009. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. (Forhcoming 2009). | | | | | "Argentina," in Britannica Book of the Year 2008. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2008, p. 366. | | | | | "Cristina Fern¿ndez de Kirchner," in Britannica Book of the Year 2008. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2008, pp. 79-80. | | | | | "Leyes de Cuota y Listas de Partido: Evaluaci¿n del Impacto de las Listas Cerradas Vs. Listas Abiertas," in Marcela R¿os, ed., Mujer y Pol¿tica. El Impacto de las Cuotas de G¿nero en Am¿rica Latina. Santiago de Chile: FLACSO, 2008, pp. 203-19. Title translation: "Quota Laws and Party Lists: Evaluation of the Impact of Closed Lists Vs. Open Lists." | | | | | "Political Parties: Latin America," in Peter N. Stearns, ed., Encyclopedia of the Modern World: 1750 to the Present. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008, pp. 178-79 | | | | | "The Recruitment and Selection of Legislative Candidates in Argentina," in Peter M. Siavelis and Scott Morgenstern, eds., Pathways to Power: Political Recruitment and Candidate Selection in Latin America. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008, pp. 41-75. | | | | | "Fortalecimiento de los Partidos Pol¿ticos," in Ernesto Stein, Osmel Manzano, H¿ctor Morena, and Fernando Straface, eds., M¿s Crecimiento, M¿s Equidad: Prioridades de Desarrollo en Guatemala. Washington, D.C.: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, 2008, pp. 151-80. Title translation: "Strengthening the Political Parties." With Fernando Straface. | | | | | "De Internas, Aparatos, y Punteros. La Selecci¿n de Candidatos a Diputados Nacionales en la Argentina, 1983-2005," in Flavia Freidenberg and Manuel Alc¿ntara S¿ez, eds., Selecci¿n de Candidatos, Pol¿tica Partidista y Rendimiento Democr¿tico. Mexico City: Universidad Nacional Aut¿noma de M¿xico. Title translation: "Of Primaries, Machines, and Ward Bosses. The Selection of National Deputy Candidates in Argentina, 1983-2005." (Forthcoming 2009). With Miguel De Luca and Mar¿a In¿s Tula. | | | | | De Luca, Miguel, Jones, Mark P., and Maria Ines Tula "De Internas, Aparatos, y Punteros, La Seleccion de Candidatos a Diputdos en Argentina, 1983-2005." Seleccion de Candidatos, Politica Partidista, y Rendimiento Democratico (2007) Submitted | | | | | "Argentina," in Britannica Book of the Year 2008. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. (Forthcoming 2008). | | | | | "Argentina," in Britannica Book of the Year 2007. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2007, pp. 360-61. | | | | | "Cristina Fernández de Kirchner," in Britannica Book of the Year 2008. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. (Forthcoming 2008). | | | | | orale"Ley de Cuotas y Elección de las Mujeres: Lecciones a Partir de la Experiencia en Costa Rica," in Nélida Archenti and María Inés Tula, eds., Sistemas Elects y Representación: Cuotas de Género en América Latina. Buenos Aires: Editorial Heliasta. Previously published in English. Title translation: "Quota Legislation and the Election of Women: Lessons from the Costa Rican Experience." (Forthcoming 2008). | | | | | "The Recruitment and Selection of Legislative Candidates in Argentina," in Scott Morgenstern and Peter M. Siavelis, eds., Pathways to Power: Political Recruitment and Candidate Selection in Latin America. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press. (Forthcoming 2008). | | | | | "Congress, Political Careers, and the Provincial Connection," in Pablo T. Spiller and Mariano Tommasi, The Institutional Foundations of Public Policy in Argentina: A Transactions Cost Approach. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007, pp. 53-88. With Sebastián Saiegh, Pablo T. Spiller, and Mariano Tommasi. | | | | | "Jefes Provinciales de Partido: Piedra Angular del Congreso Argentino," in , eds.,Sergio Emilozzi, Mario Pecheny, and Martín Unzué, eds., La Dinámica de la Democracia: Representación, Instituciones y Ciudadanía en Argentina. Buenos Aires: Prometeo Libros, 2007, pp. 217-47. Previously published in English. Title translation: "Provincial Party Bosses: Keystone of the Argentine Congress." With Wonjae Hwang. | | | | | "Argentina," in Britannica Book of the Year 2007. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. (Forthcoming 2007). | | | | | Argentina," in Britannica Book of the Year 2006. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2006, pp. 362-63. | | | | | "Provincial Party Bosses: Keystone of the Argentine Congress," in Steven Levitsky and María Victoria Murillo, eds., Argentine Democracy: The Politics of Institutional Weakness. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2005, pp. 115-38. With Wonjae Hwang. | | | | | "Argentina," in Britannica Book of the Year 2005. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2005, pp. 362-64. | | | | | ∑ "Argentina," in Dieter Nohlen, ed., Elections in the Americas: A Data Handbook, Volume II (South America). New York: Oxford University Press, 2005, pp. 59-122. With Martín Lauga and Marta León-Roesch. | | | | | "The Future of Federalism in Mexico: Lessons From Argentina and Brazil," in Matthew Soberg Shugart and Jeffrey Weldon, eds., Federal and Presidential Democracy in Mexico. With David J. Samuels. | | | | | Adrogue, Gerardo, and Mark P. Jones "Argentina." Public Opinion and Polling Around the World: A Historical Encyclopedia (2004) : 505-14. | | | | | Jones, Mark P. "Argentina." Britannica Book of the Year 2004 (2004) : 362. | | | | | Jones, Mark P. "La Politica Partidaria Provincial y la Camara de Diputados de la Nacion." Acciones para la Transparencia: Un Caso Practico (2004) : 27-33. | | | | | Jones, Mark P. "Nestor Kirchner." Britannica Book of the Year 2004 (2004) : 84. | | | | | Jones, Mark P., and Wonjae Hwang "Provincial Party Bosses: Keystone of the Argentine Congress." (2005) In Press | | | | | Book reviews | | | Jones, Mark P. " A review of Scott Mainwaring and Timothy R. Scully's (eds.) Christian Democracy in Latin America: Electoral Competition and Regional Conflicts." Latin American Politics Society, 46:3 (2004) : 138-43. | | | | | Conference papers | | | "Quota Laws and Party Lists: Assessing the Impact of Closed Vs. Open Lists in Latin America," presented at the FLACSO Chile sponsored conference on "Cuotas en América Latina: El Impacto en la Representación Política de las Mujeres," Santiago, Chile, November 14, 2006. | | | | | The Electoral Link Between Presidents and Assemblies: Coattail Effects in Presidential Democracies," presented at the National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 20-23, 2006. With David Samuels. | | | | | "Ethnic/Racial Heterogeneity as a Proxy for Salient Political Cleavages: Issues and a Test Case from the US Cities," presented at the National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 20-23, 2006. With Greg Vonnahme. | | | | | The Evolution of Party Politics in Texas, 1973-2006: Tracing the Emergence of a Partisan Legislature," presented at the University of California-Berkeley Center on Institutions and Governance and University of California-San Diego Department of Political Science sponsored "Conference on Legislative Behavior in Europe, the US and Beyond," La Jolla, CA, April 14-15, 2006. Center of Institutions & Governance Working Paper #23. With Juan Pablo Micozzi and Greg Vonnahme. | | | | | "The Evolution of Party Politics in Texas, 1973-2006: Tracing the Emergence of a Partisan Legislature," presented at the “International Conference Political Center or Periphery: Legislatures and Parliaments in the 21st Century,” Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan, July 7-8, 2006. With Juan Pablo Micozzi and Greg Vonnahme. | | | | | Machine Politics and Party Primaries: The Use and Consequences of Primaries within a Clientelist Political System," presented at the conference on "Mobilizing Democracy," Russell Sage Foundation, New York, New York, January 20-21, 2006. With Miguel De Luca and María Inés Tula. | | | | | "Machine Politics and Party Primaries: The Use and Consequences of Primaries Within a Clientelist Political System," presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 1-4, 2005. | | | | | "From Difference to Disadvantage: Men and Women in Latin American Legislatures," presented at the National Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 7-10, 2005. With Mala Htun. | | | | | "The Role of Parties and Party Systems in the Policymaking Process," presented at the workshop on "State Reform, Public Policies, and Policymaking Processes," Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C., February 28-March 2, 2005. | | | | | "The Future of Federalism in Mexico: Lessons From Argentina and Brazil," presented at the conference on "Democratic Institutions in Latin America: Implications for Mexico's Evolving Democracy," University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, March 5-6, 2005. With David J. Samuels. | | | | | Other | | | Conducted Energy Device Program Performance Audit, City of Houston. Report No. 2009-09. | | | | | Refereed Articles | | | "The Electoral Connection and Legislative Committees," Journal of Legislative Studies. (Forthcoming 2009). With Brian F. Crisp, Maria C. Escobar-Lemmon, Bradford S. Jones, and Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson. | | | | | "Comparing Cosponsorship and Roll Call Ideal Points," Legislative Studies Quarterly. (Forthcoming 2009). With Eduardo Alem¿n, Ernesto Calvo, and Noah Kaplan. | | | | | ¿ "Gender Quotas, Electoral Laws, and the Election of Women: Evidence From the Latin American Vanguard," Comparative Political Studies (42:1, January 2009), pp. 56-81. | | | | | "Government and Opposition in the Argentine Congress, 1989-2007: Understanding Inter-Party Dynamics Through Roll Call Vote Analysis," Journal of Politics in Latin America. (Forthcoming 2009). With Wonjae Hwang and Juan Pablo Micozzi. | | | | | "Revisando las Consecuencias Pol¿ticas de las Primarias: Un Estudio Sobre las Elecciones de Gobernador en la Argentina," POSTData (13, August 2008), pp. 81-102. Title translation: "Reexamining the Political Consequences of Primaries: A Study of Governor Elections in Argentina." With Miguel De Luca and Mar¿a In¿s Tula. | | | | | Jones, Mark P. "Gender Quotas, Electoral Laws, and the Election of Women: Evidence from the Latin American Vanguard." Comparative Political Studies (2007) In Revision | | | | | Institutional Inconsistency and Political Instability: Polity Duration, 1800-2000," American Journal of Political Science (50:4, October 2006), pp. 893-908. With Scott Gates, Håvard Hegre, and Håvard Strand. | | | | | ∑ "Party Government in Presidential Democracies: Extending Cartel Theory Beyond the U.S. Congress," American Journal of Political Science (49:2, April 2005), pp. 267-82. With Wonjae Hwang. | | | | | Jones, Mark P. "Electoral Institutions, Social Cleavages, and Candidate Competition in Presidential Elections." Electoral Studies, 23:1 (2004) : 73-106. | | | | | Jones, Mark P. "Quota Legislation and the Election of Women: Learning From the Costa Rican Experience." The Journal of Politics, 66:4 (2004) : 1203-33.. | | |
| Presentations | | | Conference Committee Member | | | Participant, "Roundtable on The Electoral Year in Latin America: An Assessment of Political Change," Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, January 4-7, 2007. | | | | | Section Chair, Comparative Poltiics, 2007 Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association. | | | | | "Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association: Comparative Democratization Section." Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (August 2006) | | | | | "Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association: Latin American Politics Section." Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia. (January 2006) | | | | | "Internal Party Rules, Candidate Selection, and Party Politics in Democratizing Countries." XXX International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (March 15-18, 2006) | | | | | Invited Papers | | | ""Government and Opposition in Argentina, 1989-2007: "Understanding Inter-Party Dynamics Through Roll Call Vote Analysis"." Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (May 12, 2008) | | | | | "Consecuencias Políticas de las Leyes Electorales en América Latina sobre la Elección de Mujeres a Cargos de Elección Popular," presented at the Instituto Electoral del Estado México sponsored international seminar "Democracia y Reformas Políticas en México y América Latina: Perspectiva, Situación Actual y Tendencias," Toluca, México, November 26-27. Title translation: "The Political Consequences of Electoral Laws in Latin America for the Election of Women to Public Office." | | | | | "Democracy in Latin America, Challenges and Solutions: Political Party Institutionalization and Women's Legislative Representation," presented at the "Consulta de San José 2007: Copenhagen Conensus for Latin America and the Caribbean," INCAE Business School, Alajuela, Costa Rica, October 22-25, 2007 | | | | | "Democracy in Latin America, Challenges and Solutions: Political Party Institutionalization and Women's Legislative Representation," presented at the "Consulta de San Jose; 2007: Copenhagen Conensus for Latin America and the Caribbean: Yourth Forum," INCAE Business School, Alajuela, Costa Rica, October 22-25, 2007. | | | | | "Gender Quotas, Electoral Laws, and the Election of Women: Evidence From the Latin American Vanguard," presented at the "2nd Regional Latin Americanist Conference," Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, October 18-19, 2007 | | | | | "Political Parties and Party Systems in Latin America," presented at the "Symposium on the Prospects for Democracy in Latin America," University of North Texas, Denton, TX, April 5-6, 2007. | | | | | "Split-Ticket Voting in the 2000 and 2006 Mexican General Elections," presented at the "Conferencia: Las Elecciones 2006 en México," Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico City, Mexico, April 26-27, 2007. With Raúl González and Juan Pablo Micozzi. | | | | | Invited Talks | | | ""An Analysis of Conductive Energy Device Use by the Houston Police Department"." University of Houston Center for Public Policy, Houston, Texas. (November 19, 2008) With Jim Granato and William Reed | | | | | ""Elecciones Presidenciales de Estados Unidos 2008,"." Fundaci¿n Convocar, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (April 5, 2008) | | | | | ""Elecciones Presidenciales en los Estados Unidos en 2008,"." "Rice University and Argentina: Education in the Southern Cone", Buenos Aires, Argentina. (April 3, 2008) | | | | | ""Elecciones en EE.UU: An¿lisis de los Candidates, Sus Equipos, y la Implicancias Globales,"." Consultatio Asset Management, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (October 23, 2008) | | | | | ""Las Primarias de 2008 en los EEUU: Dos Elecciones Re¿idas,"." Universidad Francisco Marroqu¿n, Guatemala City, Guatemala. (January 23, 2008) | | | | | "Electoral Systems, Gender Quotas, and the Election of Women in Latin America," presented at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, January 31, 2007. | | | | | "Relaciones Entre los Estados Unidos y Argentina: Análisis y Perspectivas," presentation given for the Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Turisimo y Inversiones de la Provincia de Chubut, Argentina, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, May 18, 2007. Title translation: "United States and Argentine Relations: Analysis and Perspectives." | | | | | "Argentine Politics Today: Short Term Vision, Populist, and Kirchnerista (until the Crisis of 2008/9/10)." United States Department of State sponsored "Ambassadorial Seminar on Argentina for E. Anthony Wayne, Washington, D.C.. (October 11, 2006) | | | | | "Guatemala." Houston World Affairs Council, Houston, Texas. (June 14, 2006) | | | | | "The Rise of the Left in Latin America." Contemporary Global Issues Summer Institute of the Houston World Affairs Council, Houston, Texas. (July 25, 2006) | | | | | Democracy, Corruption, and Economic Policy in Latin America," presented at the Stewart Title Latin America STAR Conference 2005, Houston, Texas, November 30, 2005. | | | | | ∑ "Elecciones, Partidos Políticos y Representación," presented at the Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional sponsored "II Foro de Gobernabilidad: Los Procesos Electorales," La Antigua, Guatemala, April 21, 2005. | | | | | "Estudios de Posgrado en los Estados Unidos," presented at the roundtable "Ciencia Política: Como Conseguir Becas para Estudios de Posgrado en el Exterior" at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 10, 2005. | | | | | La Política Exterior de los EE.UU. en América Latina: El Peso de la Política Interna," presented for the Centro de Estudio y Participación para el Desarrollo Local y Regional (CEPADE), Bahia Blanca, Argentina, June 10, 2005. | | | | | "Las Elecciones Internas Abiertas y Su Impacto Político," presented at the Universidad de Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 31, 2005. Title translation: "The Political Impact of Open Primary Elections." | | | | | Las Relaciones Entre los Estados Unidos y la Argentina Despúes de la Cumbre," presented for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Fundación Universitaria del Río de la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 9, 2005. | | | | | "Partidos Políticos y Sistemas de Partidos en América Latina," presented at the Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, November 4, 2005. Title translation: "Political Parties and Party Systems in Latin America." | | | | | "Political Parties, Party Systems, and the Policy Process," presented at the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C., January 11, 2005. | | | | | ∑ "The Vázquez Administration (2005-2010)," presented at the U.S. Department of State sponsored "Conference on Uruguay: New Directions Under a Vázquez Administration and the Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy," Rosslyn, VA, January 14, 2005. | | | | | "Gobierno Local en los EEUU: Desde la Campa?a Hasta la Gestion
Local Government in the USA: From the Campaign to Governance." Municipality of Junin, Argentina, Junin, Argentina. (05/28/04) | | | | | "Gobierno y Oposicion: Patrones de Voto Legislativo en la Argentina (1989-2003)
Government and Opposition: Patterns of Legislative Voting in Argentina (1989-2003)." Universidad del CEMA, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (06/07/04) | | | | | "Government and Opposition in Argentina, 1989-2004: Understanding Inter-Party Dynamics Through Roll-Call Vote Analysis." University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. (November 5, 2004) With Wonjae Hwang | | | | | "Reforma Electoral y Sistemas ElectoralesElectoral Reform and Electoral Systems." Argentine Federation of Lawyers (the equivalent of the ABA in the US), Buenos Aires, Argentina. (06/08/04) | | | | | "Reforma Politica y el Congreso
Political Reform and the Congress." Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (05/27/04) | | | | | "Regional Economic and Political Outlook." Stewart Title Attorney Referral Network Conference, Houston, Texas. (11/30/04) | | | | | "Sistemas Electorales y Participacion Politica
Electoral Systems and Political Participation." Senate of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, La Plata, Argentina. (06/09/04) | | | | | "The Sub-National Research Strategy: Benefits and Limitations." Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. (10/28/04) | | | | | Keynote Speaker | | | "Hugo Chávez and Leftist Political Trends: Implications for the Energy Sector," presentation given at the United States Department of State/Overseas Security Advisory Council sponsored "Energy Sector Meeting," Houston Texas, August 20, 2007. | | | | | "The Left in Latin America: Not All the Mangoes are the Same," presented as part of the Keynote Panel of the 2007 CLACS Undergraduate Student Conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, March 28, 2007. | | | | | "El Sistema Electoral de los Estados Unidos de América." Centro Venezolano Americano de Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela. (June 5, 2006) | | | | | "El Sistema Electoral de los Estados Unidos de América." Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. (June 6, 2006) | | | | | "El Sistema Electoral de los Estados Unidos de América." Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas, Venezuela. (June 6, 2006) | | | | | "El Sistema Electoral de los Estados Unidos de América." Escuela de Ciudadanos, Caracas, Venezuela. (June 6, 2006) | | | | | "El Sistema Electoral de los Estados Unidos de América." Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, Venezuela. (June 7, 2006) | | | | | "El Sistema Electoral de los Estados Unidos de América." Colegio de Abogados del Estado de Lara, Barquisimeto, Venezuela. (June 8, 2006) | | | | | "El Sistema Electoral de los Estados Unidos de América." Universidad Arturo Michelena, Valencia, Venezuela. (June 9, 2006) | | | | | "Rafaela y el Mundo, la Busqúeda de Nuevas Oportunidades." Cámara de Industriales Metalúrgicos, Rafaela, Argentina. (May 8, 2006) | | | | | "The 2006 Elections in Brazil." Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce Luncheon on "Exploring the Impact of Brazil's Upcoming National Elections on Energy and Trade in the Americas, Houston, Texas. (June 23, 2006) | | | | | Lectures | | | ""Evita and Juan Per¿n: Argentina and Evita's Legacy,"." Rice University Advanced Placement Summer Institute, Houston, Texas. (June 25, 2008) | | | | | "Evita and Juan Perón: Eight Years and Eternity," presented at the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, Rice University, Houston, TX, March 14, 2007 | | | | | "Moving to the Left? Politics and Elections in Latin America," presented at the 2007 Rice University Alumni College Weekend, Houston, TX, February 24, 2007. | | | | | Other | | | "CEDS and Houston: What do the Statistics Say." City of Houston (City Council Session), Houston, Texas. (September 8, 2008) With Jim Granato and William Reed | | | | | Panelist | | | ""Panel Discussion. Election 2008: How the World Views the United States,"." Suzanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, Rice University, Houston, Texas. (October 2, 2008) | | | | | "Assessing the Quality of Democracy in Argentina: An Empirical Approach," presented at the XXVII International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, Montreal, Canada, September 5-8, 2007. With Juan Pablo Micozzi. | | | | | "Gender Quotas and the Election of Women: Evidence From the Latin American Vanguard," presented at the XXVII International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, Montreal, Canada, September 5-8, 2007. | | | | | Discussant, "Parties and Legislatures in Comparative Perspective," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL., August 30-September 2, 2007. | | | | | Discussant, "Parties and Campaigns in Latin America," Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, January 4-7, 2007. | | | | | "Using Cosponsorship and Roll Call Data to Compare Revealed Preferences in the Argentine and U.S. Congresses," presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL., August 30-September 2, 2007. With Eduardo Alemán, Ernesto Calvo, and Noah Kaplan. | | | | | "Calidad de la democracia en América Latina: Re-evaluando conceptos y casos II." XXX International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (March 15-18, 2006) | | | | | "Electoral Systems and Campaigns in Latin America." National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois. (April 20-23, 2006) | | | | | "Impacto de las Cuotas en Argentina." FLACSO Chile sponsored conference on "Cuotas en América Latina: El Impacto en la Representación Política de las Mujeres,", Santiago, Chile. (November 14, 2006.) | | | | | "Party Organizations in Argentina." XXX International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (March 15-18, 2006) | | | | | ∑ Panel Discussant, "Electoral Institutions in Ethnically Divided Societies," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 1-4 | | | | | Panel Discussant, "Party Systems and Institutionalization in a Comparative Context," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., September 1-4, 2005. | | | | | "Party Government in Presidential Democracies: Extending Cartel Theory Beyond the U.S. Congress." the National Meeting of the Midwest Political Science, Chicago, Illinois. (04/15/04) With Wonjae Hwang. | | | | | "Political Recruitment for the Legislative Branch in Argentina." XXV Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, Las Vegas, Nevada. (October 8, 2004) | | | | | "Political Recruitment for the Legislative Branch in Argentina." XXV International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, Las Vegas, Nevada. (11/09) | | | | | Session Chair | | | Rapporteur, for the Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional sponsored "II Foro de Gobernabilidad: Los Procesos Electorales," La Antigua, Guatemala, April 21, 2005. | | | | | Workshops | | | "Political Careers in Argentina at the National, Provincial, and Municipal Levels." Political Careers in Multi-Level Systems, Kloster Seeon, Germany. (07/02/04) | | | | | "The Recruitment and Selection of Legislative Candidates in Argentina." Pathways to Power: Political Recruitment and Democracy in Latin America, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (04/03/04) | | |
| Editorial Positions | | | Member of the Editorial Board, American Journal of Political Science. (2006)
| | | Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Politics in Latin America. (2008)
| | | Member of the Editorial Board, Ralph Bunche Journal of Public Affairs. (2008)
| | | Member of the Editorial Board, American Journal of Political Science. (2006)
| | | Member of the Editorial Board, American Journal of Political Science. (January 2006)
| | | Member of the Editorial Board, Revista Argentina de Ciencia Política. (1997)
| | | Member of the Editorial Board, The Journal of Politics. (January 2005 - December 2006)
| | | Member of the Editorial Board, Revista Argentina de Ciencia Política. (1997)
| | | Member of the Editorial Board, The Journal of Politics. John Geer. (2005)
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| Supervised Theses & Dissertations | | | K. Copeland., BA NA. (2004) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Ernesto Aguayo, Ph.D. Thesis. (2005) (Committee Member)
| | | Casie Copeland, B.A. Thesis. (2005) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Silvina Danesi, Ph.D. Ph.D. Thesis. (2006) (Co-Director)
| | | Robert "Tripp" Parks, B.A. Undergraduate Honors Thesis. (2006) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Karen Yang, Ph.D. Ph.D. Thesis. (2006) (Committee Member)
| | | Miguel Centellas, Ph.D. Ph.D. Thesis. (2006) (Committee Member)
| | | Greg Vonnahme, Ph.D. Ph.D. Thesis. (2006) (Committee Member)
| | | Paru Shah, Ph.D. Ph.D. Thesis. (2006) (Committee Member)
| | | Jonathan Robinson, Ph.D. Ph.D. Thesis. (2006) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Adriana Crocker, Ph.D. Ph.D. Thesis. (2006) (Committee Member)
| | | Jonathan Robinson, Ph.D. Doctoral Dissertation Director, Jonathan Robinson. (2007) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Robert "Tripp" Parks, B.A. Senior Thesis Director, Robert "Tripp" Parks. (2007) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Greg Vonnahme, Ph.D. Doctoral Dissertation, Committee Member, Greg Vonnahme. (2007) (Committee Member)
| | | Raúl Cipriano González, Ph.D. Doctoral Dissertation Director, Raúl Cipriano González. (2007) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Hrishikesh Hari, B.A. Senior Thesis Director, Hrishikesh Hari. (2007) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Silvina Danesi, Ph.D. Doctoral Dissertation Co-Director, Silvina Danesi (Universite de Montreal). (2007) (Co-Director)
| | | Annie Conderacci, B.A. Senior Thesis Director, Annie Conderacci. (2007) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Vivian Roza, Ph.D. Doctoral Thesis. (2008) (Committee Member)
| | | Silvina Danesi, Ph.D. Doctoral Thesis. (2008) (Co-Director)
| | | Leila Bighash, Ph.D. Pre-Dissertation Advisor. (2008) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Greg Vonnahme, Ph.D. Doctoral Thesis. (2008) (Committee Member)
| | | Edward Swidriski, BA Undergraduate Honors Thesis. (2008) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Hrishikesh Hari, BA Undergraduate Honors Thesis. (2008) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Anne Conderacci, BA Undergraduate Honors Thesis. (2008) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Jonathan Robinson, Ph.D. Doctoral Thesis. (2008) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Juan Pablo Micozzi, Ph.D. Doctoral Thesis. (2008) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Ra¿l Gonz¿lez, Ph.D. Doctoral Thesis. (2008) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Akitaka Matsuo, 2008 Doctoral Thesis. (2008) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Tiffany Barnes, Ph.D. Pre-Dissertation Advisor. (2008) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Stephanie Burchard, Ph.D. Pre-Dissertation Advisor. (2008) (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Jonathan Robinson, Ph.D. Thesis. (Thesis or Dissertation Director)
| | | Paru Shah, Ph.D. Thesis. (Committee Member)
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| Awards, Prizes, & Fellowships | | | Alan Saxe Award for the Best Paper on State and Local Politics Presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association., Southwestern Political Science Association (2007)
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