Peer-Reviewed Publications
Ruling Parties in Authoritarian Regimes: Rethinking Institutional Strength. Forthcoming at the British Journal of Political Science.
Gerrymandering Opposition: Minority-Concentrated Districts and Electoral Competition in Mexico. 2017. Studies In Comparative International Development 52:64-86. (with Brian Palmer-Rubin)
Working Papers
Accessing the State: Executive Constraints and Credible Commitment in Dictatorships (R&R at The Journal of Theoretical Politics)
The Law and Politics of Presidential Term Limit Evasion (with Mila Versteeg, Tim Horley, Mauricio Gium, and Marilyn Guirguis)
Legacies of Violence: Independence Wars and Coup-Proofing in Africa
Elite Cooptation and Opposition Fragmentation in Electoral Authoritarian Regimes (with Leonardo Arriola and Jed DeVaro)
Works in Progress
At Risk: Thresholds of Democratic Breakdown (with Benjamin Helms, Jonathan Kropko, and David Leblang)
Elite Promotion with President Cabinets: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa