Peer-Reviewed Publications

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 (under review)

Autocratic Constitutions and Leadership Succession: Evidence from Africa (under review)

Ruling Parties in Authoritarian Regimes: Rethinking Institutional Strength (under review)

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)

How Leaders Circumvent Constitutional Term Limits (with Mauricio Gium, Marilyn Guirguis, Tim Horley, and Mila Versteeg)

Elite Promotion with President Cabinets: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Other Publications

A Case for Case Studies: A Multi-Method Strategy for Ecological Inference. 2012. Qualitative and Multi-Method Research, Vol 10, No 4, pp 21-26. (with Brian Palmer-Rubin)