Articles
The Law and Politics of Presidential Term Limit Evasion. 2020. Columbia Law Review 120(1): 1-77. (with Mila Versteeg, Tim Horley, Mauricio Gium, and Marilyn Guirguis)
Ruling Parties in Authoritarian Regimes: Rethinking Institutional Strength. 2019. British Journal of Political Science.
Data and replication files for this article can be accessed here.
Accessing the State: Executive Constraints and Credible Commitment in Dictatorships. 2019. The Journal of Theoretical Politics 33(4): 568-599.
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
Winning the Game of Thrones: Leadership Succession in Modern Autocracies. R&R at the Journal of Conflict Resolution.
Rebel Regimes and Military Powersharing: Consequences of Conflict for Authoritarian Durability (with Jack Paine). Under review.
Highway Through the Danger Zone: Thresholds of Democratic Survival and Breakdown (with Benjamin Helms, Jonathan Kropko, and David Leblang)
Elite Cooptation and Opposition Fragmentation in Electoral Authoritarian Regimes (with Leonardo Arriola and Jed DeVaro).
Works in Progress
Measuring Executive Aggrandizement: Elite powersharing in presidential cabinets
When Do Leaders Evade Term Limits? (with Mila Versteeg)