Publications
2023
“Winners’ Consent? Citizen Commitment to Democracy when Illiberal Candidates Win Elections.” American Journal of Political Science. 67(2): 261-276. (with Mollie Cohen, Amy Erica Smith, and Mason Moseley)
2021
“Demographic Polarization and the Rise of the Far Right: Brazil’s 2018 Presidential Election.” Research & Politics. 8(1): 1-7. (with Amy Erica Smith, Mason Moseley, and Mollie Cohen)
2020
“Welfare Stereotypes and Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Evidence from Brazil’s Bolsa Família.” Journal of Politics in Latin America. 12(1): 53-76.
2018
“Bolsa Familia: Historical, Popular, and Electoral Perspectives.” In Routledge Handbook of Brazilian Politics. Ed. Barry Ames. Routledge.
2017
“Does Welfare Provision Promote Democratic State Legitimacy? Evidence from Brazil’s Bolsa Família Program.” Latin American Politics and Society. 59(4): 99-120. (with Maureen M. Donaghy and Lúcio R. Rennó)
“Is It Race, Class, or Gender? The Sources of Perceived Discrimination in Brazil.” Latin American Politics and Society. 59(1): 52-73. (with Amy Erica Smith)
2016
“When Is ‘Delivering the Goods’ Not Good Enough? How Economic Disparities in Latin American Neighborhoods Shape Citizen Trust in Local Government.” World Politics. 68(1): 74-110. (with Abby B. Córdova)
2015
“Incorporating Marginal Citizens and Voters: The Conditional Electoral Effects of Targeted Social Assistance in Latin America.” Comparative Political Studies. 48(7): 854-881. (with Amy Erica Smith)
Ongoing Research
Working papers
“Inclusion without Efficacy: Conditional Social Assistance and the Politics of Participation in Brazil”
“The Rise of Programmatic Politics? The Political Economy of Conditional Social Assistance in Brazil, 2004-2012”
“Rejecting Authoritarianism: When Values are Endogenous to Politics” (with Mollie Cohen, Mason Moseley, and Amy Erica Smith)
“Finding Voice through Political Action? Perceptions of Participatory Efficacy in Brazil’s 2018 Presidential Election” (with Mollie Cohen, Mason Moseley, and Amy Erica Smith)
projects
Democracy on the Ballot: This project includes online panel survey data measuring political attitudes and behaviors related to Brazil's 2018 presidential election and the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election in the United States. The Brazil portion of the project includes a five-wave panel study with data collected between July 2018 and January 2019. Collaborators include Mollie Cohen, Mason Moseley, and Amy Erica Smith.
Other Publications
contributions in Edited volumes
“Government and Politics: Brazil.” (Contributing Editor). In Handbook of Latin American Studies v.77 (2023). Hispanic Division. Library of Congress. University of Texas Press.
“Brazil: Bolsa Família.” In Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy. 3rd ed. Eds. Domonic A. Bearfield and Melvin J. Dubnick. CRC Press.
Books
Legitimidade e qualidade da democracia no Brasil: uma visão da cidadania. São Paulo: Editora Intermeios. (with Lúcio R. Rennó, Amy Erica Smith, and Frederico B. Pereira)
REPORTS
“Citizen Security, Evaluations of the State, and Policy Preferences.” In The Political Culture of Democracy in the Americas, 2014: Democratic Governance across 10 Years of the AmericasBarometer. Ed. Elizabeth J. Zechmeister. Latin American Public Opinion Project. Vanderbilt University. (with Mariana Rodríguez, Mason Moseley, and Daniel Zizumbo-Colunga)
“The World Cup and Protests: What Ails Brazil?” AmericasBarometer Insights Series 106. Latin American Public Opinion Project. Vanderbilt University.
“Latin Americans’ Perceptions of the Challenges of Urban Living.” AQ Web Exclusive: Americas Quarterly. Americas Society and Council of the Americas.
“Prosperity and Protest in Brazil: The Wave of the Future for Latin America?” AmericasBarometer Insights Series 93. Latin American Public Opinion Project. Vanderbilt University. (with Mason Moseley)
“Who Trusts the Media in Latin America?” AmericasBarometer Insights Series 74. Latin American Public Opinion Project. Vanderbilt University.
“Social Assistance Policies and the Presidential Vote in Latin America.” AmericasBarometer Insights Series 66. Latin American Public Opinion Project. Vanderbilt University. (with Amy Erica Smith)
“Who Benefits from Bolsa Família?” AmericasBarometer Insights Series 47. Latin American Public Opinion Project. Vanderbilt University.
“Trust in Elections.” AmericasBarometer Insights Series 37. Latin American Public Opinion Project. Vanderbilt University.
Book REviews
(For Politics and Religion) Taylor C. Boas. Evangelicals and Electoral Politics in Latin America: A Kingdom of this World. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2023.
(For Latin American Politics and Society) Michelle D. Bonner. Tough on Crime: The Rise of Punitive Populism in Latin America. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2019.
In the News
Brazil’s president is rallying his base — so that he can expand his power. (May 21, 2021). Washington Post. (with Mollie Cohen, Mason Moseley, and Amy Erica Smith)
In Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro’s victory may mean further shifts in tolerance and moderation. (Nov. 2, 2018). Washington Post. (with Amy Erica Smith)
Did Brazilians vote against democracy on Sunday? (Oct. 30, 2018). Vox. (with Mollie Cohen, Mason Moseley, and Amy Erica Smith)