Publications

"Land, Violence, and the Colombian Peace Process” in As War Ends: What Colombia Can Tell Us About The Sustainability of Peace and Transitional Justice, ed. James Meernik, Jacqueline Demeritt and Mauricio Uribe-Lopez. Cambridge University Press (con Jacqueline DeMeritt, T.David Mason and James Meernik) Forthcoming

2018. "Strategic Alliances: Red, Green or ”Watermelon” Candidates in Mexican Legislative Elections" Party Politics Online First (with Jae-Jae Spoon)

2018. “What are the Effects of Large-Scale Violence on Social and Institutional Trust? Using the Civil War literature to understand the case of Mexico, 2006-2012” Civil wars 20(1): 1-23. (with John Ishiyama)

2017. "Unusual Bedfellows? PRI– PVEM Electoral Alliances in Mexican Legislative Elections". Journal of Politics of Latin America. 9(2): 63-92. (with Jae-Jae Spoon)

2016. "Does Conflict Lead to Ethnic Particularism? Electoral Violence and Ethnicity in Kenya: 2005-2008" Nationalism and Ethic Politics. 22(3): 300-321. (with John Ishiyama and Brandon Stewart)

In Review

“Party behavior and Violent Non-State Actors: the case of gubernatorial candidate selection in Mexico”

“Violence, Voting & Peace: Explaining Public Support for the Peace Referendum in Colombia” (with Jaqueline DeMeritt, Regina Branton and James Meernik) (R&R)

"Caught in the Crossfire: Land Reform, Death Squad Violence, and Elections in El Salvador" (with T. David Mason)