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Lawrence, KS 66045-7574
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Gary Reich
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409 Blake Hall
 
 
   
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Research Interests
Comparative politics, political institutions, democratization, Latin American politics
 
Selected Publications

“The Evolution of New Party Systems: Are Early Elections Exceptional?” Electoral Studies, 23 (2004):235-250

“Executive Decree Authority in Brazil : How Reactive Legislators Influence Policy,” Legislative Studies Quarterly, 27 (February 2002): 5-32.

“Categorizing Political Regimes: New Data for Old Problems,” Democratization, 9 (Winter 2002):1-24

“Coordinating Party Choice in Founding Elections: Why Timing Matters,”

Comparative Political Studies, 34 (December 2001): 1237-1263.

 
Courses Taught

Theories of Politics in Latin America , Political and Problems of Developing Countries, Seminar in Comparative Politics

 
Education
Ph.D. North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1995)