Matthew R. Cleary

Assistant Professor, Political Science

Degree

Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2004

Specialties

Latin American politics, comparative political economy, democratization

Personal Website

http://faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/macleary

Publications

"Electoral Competition, Participation, and Government Responsiveness in Mexico." American Journal of Political Science 51:2 (April 2007). 

"A 'Left Turn' in Latin America?  Explaining the Left's Resurgence."  Journal of Democracy 17:4 (October 2006)

Democracy and the Culture of Skepticism: Political Trust in Argentina and Mexico, with Susan C. Stokes. (Russell Sage Foundation, 2006).

"Democracy and Indigenous Rebellion in Latin America", Comparative Political Studies 33:9 (November 2000), pp.1123-1153. 

Courses

Latin American Politics
Comparative Political Analysis
Logic of Political Inquiry 

Research Interests

I have general interests in democratization and democratic theory, ethnic politics and ethnic conflict, and Latin American politics.

Research Projects

I am working on two book-length projects. The Sources of Democratic Responsiveness in Mexico is an attempt to determine whether electoral competition, or other forms of democratic participation, have improved the way that local governments function in Mexico. Indigenous Autonomy in Southern Mexico investigates the relationship between indigenous autonomy and principles of liberal democracy as practiced in present-day Mexico.