Matthew F. Shugart
mshugart@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-5016
Fax: (858) 534-3939
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0519
Office: #SSB 390
Personal Website
Education
Ph.D., UC Irvine, 1988 (political science)M.A., UC Irvine, 1985 (political science)
B.A., UC Irvine, 1983 (political science)
Perspectives
Shugart can provide commentary on elections, election reforms, and constitutional crises in the United States and abroad.Expertise
Shugart is an authority on issues of constitutional design and electoral rules around the world.Current Projects
Shugart's research agenda focuses on how democratic political institutions affect the quality of governance. Related to this theme, he has projects underway on how electoral systems affect the relationship between representatives and their constituents, constitutional reform in Latin America, the evolution of democracy in Mexico, and American democracy in comparative perspective. His research agenda has developed in parallel with his role as an adviser to several constitutional or electoral-law drafting committees, including those in Albania, Argentina, Bulgaria, Colombia, Eritrea, Estonia and Fiji.Professional Activities
- Member, American Political Science Association
- Member, Latin American Studies Association
- Chair, Latin American Studies Association Section on Political Institutions, 2000-01
