Michael Coppedge
(B.S., Randolph Macon, 1979; M.A. Yale University, 1982; Ph.D., Yale University, 1988) Professor, works on the conditions that promote stable democracy, principally in Latin America . His book, Strong Parties and Lame Ducks: Presidential Partyarchy and Factionalism in Venezuela , analyzes institutional problems underlying the crisis of Venezuelan democracy. He has also published articles on comparative and Latin American politics in Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, The Journal of Democracy, Party Politics Studies in Comparative International Development , and other journals and books. He is currently writing a book for Cambridge University Press to be called Approaching Democracy: Research Methods in Comparative Politics and is collaborating with graduate students on articles on the diffusion of democracy, measuring dimensions of democracy, and the impact of institutions on fiscal performance in Latin America . He is a past recipient of Fulbright-Hayes, Tinker, and World Society Foundation grants, and has taught at Johns Hopkins SAIS, Princeton , Yale, and Georgetown.
Advising specialties:
Fulbright; MA public policy/int'l affairs; Foreign Service school
Research and teaching interests:
Democratization; quality of democracy; Latin American parties and party systems; Venezuelan polititcs
Contact Information
Email: Michael.J.Coppedge.1@nd.edu
Office: 238 Hesburgh Center
Phone: (574) 631-7036
Mailing Address:
217 O'Shaughnessy Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556