Prof. Chappell Lawson

Professor Lawson led three large-scale electoral panel studies in Mexico, covering the 1997 Mexico City mayoral election and the 2000 and 2006 presidential races. He is currently involved in organizing a similar panel study for Mexico's 2012 elections, which will focus on the role of political clientelism.

Professor Lawson is completing a series of articles (co-authored with Professor Gabriel Lenz) on the effect of candidate appearance on electoral outcomes. This research documents the impact of Professor Lawson's current major product is a cross-country analysis of why democratic political systems survive (or collapse).