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Overview

David J. Samuels is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their primary field of study is Social Sciences, with a specialization in Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The scientist's research covers several key topics, including:

  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep

Frequent publication venues for David J. Samuels include:

  • Harvard Dataverse (9 publications)
  • Perspectives on Politics (2 publications)
  • PS Political Science & Politics (2 publications)
  • World Development (2 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (2 publications)

Coauthorship is a significant part of their scholarly work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Henry Thomson (6 papers)
  • Dawn Langan Teele (4 papers)
  • Fernando Mello (3 papers)
  • César Zucco (3 papers)
  • Ben W. Ansell (2 papers)

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by David J. Samuels address a variety of topics and venues:

  • Postoperative Critical Events Associated With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Results From the Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine Obstructive Sleep Apnea Registry, 2020, published in Anesthesia & Analgesia
  • The International Context of Democratic Backsliding: Rethinking the Role of Third Wave "Prodemocracy" Global Actors, 2023, published in Perspectives on Politics
  • New Medium, Same Story? Gender Gaps in Book Publishing, 2021, published in PS Political Science & Politics
  • Lord, Peasant... and Tractor? Agricultural Mechanization, Moore's Thesis, and the Emergence of Democracy, 2020, published in Perspectives on Politics

The scope of their work incorporates interdisciplinary subjects such as political participation mechanisms, democratic processes, social media influence, and obstructive sleep apnea, reflecting a blend of social sciences with physiology and medical research.

Best Publications

  • Presidents, Parties, and Prime Ministers: How the Separation of Powers Affects Party Organization and Behavior

    David J. Samuels;Matthew Soberg Shugart

  • The Value of a Vote: Malapportionment in Comparative Perspective

    David J Samuels;Richard Snyder

  • Presidents, Parties, and Prime Ministers

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  • Inequality and democratization: An elite-competition approach

    Ben W. Ansell;David J. Samuels

  • From Socialism to Social Democracy: Party Organization and the Transformation of the Workers’ Party in Brazil

    David Samuels

  • Electoral Accountability and the Variety of Democratic Regimes

    Timothy Hellwig;David J. Samuels

  • Voting in Open Economies The Electoral Consequences of Globalization

    Timothy Hellwig;David J. Samuels

  • Presidentialism and Accountability for the Economy in Comparative Perspective

    David Samuels

  • Money, Elections, and Democracy in Brazil

    David J Samuels

  • The Gubernatorial Coattails Effect: Federalism and Congressional Elections in Brazil

    David J. Samuels

  • Incumbents and Challengers on a Level Playing Field: Assessing the Impact of Campaign Finance in Brazil

    David Samuels

  • Presidentialism, Elections and Representation

    David J. Samuels;Matthew Soberg Shugart

  • Ambition, Federalism, and Legislative Politics in Brazil: Subject Index

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  • Incentives to Cultivate a Party Vote in Candidate-centric Electoral Systems Evidence from Brazil

    David J. Samuels

  • Pork Barreling Is Not Credit Claiming or Advertising: Campaign Finance and the Sources of the Personal Vote in Brazil

    David J. Samuels

  • Presidentialized Parties The Separation of Powers and Party Organization and Behavior

    David J. Samuels

  • Inequality and Democratization: A Contractarian Approach

    Ben Ansell;David Samuels

  • Federalism and Democratic Transitions: The “New” Politics of the Governors in Brazil

    David Samuels;Fernando Luiz Abrucio

  • Decentralization and democracy in Latin America

    Alfred P. Montero;David J. Samuels

  • Partisans, Antipartisans, and Nonpartisans: Voting Behavior in Brazil

    David J. Samuels;Cesar Zucco

  • The impact of participatory democracy: Evidence from Brazil's National Public Policy Conferences

    Thamy Pogrebinschi;David Samuels

  • The Politics of Decentralization in Latin America

    David J. Samuels;Alfred Montero

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Soberg Shugart
Matthew Soberg Shugart University of California, Davis
Yusaku Horiuchi
Yusaku Horiuchi Dartmouth College
Steven Levitsky
Steven Levitsky Harvard University
Jorge I. Domínguez
Jorge I. Domínguez Harvard University

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