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Overview

Kent Eaton is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily centers on social sciences, with a strong focus on political science and international relations. Eaton's work extensively covers topics related to Latin American politics, local government finance, decentralization, and governance structures.

The main themes of their research include:

  • Politics and Society in Latin America
  • Local Government Finance and Decentralization
  • Political Systems and Governance
  • International Development and Aid
  • Taxation and Compliance Studies
  • Peacebuilding and International Security
  • Political Conflict and Governance

Eaton has contributed to the academic community through various publications. Recent papers include:

  • "Territorial Peace Without Territorial Governments: The Centralising Logic of the 2016 Colombian Peace Accord," 2020, Journal of Peacebuilding & Development
  • "Latin American Politics and the Subnational Comparative Method: Vertical and Horizontal Challenges," 2020, Latin American Politics and Society
  • "Bogotá's Left Turn: Counter-Neoliberalization in Colombia," 2020, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
  • "Multilevel governance and the external strategies of subnational governments in Latin America," 2021, Regional & Federal Studies
  • "Mayors Unchecked: Vertical and Horizontal Dimensions of Local Autonomy in Latin American Municipalities," 2024, Urban Affairs Review

The frequent publication venues where Eaton's work appears include:

  • Regional & Federal Studies
  • The Journal of Development Studies
  • Journal of Peacebuilding & Development
  • Latin American Politics and Society
  • International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Collaboration is also a notable aspect of Eaton's academic profile. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Omar Báez
  • Tomáš Došek
  • Arjan H. Schakel
  • Silvana Huanqui
  • Jose I Larios

Their research contributions span various subfields, including sociology and political science, development studies, economics and econometrics, and finance. Eaton's work addresses different dimensions of governance, decentralization, and political developments in Latin America, emphasizing multilevel government interactions and local autonomy within broader national and international contexts.

Best Publications

  • The Downside of Decentralization: Armed Clientelism in Colombia

    Kent Eaton

  • Political Obstacles to Decentralization: Evidence from Argentina and the Philippines

    Kent Eaton

  • The Political Economy of Decentralization Reforms: Implications for Aid Effectiveness

    Kent Eaton;Kai-Alexander Kaiser;Paul J. Smoke

  • Backlash in Bolivia: Regional Autonomy as a Reaction against Indigenous Mobilization

    Kent Eaton

  • The Politics of Re-centralization in Argentina and Brazil

    Kent Eaton;J. Tyler Dickovick

  • Politics Beyond the Capital

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  • Designing Subnational Institutions: Regional and Municipal Reforms in Postauthoritarian Chile

    Kent Eaton

  • Decentralisation, Democratisation and Liberalisation: The History of Revenue Sharing in Argentina, 1934–1999

    Kent Eaton

  • PARADOXES OF POLICE REFORM : Federalism, Parties, and Civil Society in Argentina's Public Security Crisis

    Kent Eaton

  • Conservative Autonomy Movements: Territorial Dimensions of Ideological Conflict in Bolivia and Ecuador

    Kent Eaton

  • Recentralization and the Left Turn in Latin America Diverging Outcomes in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Venezuela

    Kent Eaton

  • Restoration or Transformation? Trapos versus NGOs in the Democratization of the Philippines

    Kent Eaton

  • Making Decentralization Work: Democracy, Development, and Security

    Ed Connerley;Kent Eaton;Paul J. Smoke

  • Territory and Ideology in Latin America: Policy Conflicts between National and Subnational Governments

    Kent Eaton

  • Can Politicians Control Bureaucrats? Applying Theories of Political Control to Argentina's Democracy

    Kent Eaton

  • Decentralization's Nondemocratic Roots: Authoritarianism and Subnational Reform in Latin America

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  • Parliamentarism versus Presidentialism in the Policy Arena@@@Executive Decree Authority@@@Structure and Policy in Japan and the United States@@@Do Institutions Matter? Government Capabilities in the United States and Abroad

    Kent Eaton;John M. Carey;Matthew Soberg Shugart;Peter F. Cowhey

  • The Quality of Democracy: Theory and Applications

    Kent Eaton

  • THE STATE Of THE STATE IN LATIN AMERICA: CHALLENGES, CHALLENGERS, RESPONSES AND DEFICITS

    Kent Eaton

  • The political economy of decentralization reforms

    Kent Eaton;Kai Kaiser;Paul J. Smoke;Ibrd

  • Challenges of Party-Building in the Bolivian East

    Kent Eaton

  • Peru - The decentralization process and its links with public expenditure efficiency

    Barbara Cunha;Javier Illescas;Milagro Mayuri;Patricia Chacon Holt

  • The Political Economy of Decentralization Reform: Implications for Aid Effectiveness

    Paul Smoke;Kent Eaton;Kai Kaiser

  • Applied Political Economyof DecentralizationDiagnostics

    Kent Eaton;Kai Kaiser;Paul J. Smoke

  • Understanding Bureaucratic Incentives and Behavior

    Kent Eaton;Kai Kaiser;Paul J. Smoke

  • Understanding PoliticalIncentives and Behavior

    Kent Eaton;Kai Kaiser;Paul J. Smoke

  • Paradoxes of Police Reform

    Kent Eaton

  • Bolivia at the Crossroads: Interpreting the December 2005 Election; Strategic Insights, v. 5, issue 2 (February 2006)

    Kent H. Eaton

Frequent Co-Authors

Mathew D. McCubbins
Mathew D. McCubbins Duke University
Bert A. Rockman
Bert A. Rockman Purdue University West Lafayette
John M. Carey
John M. Carey Dartmouth College
Arjan H. Schakel
Arjan H. Schakel University of Bergen
Gary Marks
Gary Marks University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Matthew Soberg Shugart
Matthew Soberg Shugart University of California, Davis
Liesbet Hooghe
Liesbet Hooghe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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