Comparative Politics Research Group

The Comparative Politics research group hosts a research agenda based on political institutions, representation and regimes. Most research focuses on developing economies. The research group integrate members using a variety of methodologies ranging from quantitative and quasi-experimental methods to qualitative research.

Our most current research includes the following areas:

Electoral integrity.
Electoral fraud and electoral violence.
Gender and political representation.
Religious extremism and social mobilisation in the Middle East.
Determinants of democracy.
Political representation and regime stability.

Members

Forrest Allison-Brown

PhD candidate

Daniel Alves

PhD candidate

Elise Antoine

PhD candidate

Alfio Antonino Puglisi

PhD candidate

Michael Bankole

PhD Candidate

Sarah Birch

Professor of Political Science

Damien Bol

Senior Lecturer in Political Behaviour

Federica Carugati

Lecturer in History and Political Economy

Adam Chalmers

Reader in Politics

Ferdinand Eibl

Lecturer in Political Economy

Adam Fagan

Interim Vice President (Education)

Michael Farquhar

Lecturer in Middle East Politics

Marco Giani

Lecturer in Political Economy

Anna Gwiazda

Reader in Comparative Politics

David Hope

Lecturer in Political Economy

Andrew Hunter

PhD candidate

Scott James

Reader in Political Economy

Karen Jeffrey

PhD Candidate

Colin Jennings

Reader in Political Economy

Cristina Juverdeanu

Teaching Fellow in Political Science

Hanna Kleider

Lecturer in Public Policy

Christel Koop

Reader in Political Economy

Lina Kramer

PhD candidate

Jonathan Leader Maynard

Lecturer in International Politics

Gabriel Leon-Ablan

Senior Lecturer in Political Economy

Ruyuan Liu

PhD candidate

Tomas Maltby

Senior Lecturer in International Politics

Ricardo Perkasa

PhD candidate

Liz Ralph-Morrow

Leverhulme Early Career Fellow

Rubén Ruiz-Rufino

Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics

Michele Scotto di Vettimo

PhD Candidate and Graduate Teaching Assistant

Asli Unan

PhD Candidate

Matia Vannoni

Lecturer in Public Policy

Francesca Pia Vantaggiato

Lecturer in Public Policy

The Comparative Politics Research Group publishes widely across a range of leading international peer reviewed journals. See individual pages for details of specific articles.

Comparative Politics Research Group seminar series

The ComPol research group organises a periodic research seminar to discuss ongoing projects. You can see the list of confirmed sessions for the current academic year here. If you would like to attend or present your work at this seminar, please send an e-mail to ruben.ruiz_rufino@kcl.ac.uk

CPRG seminar series

Contact us

Dr Rubén Ruiz-Rufino is the co-ordinator of the Comparative Politics Research Group

ruben.ruiz_rufino@kcl.ac.uk

Comparative Politics Research Group

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Comparative Politics Research Group seminar series

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