Matthew Shugart

Matthew Soberg Shugart and Martin P. Wattenberg, editors, Mixed-Member Electoral Systems: The Best ofBoth Worlds? Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.

John M. Carey and Matthew Soberg Shugart, editors, Executive Decree Authority. New York: CambridgeUniversity Press 1998.

Scott Mainwaring and Matthew Soberg Shugart, editors, Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America.New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Translation: Spanish: Presidencialismo y Democracia en América Latina(Buenos Aires: Paidós, 2002).

Matthew Soberg Shugart and John M. Carey, Presidents and Assemblies: Constitutional Design and Electoral

Rein Taagepera and Matthew Soberg Shugart, Seats and Votes: The Effects and Determinants of Electoral Systems. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989.

ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN ACADEMIC JOURNALS (listed in reverse chronological order)

Matthew Søberg Shugart, “Semi-Presidentialism: Dual Executive and Mixed Authority Patterns.” French Politics 3, 3 (2005): 323-51.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, Melody Ellis Valdini, and Kati Suominen, “Looking for Locals: Voter
Information Demands and Personal Vote-Earning Attributes of Legislators under Proportional
Representation.” American Journal of Political Science 29, 2 (April, 2005): 437–449.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “The American Process of Selecting a President: A Comparative Perspective.” Presidential Studies Quarterly 34, 3 (September, 2004): 632–55.

David J. Samuels and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Presidentialism, Elections, and Representation.” Journal of Theoretical Politics 15, 1 (January, 2003): 33–60.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Electoral Efficiency and the Move to Mixed-Member Systems.” Electoral
Studies 20, 2 (June, 2001): 173-193.

Daniel L. Nielson and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Constitutional Change in Colombia: Policy Adjustment through Institutional Change.” Comparative Political Studies 32, 3 (May, 1999): 313–41.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Presidentialism, Parliamentarism and the Provision of Collective Goods in Less-Developed Countries,” Constitutional Political Economy, 10,1 (March, 1999): 53–88.

John M. Carey and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Poder Executivo de Decreto: Chamando os tanques ou
Usando a Caneta?” (“Executive Decree Authority: Calling out the Tanks or Filling Out the Forms?”). Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Sociais 13, 37 (1998): 149–184.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “The Inverse Relationship Between Party Strength and Executive Strength: A Theory of Politicians' Constitutional Choices,” British Journal of Political Science 28 (1998): 1–29.

Scott Mainwaring and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Juan Linz, Presidentialism, and Democracy—A Critical Appraisal,” with Scott Mainwaring. Comparative Politics 29, 4 (July 1997). Previously published in Spanish as “Juan J. Linz: presidencialismo y democracia (una revisión crítica),” Foro Internacional 33, 4 (October-
December, 1993): 653–83; and Desarrollo Económico 34 (October-December 1994): 397–417; and in
Portuguese as “Juan Linz, presidencialismo e democracia,” Novos Estudos CEBRAP 37 (November 1993):191–213.

Gary W. Cox and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Strategic Voting Under Proportional Representation,”
Journal of Law Economics and Organization 12, 2 (October, 1996): 299-324.

John M. Carey and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Incentives to Cultivate a Personal Vote: A Rank
Ordering of Electoral Formulas.” Electoral Studies 14, 4 (December, 1995): 417–39.

Gary W. Cox and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “In the Absence of Vote Pooling: Nomination and
Allocation Errors in Colombia.” Electoral Studies 14, 4 (December, 1995): 441–60.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “The Electoral Cycle and Institutional Sources of Divided Presidential
Government,” American Political Science Review 89, 2 (June 1995): 327–43.

Matthew Soberg Shugart and Rein Taagepera, “Majority Versus Plurality Election of Presidents: A Proposal for a 'Double Complement Rule'.” Comparative Political Studies 27 3 (October, 1994): 323-48.

Rein Taagepera and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Predicting the Number of Parties: A Quantitative Modelof Duverger’s Mechanical Effect.” American Political Science Review 87, 2 (June, 1993): 455–64.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Guerrillas and Elections: An Institutionalist Perspective on the Costs ofConflict and Cooperation.” International Studies Quarterly 36 (1992): 121–52.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Leaders, Rank and File, and Constituents: Electoral Reform in Colombia andVenezuela,” Electoral Studies 11, 1 (1992): 21–45.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Electoral Reform in Systems of Proportional Representation,” European
Journal of Political Research 21 (1992): 207–24.

Gary W. Cox and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Comment on Gallagher’s 'Proportionality,
Disproportionality and Electoral Systems'.“ Electoral Studies 10, 4 (1991): 348–52.

Rein Taagepera and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Designing Electoral Systems.” Electoral Studies 8:1 (1989):49–58.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Patterns of Revolution,” Theory and Society 18 (1989):249–71.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Thinking About the Next Revolution: Lessons from U.S. Policy in Nicaragua,” Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs 29,1 (Spring 1987):73–92.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “States, Revolutionary Conflict, and Democracy: El Salvador and Nicaragua in Comparative Perspective,” Government and Opposition 22,1 (Winter 1987):13–23.

Matthew F. Shugart, “The Two Effects of District Magnitude: Venezuela as a Crucial Experiment,” European Journal of Political Research 13 (1985):353–64.

CHAPTERS IN VOLUMES PUBLISHED BY UNIVERSITY PRESSES

Matthew Søberg Shugart, “Inherent and Contingent Factors in Reform Initiation in Plurality Systems,” in To Keep or Change First Past the Post, ed. By André Blais. Oxford: Oxford University Press. In press.

André Blais and Matthew Søberg Shugart, “To Keep or Change First Past the Post: Conclusion,” in To Keep or Change First Past the Post, ed. By André Blais. Oxford: Oxford University Press. In press.

Royce Carroll and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Neo-Madisonian Theories of Latin American Institutions,” in Regimes and Democracy in Latin America, Volume 1: Theories and Agendas, ed. by Gerardo Munck. New York: Oxford University Press. 2007.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, Erika Moreno and Luis E. Fajardo, “Deepening Democracy through
Renovating Political Practices: The Struggle for Electoral Reform in Colombia,” in Christopher Welna and Gustavo Gallon, eds., Peace, Democracy, and Human Rights in Colombia. Notre Dame: Notre Dame University Press, 2007.

Matthew Søberg Shugart, "Comparative Executive-Legislative Relations", in the Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions, edited by R.A.W. Rhodes, Sarah Binder, and Bert Rockman. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2006.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Comparative Electoral Systems Research: The Maturation of a Field and New Challenges Ahead,” in The Politics of Electoral Systems, ed. By Michael Gallagher and Paul Mitchell. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.

Erika Moreno, Brian F. Crisp, and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “The Accountability Deficit in Latin
America,” in Democratic Accountability in Latin America, edited by Scott Mainwaring and Christopher Welna. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

Matthew Soberg Shugart and Martin P. Wattenberg, “Mixed-Member Electoral Systems: A Definition
and Typology,” in Mixed-Member Electoral Systems: The Best of Both Worlds?, ed. by Matthew Soberg Shugart and Martin P. Wattenberg. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “’Extreme’ Electoral Systems and the Appeal of the Mixed-Member
Alternative,” in Mixed-Member Electoral Systems: The Best of Both Worlds?, ed. by Matthew Soberg Shugart and Martin P. Wattenberg. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Matthew Soberg Shugart and Martin P. Wattenberg, “Are Mixed-Member Systems the Best of Both
Worlds?,” with Martin P. Wattenberg, in Mixed-Member Electoral Systems: The Best of Both Worlds?, ed. by Matthew Soberg Shugart and Martin P. Wattenberg. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Matthew Soberg Shugart and Stephan Haggard, “Institutions and Public Policy in Presidential Systems,” in Structure and Policy in Presidential Democracies, ed. by Mathew D. McCubbins and Stephan Haggard. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Stephan Haggard, Robert Kaufman, and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Politics, Institutions, and
Macroeconomic Adjustment: Hungarian Fiscal Policy-Making in Comparative Perspective,” in Reformingthe State: Fiscal Welfare Reform in Post-Socialist Countries, ed. by Stephan Haggard, Robert Kaufman, and Janos Kornai. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000.

John M. Carey and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Calling out the Tanks or Filling out the Forms?,” in Executive Decree Authority, ed. by John M. Carey and Matthew Soberg Shugart. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.

John M. Carey and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Institutional Design and Exeuctive Decree,” in Executive Decree Authority, ed. by John M. Carey and Matthew Soberg Shugart. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Matthew Soberg Shugart and Scott Mainwaring, “Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America:
Rethinking the Terms of the Debate,” pp. 12–54 in Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America, ed. by Scott Mainwaring and Matthew Soberg Shugart. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Ron Archer and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “The Unrealized Potential of Presidential Dominance in
Colombia,” pp. 110–159 in Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America, ed. by Scott Mainwaring and Matthew Soberg Shugart. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Scott Mainwaring and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Conclusion: Presidentialism and the Party System,” pp. 394–439 in Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America, ed. by Scott Mainwaring and Matthew Soberg Shugart. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Matthew Søberg Shugart. 2007. Review of Andrew Reynolds, Ben Reilly, and Andrew Elllis. Electoral System Design: The New International IDEA Handbook. Democratization 14, 2: 332–4.
Matthew Søberg Shugart. 2007. “Mayoría relativa vs. segunda vuelta: la elección presidencial mexicana de 2006 en perspectiva comparada,” Política y gobierno XIV, 1, Primer semestre.

Matthew Søberg Shugart, Review of Jennifer McCoy and David J. Myers, eds., The Unraveling of
Representative Democracy in Venezuela. Perspectives on Politics. Forthcoming.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “An intriguing idea for election reform goes to a vote today in British Columbia.” San Jose Mercury News. May 17, 2005.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Reform the Senate, but don’t take away the filibuster: It protects the majority.” San Diego Union-Tribune, May 18, 2005. (Also published May 5 in the Provo, Utah, DailyHerald and various other papers via the Knight-Ridder Newswire.)

Matthew Soberg Shugart and Royce Carroll, “The Will of the Majority?,” San Diego Union-Tribune, December 10, 2004 [on the controversy regarding the San Diego mayoral race.]

Matthew Shugart, “How Bush’s Re-election was Different,” San Diego Union-Tribune, November 9, 2004.

Robert G. Moser and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Russia: Answering Terrorism with Dictatorship,” San Diego Union-Tribune,” October 7, 2004.

Matthew Shugart, “La Reforma Política, Paso Crucial.” Cambio 6, 522 (June 30–July 6, 2003), Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia.

Matthew S. Shugart, “Sistemas de Gobierno En América Latina: Frenos y Contrapesos en una Era de Globalización,” in Fernando Carillo, ed., Democracia en Déficit: Gobernabilidad y Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe. Washington: Interamerican Development Bank, 2001.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Compensatory Seats,” in International Encyclopedia of Elections, Richard Rose, Editor in Chief, Washington: Congressional Quarterly Press, 2000.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “District Magnitude,” in International Encyclopedia of Elections, Richard Rose, Editor in Chief, Washington: Congressional Quarterly Press, 2000.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Indirect Elections” in International Encyclopedia of Elections, Richard Rose,Editor in Chief, Washington: Congressional Quarterly Press, 2000.

Scott Mainwaring and Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Juan Linz, Presidentialism, and Democracy—A Critical Appraisal,” in Politics, Society, and Democracy: Latin America (Essays in Honor of Juan J. Linz), ed. by Scott Mainwaring and Arturo Valenzuela. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1997.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Politicians, Parties, and Presidents: An Exploration of Post-Authoritarian Institutional Design,” pp. 40–90 in Liberalization and Leninist Legacies: Comparative Perspectives on Democratic Transitions, ed. by Beverly Crawford and Arend Lijphart. Berkeley: Institute of International and Area Studies, 1997.

“Building the Institutional Framework: Electoral Systems, Party Systems, and Presidents,” chapter 10 in The Politics of the New Europe, by Ian Budge, Ken Newton, et al. Essex, UK: Addison Wesley Longman, 1997.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Executive–Legislative Relations in Post-Communist Europe,” Transition 13 (December 1996): 6–11.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, Review of Paul Warwick, Government Survival in Parliamentary Democracies. In Journal of Politics 58, 4 (November, 1996):1244-1246.

Rule, Wilma and Matthew Shugart. "The Preference Vote and Election of Women: Women Win More
Votes in Open List PR." In Voting and Democracy Report 1995 (Washington, D.C.: The Center for Voting and Democracy, 1995), pp. 177-178.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Duverger, Maurice,” in The Encyclopedia of Democracy, Seymour Martin Lipset, Editor in Chief, Washington: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1995.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Elections, Indirect,” in The Encyclopedia of Democracy, Seymour Martin Lipset, Editor in Chief, Washington: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1995.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Terms of Office,” in The Encyclopedia of Democracy, Seymour Martin Lipset, Editor in Chief, Washington: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1995.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, Review of Juan J. Linz and Arturo Valenzuela, eds., The Failure of Presidential Democracy. In Journal of Democracy 6, 2 (April, 1995).

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Minorities, Represented and Unrepresented,” pp. 31–41 in, Electoral Systems in Comparative Perspective: Their Impact on Women and Minorities, ed. by Wilma Rule and Joseph F. Zimmerman, Greenwood Press, 1994.

Matthew Soberg Shugart, “Of Presidents and Parliaments,” East European Constitutional Review 2, 1(Winter, 1993).

Matthew Soberg Shugart, Review of Forest D. Colburn, Managing the Commanding Heights: Nicaragua’s State Enterprises. In American Political Science Review 85, 1 (March 1991): 309–10.

WORK IN PROGRESS (selected)

Matthew Søberg Shugart and Jeffrey Weldon, “Federal and Presidential Democracy in Mexico,”
introductory chapter for Shugart and Weldon, eds., The Evolution of Presidentialism and Federalism in Mexico (working title), book manuscript in preparation.

Bernard Grofman, Arend Lijphart, and Matthew Søberg Shugart, A Different Democracy: US Politics in Comparative Perspective (working title), book manuscript in preparation.
David Samuels and Matthew Søberg Shugart, Presidentialism and Political Parties: How the Separation of Powers Affects Party Development, Organization and Strategy, book manuscript in preparation (under contract with Cambridge University Press).

DISSERTATION

“Duverger's Rule, District Magnitude, and Presidentialism.”
(Supervising committee: Rein Taagepera, chair, Evelyne Huber Stephens, Arend Lijphart)