Simeon Nichter
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
University of California, San Diego
My research explores clientelism and corruption, with central reference to Latin America. My book, Votes for Survival: Relational Clientelism in Latin America (Cambridge University Press), examines how and why citizens often play a key role in sustaining clientelism. I have also published articles in journals including the American Economic Review, American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies, Latin American Research Review, Review of Economics and Statistics, and World Development. I recently conducted research on corruption as a Fulbright Scholar at Fundação Getulio Vargas in Brazil. Previously, I served as an Academy Scholar at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies and as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law at Stanford University.
Email: nichter@ucsd.edu