07. Comparative Politics: Institutions

Francisco A. Cantu, University of Houston

Content Analysis of Non-Lawmaking Speeches: Targeting Constituencies in Chile’s Chamber of Deputies - Eduardo Aleman, University of Houston; Juan Pablo Micozzi, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México; Sebastián Vallejo Vera, University of Houston

Election Fraud? The Impact of Electoral Legitimacy Rhetoric on Democratic Backsliding - Katie Lynn Stewart, Knox College; Sophia Bowley, Knox College

The Limits of Incumbency Advantage in African Politics: Evidence From 2016 Parliamentary Elections in Ghana - Kingsley Agomor, Ghana Institute of Public Administration; Daniel Kofi Banini, University of Central Florida; Zechariah Langnel, Graduate School of Public Administration, NIDA

When Electoral Responsiveness Harms Voters: Evidence from Electoral Pollution Cycles in Mexican Municipalities - Shiran Victoria Victoria Shen, University of Virginia; Cesar B. Martinez Alvarez, University of California-Los Angeles; Edgar Franco Vivanco, University of Michigan

David Doyle, University of Oxford

Despina Alexiadou, University of Strathclyde