Congratulations to Luis Schiumerini, assistant professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame and longtime Kellogg Institute faculty fellow, on the publication of his new book, Incumbency Bias: Why Political Office is a Blessing and a Curse in Latin America.
Schiumerini’s work, published by Cambridge University Press, offers a fresh perspective on the advantages and disadvantages faced by incumbent politicians across Latin America. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and innovative methods of causal inference, Schiumerini explores why holding political office can sometimes help – and sometimes hinder – politicians’ chances of reelection in developing democracies.
As a leading scholar on political behavior and accountability, Schiumerini has contributed significantly to our understanding of democracy in Latin America. The Kellogg Institute and the broader Notre Dame community are proud to celebrate this major achievement, which promises to advance both academic research and public debates about the future of democracy in the region