Leslie Anderson

Journal Articles

Anderson, Leslie E. and Won-ho Park. "International Contributions to Nicaraguan Democracy: The Role of Foreign Municipal Donations for Social Development." Foreign Policy Analysis 14, no. 2 (May 2016): 276-297.

Anderson, Leslie E., Larry C. Dodd, and Won-ho Park. “Electoral Competition and Democratic Decline in Nicaragua: Uncovering an Electorally Viable Platform for the Right." Democratization 24, no. 6 (November 2016): 970-986.

Anderson, Leslie E. “Democracy and Oppositional Consciousness in Argentina.” Polity 46, no. 2 (April 2014): 164-181.

Anderson, Leslie E. and Lawrence C. Dodd. “Nicaragua: Progreso en Medio de Retroceso?" Journal of Democracy en Español 2 (July 2010): 168-184.

Anderson, Leslie E. and Lawrence C. Dodd. “Taking the Study of Nicaraguan Politics Seriously: A Response to Green.” Journal of Democracy Web Notes (May 2010).

Anderson, Leslie E. “Single-Party Predominance in an Unconsolidated Democracy: The Example of Argentina.” Perspectives on Politics 7, no. 4 (December 2009): 767-784.

Anderson, Leslie E and Lawrence C. Dodd. “Nicaragua: Progress Amid Regress?” Journal of Democracy 20, no. 3 (July 2009): 153-167.

Anderson, Leslie E. “Fascism or Revolution: Left and Right Politics of the Rural Poor.” International Political Science Review 27, no. 2 (April 2006): 191-214.

Anderson, Leslie E. and Lawrence C. Dodd. “Democratie Envers et Contre Tout.” Revue Le Banquet 21 (October 2004): 293-323.

Anderson, Leslie E. and Lawrence C. Dodd. “Comportamiento Electoral y Democracia en Nicaragua: 1990-2001." América Latina Hoy 30 (April 2002): 205-230.

Anderson, Leslie E. “Of Wild and Cultivated Politics: Conflict and Democracy in Argentina." International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society 16, no. 1 (September 2002): 99-132.

Anderson, Leslie E. and Lawrence C. Dodd. “Nicaragua Votes: The Elections of 2001." Journal of Democracy 13, no. 3 (July 2002): 80-94.

Anderson, Leslie E. "Fascistas o Revolucionarios? Politica Izwuierdista y Derechista de la Poblacion Pobre Rural." Politica y Sociedad, 38 (2001): 129-151.

Anderson, Leslie E. “Neutrality and Bias in the 1990 Nicaraguan Pre-Electoral Polls.” American Journal of Political Science 38, no. 2 (May 1994): 495-522.

Anderson, Leslie E. and Mitchell Seligson. “Radicalism and Reformism in a Democratic Context." American Journal of Political Science 38, no. 4 (November 1994): 944-972.

Anderson, Leslie E. “Mixed Blessings: Disruption and Organization Among Costa Rican Peasant Unions." Latin American Research Review 26, no. 1 (March 1991): 111-143.

Anderson, Leslie E. “Post-Materialism from a Peasant Perspective: Political Motivation in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.” Comparative Political Studies 23, no. 1 (March 1990): 80-113.

Anderson, Leslie E. “Alternative Action: Peasants as Positive Participants.” Journal of Latin American Studies 22, no. 1 (February 1990): 89-113.

Books

Anderson, Leslie E. Democratization by Institutions: Argentina’s Transition Years in Comparative Perspective. University of Michigan Press, 2016.

Anderson, Leslie E. Social Capital in Developing Democracies: Nicaragua and Argentina Compared. Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Anderson, Leslie E. and Lawrence C. Dodd. Learning Democracy: Citizen Engagement and Electoral Choice in Nicaragua, 1990-2001. University of Chicago Press, 2005.

Anderson, Leslie E. The Political Ecology of the Modern Peasant: Calculation and Community. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994.

Other Accomplishments & Recognitions

2017-2018: National Science Foundation Grant, with Larry Dodd and Won-ho Park
- This grant was used to study democratization and democratic decline in Nicaragua
2017-2018: National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
2008: Fulbright Fellowship, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
2006: National Science Foundation Grant, co-PI with Lawrence Dodd
- This grant was used to study the 2006 Nicaraguan election
1997-1998: Howard Foundation Fellowship, Brown University
1996: National Science Foundation Grant
- This was an individual award used to study the 1996 Nicaraguan election
1993: Fulbright Fellowship, Argentina
Spring 1990: Faculty Fellowship, Kellogg Institute, University of Notre Dame
Fall 1990: Visiting Fellowship, Cornell University
1985: Fulbright Fellowship, Costa Rica

Spring 1990 : The Political Calculus of the Peasant: Moral and Economic Determinants of Political Action

In Brief

Anderson Publishes her Book Titled The Democratization through Institutions

Apr 2, 2022

Former Visiting Fellow Leslie Anderson publishes the book The Democratization through Institutions.

In Brief

Leslie Anderson Publishes Two Articles

Dec 20, 2021

Former Kellogg Visiting Fellow Leslie E. Anderson, Research Foundation Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida, had two papers published in 2021.

In Brief

Update: Former Visiting Fellow Leslie Anderson

Sep 24, 2020

Leslie Anderson was a Kellogg Visiting Fellow in 1990. Since her time at Kellogg, she wrote The Political Ecology of the Modern Peasant: Calculation and Community (Johns Hopkins, 1994) which won the Best Book Award from the Transformational Politics Section, American Political Science Association.

Department of Political Science, University of Florida

Affiliation

Positions & Degrees

Journal Articles

Books

Anderson Publishes her Book Titled The Democratization through Institutions

Leslie Anderson Publishes Two Articles

Update: Former Visiting Fellow Leslie Anderson