Matthew S. Shugart
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Department of Political Science
University of California, Davis
Profile: https://www.mshugart.net
Biography
Matthew S. Shugart is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Davis. His research centers on political institutions, political parties, and the role of legislatures in policy-making processes. He is a two-time winner of the George H. Hallett Award, presented annually by the American Political Science Association, Representation, and Electoral Systems Section, to the author of a book published at least ten years previously that has made a lasting contribution to the literature on representation and electoral systems. He was formerly a certified organic citrus and avocado grower at La Finca Ladera Frutal in northern San Diego county. He obtained his Ph. D. in political science from the University of California, Irvine, in 1988.
Relevant Publications
- Party Personnel Strategies: Electoral Systems and Parliamentary Committee Assignments (with Matthew E. Bergman, Cory L. Struthers, Ellis S. Krauss, and Robert J. Pekkanen; Oxford University Press, 2021) https://global.oup.com/.academic/product/party-personnel-strategies-9780192897053?q=shugart&lang=en&cc=us#
- Votes from Seats: Logical Models of Electoral Systems (with Rein Taagepera; Cambridge University Press, 2017) https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/politics-international-relations/comparative-politics/votes-seats-logical-models-electoral-systems
- The Oxford Handbook of Electoral Systems (edited with Erik S. Herron and Robert J. Pekkanen; Oxford University Press, 2018) https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-electoral-systems-9780190258658?cc=us&lang=en&