Expertise
Comparative Politics, Political Parties, Elections, Electoral Rules, India
Biography
Adam Ziegfeld (Ph.D., MIT, 2009) is an Associate Professor of Political Science. His research focuses on political parties and elections in the developing world, particularly India. His book, Why Regional Parties? Clientelism, Elites, and the Indian Party System was published in 2016 by Cambridge University Press. His other published work examines a range of topics related to electoral politics, including voter turnout, electoral rules, dominant political parties, and dynastic politics. He is currently working on a book on election alliances in India that explores why and when political parties sometimes decide to cooperate with one another and field joint candidates in elections. In the course of his research, Professor Ziegfeld has conducted extensive fieldwork across a number of states in India.
Selected Publications
- Heath, Oliver and Adam Ziegfeld. 2022. "Why So Little Strategic Voting in India?" American Political Science Review 116 (4): 1523-1529.
- Ziegfeld, Adam. 2022. "Varieties of Electoral Dominance." Comparative Politics 55 (1): 165-188.
- Ziegfeld, Adam. 2021. "What Accounts for Duverger's Law? The Behavioral Mechanisms Underpinning Two-Party Convergence in India." Electoral Studies 73 (October): 102382.
- Auerbach, Adam Michael and Adam Ziegfeld. 2020. "How Do Electoral Quotas Influence Political Competition? Evidence from Municipal, State, and National Elections in India." Journal of Politics 82 (1): 397-4071.
- Heath, Oliver and Adam Ziegfeld. 2018. “Electoral Volatility and Turnout: Party Entry and Exit in Indian National Elections.” Journal of Politics 80 (2): 570-584.
Courses Taught
- POLS 1201: Foreign Governments and Politics
- POLS 3231: Politics of India
- POLS 8201: Comparative Politics