Comparative Politics and International Relations. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. M.A., Political Science, 2015

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1 Matthew L. Wagner Curriculum Vitae Contact Information Fields Education Phone:(619) Url: Gambrell Hall Henderson Street Columbia, SC Comparative Politics and International Relations, Columbia, SC Ph.D., Political Science, Expected: 2017 Dissertation: The Consequences of Vote Buying: An Alternative Model of Party System Change in Developing Democracies Committee: John Fuh-sheng Hsieh; (chair) Anu Chakravarty; Tobias Heinrich; Lee Walker (University of North Texas) M.A., Political Science, 2015 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA M.A., Political Science, 2011 Thesis: Political Ideology and Revolutionary Theory: Case Studies of Russia and Peru Compared Committee: Ahmet Kuru; (chair) Latha Varadarajan; Hank Johnston (Department of Sociology) University of Minnesota, Morris, Morris, MN B.A., Political Science, 2004 Thesis: Violent Non-State Actors and US Foreign Policy: Latin America as a Case Study Teaching Interests Research Interests Comparative Politics: Democracy and Development, Politics of Southeast Asia, Latin American Politics, Parties and Elections, Political Violence, and Ethnic Politics International Relations: National Security Policy and International Conflict Political behavior within electoral and party systems in developing democracies, particularly Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Mexico, Brazil, and El Salvador Cross-regional comparisons of strong and weak political parties and party system change within both mature and emerging democracies 1 of 5

2 The institutions and behaviors that influence state-building, peace-building and post-conflict transitions in El Salvador, the Philippines, and Colombia The relationship between ethnic politics, political parties, and voting behavior in divided societies, especially in Malaysia and Indonesia The development of social support for violent state and non-state actors in Latin America and Southeast Asia Working Papers The Decline of Dominant and Hegemonic Parties: Voter Realignment in Democratic and Semi-Democratic Systems with Paul White Jr (under review) Political Decay Across Geographic Space, with Michael Seese The Civil War Puzzle Revisited: A Theoretical Perspective on Post-Conflict Transitions What Causes Inconsistencies and Change within Party Systems? A Comparative Approach Using a Two-Stage Analysis, with Lee Walker Electoral Stability and Volatility Post-Civil War: A Comparison of Developing Democracies Conference Papers The Civil War Puzzle Revisited: A Theoretical Perspective on Post-Conflict Transitions, Western Political Science Association, San Diego, March 2016 The Civil War Puzzle Revisited: A Theoretical Perspective on Post-Conflict Transitions, International Studies Association, Atlanta, March 2016 Parties and Democratic Transitions: The Decline of Single Party Hegemons, Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago IL, April 2014 The Influence of Democracy: Its Impact on Ethnic Conflict, Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago IL, April 2014 The Influence of Democracy: Its Impact on Ethnic Conflict, Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans LA, January 2014 Political Ideology and Revolutionary Theory: Cases of Russia and Peru Compared, Southern Political Science Association, Orlando FL, January 2013 Grants and Honors, Department of Political Science, Travel Grant (2013, 2014), Graduate School, Travel Grant (2014) 2 of 5

3 Southern Political Science Association, Prestage-Cook Award (2013) Sigma Iota Rho (2014) Golden Key Honor Society (2013) Fellowships and Awards, Department of Political Science, Small West Forum Fellowship (2014) Luce Foundation Fellowship (2014) San Diego State University, Department of Political Science, Terhune Fellowship ( ) Service Disciplinary Service: Workshop Participant: Southeast Asia Research Group (2014) Conference Service: Panel Chair and Discussant: Violent Politics, Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans LA, January 2014 Departmental and University Service, Treasurer, Sigma Iota Rho, Chapter ( ) President, Sigma Iota Rho, Chapter ( ) Peer Mentor, First-Year Graduate Students ( ) Invited Panelist, Graduate School Teaching Assistant Orientation ( ) San Diego State University, Founding Member, Graduate Student Organization of Political Science (2009) Secretary, Graduate Student Organization of Political Science ( ) Affiliations American Political Science Association Comparative Politics Comparative Democratization Conflict Processes International Studies Association Asian Studies Association Latin American Studies Association Asia and the Americas 3 of 5

4 Midwest Political Science Association Western Political Science Association Southern Political Science Association Teaching Experience, Instructor of Record ( ) Politics of Latin America Revolution and Political Violence Politics of Developing Countries Teaching Assistant ( ) International Relations of Africa Controversies in World Politics (Discussion Leader) Politics of Africa Terrorism Introduction to International Relations Introduction to Comparative Politics Genocide: A Comparative Perspective San Diego State University, Teaching Assistant ( ) Introduction to American Government (Discussion Leader) American Politics in a Global Perspective (Discussion Leader) Appointments Field Research Methodological Training Non-Degree Training United States Peace Corps, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand (January March 2009) Thailand and Mexico Linear Regression Analysis (Holger Kern) Maximum Likelihood Estimation (David Darmofal) Advanced Maximum Likelihood Estimation (David Darmofal) Qualitative and Digital Research Methods (Stan Dubinsky) Introduction to Bayesian Data Analysis (Department of Statistics) American Political Science Association: Short Course: APSA annual conference, Washington DC (2014) Designing Multi-Method Research Field Research and Analytic Transparency: Data, Evidence, and Inference in Qualitative Research 4 of 5

5 University of Michigan, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research [ICPSR] (2014) Math for Social Scientists II (Howard Thompson) Introduction to Calculus (Don Eckford) Introduction to Matrix Algebra (Pedro Sanchez) Introduction to Game Theory (Scott Ainsworth) Advanced Game Theory (James Morrow) Empirical Modeling for Theoretical Evaluation (Rob Franzese), Preparing Future Faculty [PFF] Program (August May 2014) Language Skills Statistical Software Skills Programming Skills References Thai (Intermediate to Advanced), Malay (Functional), Spanish (Functional) R (Intermediate), Gambit (Intermediate), Matlab (Intermediate), Stata (Functional); SPSS (Advanced) L A TEX along with limited Perl, Python, and Java John Fuh-sheng Hsieh Professor Phone: Department of Political Science Hsieh@mailbox.sc.edu Anu Chakravarty Assistant Professor Phone: Department of Political Science chakrava@mailbox.sc.edu Tobias Heinrich Assistant Professor Department of Political Science Lee Walker Associate Professor Department of Political Science University of North Texas Phone: Use heinrict@mailbox.sc.edu Phone: Use walker23@mailbox.sc.edu Last Updated: October 20, 2015 at 2:03pm in Columbia, South Carolina 5 of 5