I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Studies at the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) in Mexico City. Previously, I was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia. I received my PhD in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame where I was also a Garza PhD Fellow of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies.

My research interests include survey/experimental methods, public opinion formation, and (negative) partisanship. My main line of research sheds light on the influence of political campaigns on voting behavior. I study the influence of  partisan identities on voters' electoral behavior as well as motivated reasoning during political campaigns. I also participate in collaborative research projects aiming to understanding why voters support corrupt politicians in Latin America, populism in Latin America, and vote-buying in Mexico.


Contact information:
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)
División de Estudios Políticos
Carretera México-Toluca 3655, Col. Lomas de Santa Fe
Tel.: 55-5727-9800 ext. 2208
Mexico City, Mexico. C.P. 01210
email: rodrigo.castro@cide.edu

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