RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Survey Research, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior.
  • Political Campaigns, Partisanship, and Motivated Reasoning.
  • Populism, Corruption, and Vote-Buying.

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, voters' populist attitudes, and vote-buying in Mexico.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Castro Cornejo, Rodrigo. “Why Do Clientelist Brokers Go Rogue? Parties, Politicians, and Intermediaries in Mexico,” Forthcoming. Perspectives on Politics. (with Joy Langston).
  2. “Who Receives Electoral Gifts? It Depends on Question Wording, Experimental Evidence From Mexico,” Forthcoming. Political Behavior. (with Ulises Beltrán). PDF.
  3. “How Do Campaigns Matter? Independents, Political Information, and the Enlightening Role of Campaigns in Mexico,” Forthcoming. International Journal of Public Opinion Research. PDF
  4. “Short-term and Long-term Partisanship: Campaign Effects and the Stability of Party Identification in Latin America ,” Latin American Research Review.“ 56(2):300-317. PDF
  5. "Are All Types of Wrongdoing Created Equal in the Eyes of Voters?" 2020. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties. 31(2): 141-158. (with Sandra Botero, Laura Gamboa, Nara Pavão, and David W. Nickerson). PDF
  6. "Anger, Partisanship, and the Activation of Populist Attitudes in Mexico,” 2020. Politica y Gobierno. 27(2):1-37. (with Sandra Ley, and Ulises Beltrán). PDF
  7. ”List Experiments, Political Sophistication, and Vote Buying. Experimental Evidence from Mexico,” 2020. Journal of Politics in Latin America. 12(2):219-234. (with Ulises Beltrán). PDF.
  8. "Religious Engagement, Civic Skills, and Political Participation in Latin America," 2020. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 59(1):101-118. (with Andre Audette and Mark Brockway). PDF
  9. "Partisanship and Question Wording Effects in Latin America. Experimental Evidence from Latin America," 2019. Public Opinion Quarterly. 3(1): 26–45. PDF
  10. "Under Friendly Fire: Partisan Press, Fragmented Opposition and Voting Behavior," 2019. Electoral Studies. 60(August): 102044. (with Sandra Botero, Laura Gamboa, Nara Pavão, and David W. Nickerson). PDF
  11. "Do Campaigns Matter (in New Democracies)? Campaign Interest, Vote Choice, and Survey Satisficing,” Revista Latinoamericana de Opinión Pública. PDF
  12. "Clientelistic Activation of Mexican Voters: Between Vote Buying and Political Communication," Política y Gobierno. (with Ulises Beltrán). PDF.
  13. “Says Who? The Importance of Contextually Credible Sources for Corruption Allegations,” 2015. Political Research Quarterly. 68 (3): 493-504. (with Sandra Botero, Laura Gamboa, Nara Pavão, and David W. Nickerson). PDF
  14. “Expert Opinion on Extinction Risk and Climate Change Adaptation.” 2015. Elementa. 3(57). (with Debra Javeline, Jessica J. Hellmann, Jason S. McLachlan, Dov F. Sax, and Mark W. Schwartz). PDF
  15. "Expert Opinion on Climate Change and Threats to Biodiversity," 2014. BioScience. 63(8): 666-673. (with Debra Javeline, Jessica Hellman, and Gregory Schufeldt). PDF

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

  1. "2018 Elections: A Historical Juncture in Mexico" (Introduction. Special Issue) 2020. Politica y Gobierno. 27(2):1-37. (with Javier Aparicio). PDF

UNDER REVIEW

  • Do Electoral Polls Affect Voters’ Behavior? Campaigns, Partisan Bias, and Strategic Voting in Mexico.
  • Same Scandal, Different Interpretations. Politics of Corruption, Partisan Bias and Opinion Formation. Experimental Evidence from Mexico.
  • Who Believes in the 2006 Electoral “Fraud” in Mexico? Motivated Reasoning, Negative Partisanship, and Conspiracy Thinking.
  • Does Corruption Decrease or Increase Turnout? La Casa Blanca, Partisanship, and Corruption Scandals in Mexico