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Kenneth Greene is an Associate Professor in the Government Department at the University of Texas at Austin. He specializes in voting behavior, political polarization, and rural governance with a particular emphasis on elections in new democracies, especially in Mexico. His latest book, 'Machine: Party Competition Disrupts Vote Buying' (Cambridge, 2026), presents a new theory on the failures of vote buying in democratic processes. His research has been published in prominent journals such as 'Nature Human Behavior', 'Political Analysis', and the 'American Journal of Political Science'. Greene has received accolades for his teaching, including the 2011 Raymond Dickson Teaching Award and the 2009 Liberal Arts Council Teaching Award. He is actively involved in research on the political dynamics in Mexico and U.S.-Mexico relations. Greene is noted for his contributions to the understanding of how authoritarian regimes interact with democratic processes and the political implications of rural governance.
University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX, US
University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX, US
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