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Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Brown University, where she serves as the Director of Graduate Studies. Her research focuses on political accountability, quality of representation, and democracy in lower middle-income countries, particularly in Latin America. Weitz-Shapiro received her PhD from Columbia University and has published articles in prominent journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and Comparative Politics. She authored the book 'Curbing Clientelism in Argentina: Politics, Poverty, and Social Policy,' published by Cambridge University Press in 2014, which won the Donna Lee Van Cott Award from the Political Institutions Section of the Latin American Studies Association. Currently, she is completing a book with Matthew S. Winters on citizen persistence in pursuing social welfare benefits in Brazil and Argentina. Weitz-Shapiro has extensive research experience in Latin America and employs various methodologies, including citizen surveys and field experiments, to inform her work.
Brown University • Providence, RI
Faculty member focusing on teaching and research in Political Science.
Department: Department of Economics