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Rubén Ruiz-Rufino is a Reader in Comparative Politics at King's College London. His research examines the institutional economic foundations of political representation in industrialized democracies, utilizing quantitative and quasi-experimental methods to uncover the dynamics of political representation. Rubén focuses on interconnected research agendas, investigating the causes and consequences of political representation, electoral violence, and how economic shocks impact political change. He has held various postdoctoral fellowships, including a Max Weber Fellowship at the European University Institute. Rubén is committed to methodological rigor and policy relevance in his work, often employing causal inference techniques and large-scale data integration. He is also interested in supervising students on topics related to political institutions and democratic backsliding. In addition to his academic duties, Rubén engages with research communities to enrich the understanding of political systems and has contributed to various peer-reviewed publications in his field.
King's College London • London
engaged in research on comparative politics and political representation at King's College.
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