Matthew Shugart

Matthew Shugart is Professor of Political Science. His main research interests are comparative political institutions, especially electoral systems and political parties. Many of his works incorporate Israel as a case, such as his recent Votes from Seats: Logical Models of Electoral Systems (with Rein Taagepera, Cambridge University Press, 2017) and his current book project, Party Personnel Practices. He is a contributor to the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Israeli Politics and Society. In addition to his appointment at UC Davis, Shugart is an Affiliated Professor of the University of Haifa, and a past recipient of a Lady Davis Fellowship and has been a consultant to the Israel Democracy Institute.