CHAD P. KIEWIET DE JONGE
Langer Research Associates
7 W. 66th St., 6th Floor
New York, NY 10023
www.chadkiewietdejonge.com
CURRENT
Senior Research Analyst. Langer Research Associates. New York, NY. (Feb. 2016- )
Affiliated Professor. Political Studies Division, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE). Mexico
City. (Jan. 2016-).
PAST
Research Analyst. Langer Research Associates. New York, NY. (July 2015-January 2016 )
Assistant Professor. Political Studies Division, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE). Mexico
City. (Jan. 2015-July 2015).
Visiting Research Professor (Post-Doc). Political Studies Division, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics
(CIDE), Mexico City. (Aug. 2013- Dec. 2014)
EDUCATION
PhD
University of Notre Dame. (2013)
Degree Field:
Political Science
Dissertation:
“Political Learning and Democratic Commitment in New Democracies”
Expertise:
Public Opinion, Political Behavior, Elections, Survey Research Methods,
Quantitative Analysis, Latin American Politics, U.S. Politics
MA
University of Notre Dame. (2010)
Degree Field:
Political Science
BA
Washington and Lee University. (2007)
Degree Field:
Politics, summa cum laude
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Articles
• Kiewiet de Jonge, Chad. 2016. “Should Researchers Abandon Questions about ‘Democracy’? Evidence
from Latin America.” Public Opinion Quarterly, available in advance access.
• Gonzalez Ocantos, Ezequiel, Chad Kiewiet de Jonge, and David Nickerson. 2015. “Legitimacy Buying:
The Dynamics of Clientelism in the Face of Legitimacy Challenges.” Comparative Political Studies 48(9):
1127-1158.
• Kiewiet de Jonge, Chad. 2015. “Who Lies About Electoral Gifts? Experimental Evidence from Latin
America.” Public Opinion Quarterly 79(3): 710-739.
• Kiewiet de Jonge, Chad and David W. Nickerson. 2014. “Artificial Inflation or Deflation? Assessing the
Item Count Technique.” Political Behavior 36(3): 659-682.
• Gonzalez Ocantos, Ezequiel, Chad Kiewiet de Jonge and David Nickerson. 2014. “The Conditionality of
Vote Buying Norms: Evidence from Latin America.” American Journal of Political Science 58(1): 197211.
• Gonzalez Ocantos, Ezequiel, Chad Kiewiet de Jonge, Carlos Meléndez, Javier Osorio, and David
Nickerson. 2012. “Vote Buying and Social Desirability Bias: Experimental Evidence from Nicaragua.”
American Journal of Political Science 56(1): 202-217.
Review Articles
• Review of Bruhn, Kathleen. 2010. Urban Protest in Mexico and Brazil (Cambridge University Press,
2008). In Latin American Politics and Society 52(3): 172-175.
Reports
• “Informe Especial Sobre la Libertad de Sufragio en México.” Forthcoming. Prepared in Collaboration
with Ezequiel Gonzalez Ocantos, Javier Osorio, and the National Electoral Institute (INE) of Mexico.
• “Aproximacion a las percepciones de la ciudadania sobre la compra de votos y la intimidacion de votantes
en el regimen politico electoral guatemalteco.” 2012. Prepared in collaboration with the New Democratic
Institute, Acción Ciudadana, David Nickerson, Ezequiel Gonzalez Ocantos, Carlos Meléndez, and Javier
Osorio. Available at http://www.ndi.org/node/19054.
SURVEY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Langer Research Associates (2015- )
• Survey research, design, and analysis for clients that have included ABC News, Fusion, ESPN,
Bloomberg, Counterpart International, The Colorado Health Foundation, The Hartford Consensus, Phi
Delta Kappa
Vote Buying and Electoral Intimidation in Latin America. (2008- )
• Helped lead design, implementation, and analysis of 16 post-electoral surveys in 12 Latin American
countries.
• Surveys include innovative survey experiments used to overcome underreporting of vote buying and
electoral intimidation.
• Funding sponsors have included the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, the University of Notre
Dame, Princeton University, the National Democratic Institute (NDI), and the National Electoral Institute
(INE) of Mexico.
Graduate Research Assistant II, NORC at the University of Chicago. (2010-2013)
• Assisted with survey management, data delivery, and general research assistance.
• Projects included the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) and the General Social Survey (GSS).
Project Coordinator, Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project. (2011-2012)
• Research and management assistance for large collaborative project on democracy in the world between
1900-2012.
• Coordinated online survey of international country experts (Western Hemisphere).
Dissertation Research on Democratic Attitudes. (2010-2013)
• Designed and implemented original, nationally representative survey on democratic attitudes in Honduras.
(2011)
• Analyzed longitudinal survey data from Spain and cross-national survey data from 18 Latin American
countries.
Survey Research Methods. (2010)
• Assisted in redesigning graduate-level course taught by Debra Javeline, University of Notre Dame.
RESEARCH SKILLS
Quantitative Methods
• Linear and nonlinear models, maximum likelihood and categorical dependent variables models, multilevel
models, survey sample design, and Bayesian analysis
Qualitative Methods
• Survey research methods, questionnaire wording and design, focus groups
Software
• Advanced:
Stata, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Intermediate: R, SPSS, SAS
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Language
• English (native)
• Spanish (advanced reading, writing, speaking)
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND HONORS
External
• American Political Science Association’s Franklin L. Burdette/Pi Sigma Alpha Award for best paper
presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting (“Political Learning and Democratic Commitment in New
Democracies”). (2014)
• University of British Columbia, Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions. Post-Doctoral
Fellowship. (2013-2015). (Declined).
University of Notre Dame
• Kellogg Institute for International Studies Dissertation Year Fellowship. (2012-2013)
• Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts, University of Notre Dame. Graduate Student Research
Award. (2011)
• Kellogg Institute for International Studies Graduate Research Grant. Grant for survey work in Honduras
related to dissertation. (2011)
• Nanovic Institute Graduate Initiative Grant. Travel support for participation in the Dreilandertagung,
February 13-14, 2011, University of Basel, Basel Switzerland. (2011)
• Kellogg Institute for International Studies Conference Travel Grant. Travel support for participation in the
Dreilandertagung, February 13-14, 2011, University of Basel, Basel Switzerland. (2011)
• Kellogg Institute for International Studies Graduate Research Grant. Grant for survey work on vote buying
in Uruguay. (2009)
• Lilly Presidential Fellowship. Five year graduate tuition scholarship and stipend. (2007-2012)
TEACHING
Courses
• Comparative Politics Seminar: Comparative Electoral Behavior. CIDE. (Spring 2015)
• Political Institutions II: Electoral Systems, Parties, and Representation. CIDE. (Fall 2014)
• Introduction to Comparative Politics. Teaching Assistant for Michael Coppedge, University of Notre
Dame. (Spring 2009)
• Introduction to International Relations. Teaching Assistant for Dan Lindley. University of Notre Dame.
(Fall 2008)
Tutoring and Advising
• Thesis Director (CIDE): Mauricio Polin de las Fuentes, Sergio Javier Dueñas Meléndez (2014-2015)
• Writing Tutor, Washington and Lee University Writing Center. (2006-2007)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND MEMBERSHIPS
Reviewer
• American Political Science Review
• Comparative Political Studies
• British Journal of Political Science
• Political Behavior
• Political Research Quarterly
• Public Opinion Quarterly
• Política y Gobierno
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Memberships
• American Political Science Association (APSA)
• American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)
• Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
• “The 2016 Elections: Exit Polls and Trumpismo.” Presented at the 2016 American Association for Public
Opinion Conference, May 2016, Austin, TX.
• “Collective Memories and the Emergence of Transition Generations: The Case of Spain.” Presented at the
2015 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Sept. 2015, San Francisco, CA.
• “Remittances and Vote Buying: Evidence from El Salvador.” Presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the
Midwest Political Science Association, April 2015, Chicago IL.
• “Beliefs About Ballot Monitoring in Latin America.” Presented at the General Conference of the European
Consortium for Political Research, Sept. 2014, Glasgow, Scotland.
• “Political Learning and Democratic Commitment in New Democracies.” Presented at the Política y
Gobierno Seminar, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE, Mexico City). April 19, 2014.
• “Political Learning and Democratic Commitment in Latin America.” Presented at the 2013 Annual
Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2013, Chicago IL.
• “Carrots and Sticks. Experimental Evidence of Vote Buying and Voter Intimidation in Guatemala,”
Presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2013,
Chicago IL.
• “Political Learning and Democratic Commitment in New Democracies.” Presented at the 2013 Annual
Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2013, Chicago, IL
• “Vote Buying in the Americas” with Ezequiel Gonzalez Ocantos. Presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting
of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2013, Chicago, IL
• “Vote Buying in the Americas” with Ezequiel Gonzalez Ocantos. Prepared for presentation at the 2012
Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2012, New Orleans, LA
[conference cancelled].
• Poster: “Political Learning and Democratic Commitment in New Democracies.” Prepared for presentation
at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 2012, New Orleans,
LA [conference cancelled].
• “Sharing the Benefits of Democracy: The Heterogeneity of Democratic Performance Evaluations Within
Nations” with John Griffin. Presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science
Association, April 2012, Chicago, IL.
• “Legitimacy for Sale: Turnout Buying in an Authoritarian Election,” with Ezequiel Gonzalez-Ocantos.
Presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2012, Chicago,
IL.
• “Political Learning and Democratic Commitment in Latin America.” Presented at the 2011 Annual
Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2011, Chicago, IL.
• “The Conditionality of Vote Buying Norms: Evidence from Latin America,” with Ezequiel Gonzalez
Ocantos and David Nickerson. Presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science
Association, April 2011, Chicago, IL.
• “Measuring Political Equality Cross-Nationally” with John Griffin at the Dreiländertagung (Three Country
Meeting) sponsored by the Austrian, German, and Swiss political science associations at the University of
Basel, January 2011, Basel, Switzerland.
• “Vote Buying and Social Desirability Bias: Experimental Evidence from Nicaragua,” Presented at the
2010 Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2010, Chicago, IL.
REFERENCES
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Gary Langer
President
Langer Research Associates
7 W. 66th St., 6th Floor
New York, N.Y 10023
(+01) 212-456-2624
[email protected]
Michael Coppedge (Dissertation Director)
Professor of Political Science
Kellogg Institute for International Studies
University of Notre Dame
130 Hesburgh Center
Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
(+01) 574-631-7036
[email protected]
David Nickerson
Associate Professor of Political Science
Department of Political Science
Temple University
440 Gladfelter Hall, 1115 Polett Walk
Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA
(+01) 574-847-9167
[email protected]
Scott Mainwaring
Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor for Brazil Studies
Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
Mailbox 74, 79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(+01) 617-496-4196
[email protected]
John Griffin
Associate Professor of Political Science
Department of Political Science
University of Colorado
Ketchum 104
Boulder, CO 80309, USA
(+01) 303-492-3135
[email protected]
Debra Javeline
Associate Professor of Political Science
Department of Political Science
University of Notre Dame
217 O'Shaughnessy Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
(+01) 574-631-2793
[email protected]
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