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Amy Catalinac is an Associate Professor of Politics at New York University (NYU) and a Department Affiliate at Princeton University's Department of Politics. She holds a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard University and has a strong background in Japanese studies, having lived and studied in Japan for several years, including at the University of Tokyo. Her undergraduate education was completed in her native New Zealand, though the specific institution is not mentioned.
Her research expertise spans electoral systems, political institutions, political parties, pork-barrel politics, and Japanese politics, with a particular focus on comparative politics. She employs innovative methods such as text-as-data analysis, quasi-experiments, and qualitative research to explore relationships between politicians and voter groups, particularly in Japan. Her recent work addresses how politicians secure votes through exchanges of goods and services, as detailed in her upcoming book Dominance Through Division: Group-Based Clientelism in Japan.
Catalinac has published extensively in top political science journals, including the American Political Science Review and the Journal of Politics. Her first book, Electoral Reform and National Security in Japan: From Pork to Foreign Policy (Cambridge University Press, 2016), examines intersections between electoral systems and national security policy in Japan. While specific articles are not listed here, her work reflects a trend toward analyzing political processes through both quantitative and qualitative lenses, with a regional focus on East Asia.
She actively contributes to academic discourse by co-founding and organizing the Japanese Politics Online Seminar Series (JPOSS) and hosting the annual Frontiers in Empirical Research on East Asia conference at NYU. These initiatives underscore her commitment to fostering dialogue and collaboration in empirical research on East Asian politics.
No formal scientific awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided text. Her advising responsibilities include guiding PhD and Master’s students, though specific names are not listed here. Prior to NYU, she served as a Research Fellow at the Australian National University.
