معرفی
Eric C.C. Chang is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University, where he has been since 2003. He holds a Ph.D. from UCLA. His research focuses on comparative political economy, political institutions, corruption, and democratization in both developed and developing democracies. He employs formal theory and quantitative methods to analyze political and economic phenomena.
- Education:
- Ph.D. in Political Science, UCLA (Year not specified, but joined MSU in 2003)
His research interests include the interplay between electoral systems and corruption, institutional trust erosion, and authoritarian regime dynamics. Notable contributions include work on corruption predictability in Asian democracies and the effect of economic inequality on democratic satisfaction. His 2008 Lawrence Longley Award-winning article (co-authored with Miriam Golden) examined electoral systems and corruption.
Recent publications explore themes like autocracy-human capital linkages, electoral autocracies, and corruption tolerance. He teaches graduate courses on political methodology, political economy of parties, and comparative institutions, alongside undergraduate courses on Asian politics.
- Awards:
- 2008 Lawrence Longley Award (APSA Representation and Electoral Systems Section)
His work bridges formal theory with empirical analysis, emphasizing methodological rigor. Ongoing research likely expands on autocratic governance, institutional trust, and comparative democratization processes.
