Thiago Nascimento da Silva Universität Mannheim Collaborative Research Center SFB 884 Political Economy of Reforms B6, 30-32 - Room 338 68161 Mannheim, Germany Institutional Phone: +49 (0) 621-181-2395 Phone: +49 17 8814 7153 Email: tnsilva@uni-mannheim.de Homepage: http://thiagosilvaphd.com/ Academic Appointments Postdoctoral Researcher, Collaborative Research Center SFB 884 Political Economy of Reforms, Universität Mannheim, Germany, 2019-present. Education Ph.D. in Political Science,, 2013-2019. Fields: Comparative Politics and Advanced Research Methodology. Dissertation: Coalitional Dynamics in Presidential Systems. Committee: Guy Whitten (co-chair), José Antonio Cheibub (co-chair), William Roberts Clark, Maria Escobar-Lemmon, and Kirby Goidel. M.S. in Political Science, University of São Paulo, 2010. B.A. in Social Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, 2007. Publications Peer-Reviewed Journals Fiscal Capacity and Inequality: Evidence from Brazilian Municipalities. Forthcoming. With Florian Hollenbach. The Journal of Politics. Depression s Response to Fear Tactics: An Integration of Health Promotion Principles, Eye-Tracking Technology and Clinical Tools. Forthcoming. With Jennifer A. Lueck, Grace E. Brannon, and Michael T. Stephenson. Patient Education and Counseling. Leading Toward Equality: The Effect of Women Mayors on Gender Equality in Local Bureaucracies. 2017. With Maria Escobar-Lemmon and Kendall Funk. Politics, Groups, and Identities. Measuring Presidential Dominance over Cabinets in Presidential Systems: Constitutional Design and Power Sharing. 2016. With Victor Araújo and Marcelo Vieira. Brazilian Political Science Review 10(2). Elections in Brazil Before Democracy: The Electoral Code of 1932, and the Electoral Processes of 1933 and 1934. [Eleições no Brasil Antes da Democracia: O Código Eleitoral de 1932 e os Pleitos de 1933 e 1934.] 2015. With Estevão Silva. Revista de Sociologia e Política 23(56):75-106. CV - Thiago Nascimento da Silva 1
Democracy and Justice in Contemporary Political Theory Perspective. [Justiça e Democracia na Perspectiva da Teoria Política Contemporânea.] 2011. Crítica Contemporânea 1:227-249. Book Chapters Clarity of Responsibility and Vote Choice. 2017. With Guy Whitten. In The SAGE Handbook of Electoral Behaviour, ed. Kai Arzheimer, Jocelyn Evans, and Michael S. Lewis-Beck. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Chapter 5. Selected Working Papers Executive-Legislative Interdependence: The Allocation of Portfolios to Presidential Parties. Under review. A Theoretical and Empirical Strategy for Studying How Voters Perceive Parties. With David Fortunato and Laron Williams. Under review. Policy Monitoring in Presidential Coalition Governments. Fiscal Capacity, Redistribution, and Political Competition. Coalition Termination in Presidential Systems. Are All Coalition Parties Treated the Same? The Costs of Being a Coalition Member in Presidential and Parliamentary Systems. With Andrea Junqueira and Guy Whitten. Presidential Cabinet Composition and the Economic Retrospective Voting. With Agustina Haime. Modeling the Formateur s Advantage in Coalition Governments. With Alejandro Medina and William R. Clark. Changing Female Representation: Reanalyzing the Impact of Gender Quotas Through the Evolution of Legislative Initiatives. With Iñaki Sagarzazu. Field and Research Interests Comparative Politics Political Institutions Coalition Governments Comparative Political Economy Legislative Studies Executive-Legislative Relations Latin American Politics Quantitative Methodologies. Recent Conference Presentations (including scheduled ) Are All Coalition Parties Treated the Same? The Costs of Being a Coalition Member in Presidential and Parliamentary Systems. June, 2019. With Andrea Junqueira and Guy Whitten. Paper to be presented at the Annual Conference of the European Political Science Association (EPSA), Belfast, Ireland. CV - Thiago Nascimento da Silva 2
Policy Monitoring in Presidential Coalition Governments. June, 2019. Paper to be presented at the Annual Conference of the European Political Science Association (EPSA), Belfast, Ireland. Paper also presented at the 90th Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA), Austin, TX, USA (January, 2019). Modeling the Formateur s Advantage in Presidential Democracies. August, 2018. With Alejandro Medina. Paper presented at the 114th American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA. Strategies for Studying Voters Perceptions of Party Brands. June, 2018. With David Fortunato and Laron K. Williams. Paper presented at the 8th Annual Conference of the European Political Science Association (EPSA), Vienna, Austria. Paper also presented at the 76th Annual Conference of the MPSA, Chicago, IL, USA (April, 2018), and at the Annual Meeting of the SPSA, New Orleans, LA, USA (January, 2018). Cabinet Composition and Attribution of Responsibility in Presidential Multiparty Systems. May, 2018. With Agustina Haime. Paper presented at the XXXVI International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA). Barcelona, Spain. Settling for Less: Why Do Parties Participate in Disproportional Presidential Cabinets? April, 2018. Paper presented at the 76th Annual Conference of MPSA, Chicago, IL, USA. Cabinet Rules and Power Sharing in Presidential and Parliamentary Democracies. September, 2017. With Victor Araújo and Marcelo Vieira. Paper presented at the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference, Oslo, Norway. Policing Policies: When Do Presidential Cabinet Members Monitor Each Other? April, 2017. With Victor Araújo and Marcelo Vieira. Paper presented at the 75th Annual Conference of the MPSA, Chicago, IL, USA. Women and Corruption: Do Female Bureaucrats Combat Citizens Perceptions of Government Malfeasance? April, 2017. With Maria Escobar-Lemmon and Nathalie Mendez. Paper presented at the 75th Annual Conference of the MPSA, Chicago, IL, USA. How Long Will It Last? Cabinet Termination in Presidential Systems. August, 2016. Paper presented at the 112th APSA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Fiscal Capacity, Income Distribution, and Taxation in Brazilian Municipalities. August, 2016. With Florian Hollenbach. Paper presented at the 112th APSA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Enduring Democracies but Unsatisfied Citizens? Public Opinion s Lack of Confidence in Democratic Institutions. August, 2016. Paper presented at the 112th APSA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Who Gets What? Formateur Advantage and Salience in Portfolio Allocation in Presidential Multiparty Systems. August, 2016. Paper presented at the 112th APSA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the XXXIV International Congress of the LASA, New York City, NY, USA. May, 2016. CV - Thiago Nascimento da Silva 3
Cabinet Rules and Power Sharing from a Comparative Perspective: Presidential and Parliamentary Democracies Reconsidered. April, 2016. With Victor Araújo and Marcelo Vieira. Paper presented at the 74th Annual Conference of the MPSA, Chicago, IL, USA. The Leading Ladies: How the Election of Women Executives Impacts Gender Diversity and Gender Equality in Subnational Bureaucracies. April, 2016. With Kendall Funk and Maria Escobar-Lemmon. Paper presented at the 74th Annual Conference of the MPSA, Chicago, IL, USA. Constitutional Design and Decision-Making Processes in Presidential Systems: An Analysis of the President s Executive Powers Over Cabinets. April, 2015. With Marcelo Vieira, and Victor Araújo. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Conference of the MPSA, Chicago, IL, USA. Changing Female Representation: Reanalyzing the Impact of Gender Quotas Through the Evolution of Legislative Initiatives. April, 2015. With Iñaki Sagarzazu. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Conference of the MPSA, Chicago, IL, USA. Special Conferences, Workshops, and Invited Presentations Texas Comparative Politics Circle.,, College Station, TX, USA. February, 2019. Coalitions and Clarity of Responsibility Workshop. International Political Science Association (IPSA) Summer School on Methods and Concepts in Political Science and International Relations at the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. January, 2018. University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. June, 2016. The Standing Group on Legislative Studies of the Latin American Political Science Association (GEL- ALACIP), Santiago, Chile. November, 2016. Thirty Years of Democracy in Brazil: A Research Workshop. Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA. April, 2015. Affiliations with Research Groups Coaliciones Políticas en América Latina: Análisis en Perspectiva Multinivel (Multilevel Coalitions). University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Argentina. 2016-present. Comparative Politics Center (CPC). Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil. 2016-present. Project for Equity, Representation, and Governance (PERG)., USA. 2013-present. Brazilian Center of Analysis and Planning (CEBRAP). São Paulo, Brazil. 2011-present. Research Assistant David Fortunato. 2016-2017. Florian Hollenbach. 2015-2017. CV - Thiago Nascimento da Silva 4
Maria Escobar-Lemmon. 2014. Guy D. Whitten. 2013-2017. Duke University, Durham NC. 2013. Project: Rethinking the Comparative Perspective on Class and Representation: Evidence from Latin America. Coordinators: Dr. Nicholas Carnes (Duke University) and Dr. Noam Lupu (Vanderbilt University). National Democratic Institute, NDI, Washington DC. 2012. Project: Case Study Research on Electronic Voting in Brazil. Coordinators: Eka Siradze (NDI) and Daniel Hidalgo (IFES and MIT). University of California, Berkeley, UC Berkeley. 2011. Project: Experiment designed to measure the effects of perception of political corruption on the voting behavior of the electorate in the city of São Paulo. Coordinator: Miguel de Figueiredo (UC Berkeley). Teaching Experience Instructor POLS 229: Introduction to Comparative Politics.. Fall semester of 2018, Spring semester of 2018, and Fall semester of 2017. Teaching Assistant 2018. Advanced Issues in Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis, International Political Science Association (IPSA) Summer School on Methods and Concepts in Political Science and International Relations at the University of São Paulo. Taught by Bruno Cautrès (Sciences Po). January 15-19. 2017. Conceptualization and Theory in Political Analysis [Advanced and Applied Game Theory],. Taught by Ahmer Tarar. Spring Semester. 2017. Advanced Issues in Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis, International Political Science Association (IPSA) Summer School on Methods and Concepts in Political Science and International Relations at the University of São Paulo. Taught by Bruno Cautrès (Sciences Po). February 6-10. 2016. Components of Political Inquiry [Introduction to Game Theory],. Taught by William R. Clark, and Ahmer Tarar. Fall Semester. 2011. Politics I [Introduction to Political Science], University of São Paulo (USP). Taught by Cicero Araujo (USP). 2009. Politics I, University of São Paulo (USP). Taught by Matthew MacLeod Taylor (American University). CV - Thiago Nascimento da Silva 5
Research Methodology Courses and Software Skills R, Stata, Stan, HTML5, LATEX, RATS (Regression Analysis of Time Series). 2017. Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (EITM) Summer Institute. University of Houston. 2016. Spatial Analysis in the Social Sciences. Corey Sparks (University of Texas at San Antonio). 2016. Mathematics and Democracy: Designing Better Voting and Fair-Division Procedures. Steven Brams (New York University), and Marc Kilgour (Wilfrid Laurier University). 2016. Multi-Method Research: Combining Case Studies and Statistical Methods. Jason Seawright (Northwestern University). 2015. Workshop in Empirical Modeling of Theory. Robert Franzese (University of Michigan). 2015. Time Series Analysis. B. Dan Wood (). 2014. Maximum Likelihood Estimation. B. Dan Wood (). 2014. Experimental Research Methods. Nehemia Geva (). 2014. Game Theory. Ahmer Tarar (). 2014. Quantitative Political Analysis II (Advanced Econometrics and Matrix Algebra). Guy Whitten (). 2013. Quantitative Political Analysis I (Econometrics and Linear Algebra). Paul Kellstedt (). 2013. Stata Programming. College Station, Stata Corp. 2013. Voting in Legislatures: From theory to data analysis. Simon Jackman (University of Sydney). International Political Science Association (IPSA) 4th Annual Summer School. 2012. Quantitative Text Analysis. Inãki Sagarzazu (Texas Tech University). IPSA 3rd Annual Summer School. 2011. Multiple Regression Analysis. Guy Whitten (). IPSA 2nd Annual Summer School. 2011. Quantitative Methods for Political Science and IR. Center for Studies in International Negotiations Ltda (University of São Paulo). 2011. Statistical Programming in R. Center for Studies in International Negotiations Ltda (University of São Paulo). CV - Thiago Nascimento da Silva 6
Grants and Scholarship 2017. EITM Summer Institute Participant Scholarship, University of Houston. $2,000.00 2017. Summertime for Advancement in Research (STAR) Award,. $6,000.00 2013. Charles H. Gregory Scholarship,. $4,500.00 2011-2013. Ph.D. Scholarship by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), Brazilian Ministry of Education. R$53,800.00 2012. Research Division s Funds from the Provost for Culture and Extension of the University of São Paulo to attend and present a paper at the 70th Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, USA. R$3,586.43 2008-2011. Master Scholarship by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brazilian Ministry of Education. R$27,760.00 Service: Manuscript Reviewer Press American Political Science Review, Brazilian Political Science Review, The Journal of Politics, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Research & Politics, Revista Latinoamericana de Política Comparada. New Perspectives on Executive Decision-Making Processes in Presidential Systems. 2016. With Victor Araújo and Marcelo Vieira. Presidential Power: Presidents and Presidential Politics around the World. [online]. Bolivian elections get the Hollywood treatment, and now we re discussing term limits. 2015. With Diego von Vacano. The Washington Post: Monkey Cage Blog. [online]. Brazil s Protest Paradox. 2014. With Diego von Vacano. The Washington Post: Monkey Cage Blog. [online]. Professional Memberships American Political Science Association, Brazilian Political Science Association, European Consortium for Political Research, European Political Science Association, International Political Economy Society, International Political Science Association, International Studies Association, Latin American Studies Association, Midwest Political Science Association, Society for Political Methodology, Southern Political Science Association, American Economic Association. Languages English, Portuguese, and Spanish. CV - Thiago Nascimento da Silva 7
References Guy D. Whitten whitten@polisci.tamu.edu William Roberts Clark wrclark@tamu.edu José Antonio Cheibub cheibub@tamu.edu Maria Escobar-Lemmon m_escobar@pols.tamu.edu Fernando Limongi University of São Paulo São Paulo, SP 05508-900, Brazil fdmplimo@usp.br David Fortunato Associate fortunato@tamu.edu Florian M. Hollenbach Assistant fhollenbach@tamu.edu Last updated: February 21, 2019 http://thiagosilvaphd.com/ CV - Thiago Nascimento da Silva 8