Austin Matthews

Ph.D Candidate
Email: amatt18@lsu.edu
Personal website: austinsmatthews.wordpress.com

Education

Ph.D. in Political Science, Louisiana State University, 2018
M.A. in Political Science, Louisiana State University, 2016
M.A. in Political Science, Texas State University, 2013
B.A. in Psychology, Schreiner University, 2011

Biography

Austin S. Matthews is a Ph.D graduate with a primary concentration in comparative politics and a secondary concentration in international relations. Austin's research focuses on authoritarian politics, elites, and the politics of Central and Eastern Europe. His dissertation examines the use of elite-level repression by dictators as a tool of political survival.

Areas of interest

Authoritarian regimes
Political elites
Central and Eastern Europe
Party systems

Current Placement

Research Associate, Diplometrics at the Frederick S Pardee Center for International Futures, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver