Fabrice Lehoucq
Fabrice Lehoucq is Professor of Political Science and a specialist in comparative politics, democratic politics, and electoral governance. Lehoucq is the author of several books, including: Stuffing the Ballot Box: Fraud, Democratization, and Electoral Reform in Costa Rica (Cambridge University Press, 2002), The Politics of Modern Central America: Civil War, Democratization, and Underdevelopment (Cambridge University Press, 2012), and The Coup Trap in Latin America (Cambridge University Press, 2026, forthcoming). He has published articles in, among other places, Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, Journal of Democracy, and the Journal of Latin American Studies. He has received support for his research from the Inter-American Development Bank, Kellogg Institute (University of Notre Dame), the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Social Science Research Council, and the World Bank. He was Book Review Editor for the Latin American Research Review between 2016 and 2024. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Duke University (1992).
Education
Ph.D., M.A., Political Science, Duke University
B.A. Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, University of Pittsburgh
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Comparative Politics
- Politics of Latin America
- Democratic Political Systems
- Political Economy
Research
Fabrice Lehoucq is a specialist in comparative politics, democratic politics, and political economy.