B.A.  University of Notre Dame
M.A. University of Chicago
Ph.D. University of Chicago

Visit Professor Cleary's personal website at:
http://faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/macleary

Courses:

Latin American Politics
Comparative Political Analysis
Logic of Political Inquiry

Recent Publications:

"Electoral Competition, Participation, and Government Responsiveness in Mexico." American Journal of Political Science 51:2 (April 2007). 

"A 'Left Turn' in Latin America?  Explaining the Left's Resurgence."  Journal of Democracy 17:4 (October 2006)

Democracy and the Culture of Skepticism: Political Trust in Argentina and Mexico, with Susan C. Stokes. (Russell Sage Foundation, 2006).

"Democracy and Indigenous Rebellion in Latin America", Comparative Political Studies 33:9 (November 2000), pp.1123-1153.


Research Interests:

I have general interests in democratization and democratic theory, ethnic politics and ethnic conflict, and Latin American politics.

Current Research Projects:

I am working on two book-length projects. The Sources of Democratic Responsiveness in Mexico is an attempt to determine whether electoral competition, or other forms of democratic participation, have improved the way that local governments function in Mexico. Indigenous Autonomy in Southern Mexico investigates the relationship between indigenous autonomy and principles of liberal democracy as practiced in present-day Mexico.