I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. I earned my Ph.D. from New York University, and have previously taught at the University of Pittsburgh.

My research interests cut across the fields of comparative politics, positive political theory and political economy. They include the study of institutional design/change and of the effects of political institutions on policy outcomes. My primary focus is on Latin American countries.

My work has been published in the American Journal of Political Science, the British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, Economics and Politics, the Journal of Politics, and Legislative Studies Quartely.

Sebastian M. Saiegh