David De Micheli portrait
  • Assistant Professor, Political Science Department
  • Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies
  • Affiliated Faculty, Center for Latin American Studies
801-581-5206
https://ddemicheli.com

Publications

  • De Micheli, David & Whitney Taylor (2024). Public Trust in Latin America’s Courts: Do Institutions Matter?. Government and Opposition. Vol. 59, 146-167. Published, 01/2024.
    https://doi.org/10.1017/gov.2022.6
  • David De Micheli (2023). Back to Black: Racial Reclassification and Political Identity Formation in Brazil. Cambridge University Press. Accepted, 11/2023.
    https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/back-to-black...
  • David De Micheli (2023). Bolsonaro and the Black Vote: Racial Voting in Brazil’s 2018 Election. Latin American Politics and Society. Accepted, 01/31/2023.
    https://doi.org/10.1017/lap.2023.8
  • Junge, Benjamin & Sean Mitchell, Charles Klein, David De Micheli (2022). What Happened to the ‘New Middle Class’? The 2016 BORP (Brazil’s Once-Rising Poor) Survey. Latin American Research Review. Vol. 57, 573-589. Published, 09/2022.
    https://doi.org/10.1017/lar.2022.41
  • De Micheli, David & Kenneth Roberts, Jose Sanchez Gomez (2022). Tenuous Pacts and Multiparty Coalitions: The Politics of Presidential Impeachment in Latin America. Journal of Latin American Studies. Vol. 54, 283 - 311. Published, 05/2022.
    https://www.doi.org/10.1017/S0022216X22000219
  • De Micheli, David (2021). Racial Reclassification and Political Identity Formation. World Politics. Vol. 73(1), 1-51. Published, 01/21/2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1017/S0043887120000179
  • De Micheli, David (2018). The Racialized Effects of Social Programs in Brazil. Latin American Politics and Society. Vol. 60(1). Published, 02/2018.
    https://doi.org/10.1017/lap.2017.6

Research Statement

My research revolves around substantive interests in identity, inequality, and citizenship, with a regional focus on Latin America. Broadly, I am interested in the processes of identity politicization, the causes and consequences of inequality, and how these shape the quality and exercise of citizenship. In my published an on-going research, I rely on quantitative and qualitative methods to make theoretical and empirical contributions to these areas of study. My first book project focuses on the consequences of educational expansion for racial identity formation and politicization in Brazil. My current project explores puzzling relationships between patterns of inequality and violence in contemporary Latin America.

Research Keywords

  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Identity Politics
  • Inequality
  • Citizenship
  • Brazil
  • Latin America

Presentations

  • Consequences of Corruption for Political System Support: Evidence from a Brazilian Scandal. Conference Paper, Accepted, 11/2023.
  • “Corruption Scandals and Judicial Trust: Evidence from Brazil,” American Political Science Association. Conference Paper, Accepted, 03/06/2023.
  • “Corruption Scandals and Judicial Trust: Evidence from Brazil,” Southern Political Science Association. Conference Paper, Presented, 01/18/2023.
  • “Bolsonaro and ‘the Black Vote’: Racial Voting in Brazil’s 2018 Election,” Afro-Latin America Research Institute, Harvard University. Conference Paper, Presented, 12/08/2022.
  • Education, Group Consciousness, and Vote Choice in Brazil’s 2018 Election, American Political Science Association. Conference Paper, Presented, 09/15/2022.
  • Corruption Scandals and Judicial Trust: Evidence from Brazil, LASA. Conference Paper, Accepted, 12/2021.
  • Bolsonaro and "the Black Vote": Lessons from Brazil's 2018 Election, LASA. Conference Paper, Accepted, 12/2021.
  • Bolsonaro and "the Black Vote": Lessons from Brazil's 2018 Election, BRASA. Conference Paper, Accepted, 12/2021.
  • Public Trust in Latin America’s Courts: Do Institutions Matter?, APSA. Conference Paper, Presented, 09/2021.
  • Changes in Black Politics in Latin America, Charlemos series, LASA. Panel, Presented, 07/2021.
  • David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University. Presentation, Other, 04/06/2021.
  • Latin American Studies Program, Cornell University. Presentation, Presented, 10/19/2020.
  • American Political Science Association. Conference Paper, Presented, 09/09/2020.

Languages

  • Portuguese, fluent.
  • Spanish, functional.

Geographical Regions of Interest

  • Brazil
  • Latin America and the Caribbean