Publications

• Alejandra López Villegas and Erica Frantz. 2024. “Autocratization and Democratic Backsliding.” In Natasha Lindstaedt In Natasha Lindstaedt and Jeroen J.J. den Bosch (Eds.) Research Handbook on Authoritarianism. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Work in progress

• “Cheerleaders for Autocracy: Parliamentary Speech Making During Democratic Backsliding in Malawi and Zambia'' (with Nikolaos Frantzeskakis and Michael Wahman)

• “Against Women's Rights and Against Democracy: How attitudes towards gender equality affect public support for democracy''

• “Who Supports the Authoritarian Incumbent? Elite Cohesion and Democratic Backsliding''

  • Winner of the 2023 Best Graduate Student Paper Award, Department of Political Science, Michigan State University.

• “Leader Tenure and Women's Representation in Cabinets'' (with Benjamin Yoel)