Austin Matthews
Ph.D Candidate
Email: amatt18@lsu.edu
Personal website: austinsmatthews.wordpress.com
Office: Stubbs 320
Education
- M.A. in Political Science, Louisiana State University, 2016
- M.A. in Political Science, Texas State University, 2013
- B.A. in Psychology, Schreiner University, 2011
Biography
Austin S. Matthews is a Ph.D candidate with a primary concentration in comparative politics and a secondary concentration in international relations. Austin's research focuses on authoritarian politics, elites, and the politics of Central and Eastern Europe. His dissertation examines the use of elite-level repression by dictators as a tool of political survival.
Areas of interest
- Authoritarian regimes
- Political elites
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Party systems