Gregory Saxton, Ph.D.

“Gregory Saxton is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Political Science at Texas Tech University, where he teaches courses on comparative politics, Latin American politics, and research methods.  Dr. Saxton received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Kentucky in 2019. His research is in the field of comparative politics with an emphasis on Latin America, class and inequality, and comparative political behavior.  His work primarily uses quantitative research approaches to understand how inequality and representation shape citizens' attitudes about democratic institutions.  Dr. Saxton recently published a book with Cambridge University Press that examines how inclusion of the working class in political institutions shapes citizens' evaluations of representation in Latin America. His other peer-reviewed work appears in Governance, Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, & Parties, Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy,Latin American Politics & Society, Politics, Groups, & Identities, and Political Research Quarterly.  He has also conducted extensive fieldwork in Argentina.”