Michael Sances
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Department of Political Science
The University of Memphis
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Sances joined the Political Science department in 2015. His research focuses on political institutions in American politics, especially at the state and local level. He is particularly interested in whether institutional reforms intended to improve democratic accountability – such as direct elections and direct democracy – actually achieve their desired effects. Dr. Sances received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2014, and was a postdoctoral scholar at Vanderbilt University's Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions from Fall 2014 to Spring 2015.
Research Interest
State and Local Politics; Political Institutions; Democratic Accountability; Quantitative Methods
Publications
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"Closeness Counts: Increasing Precision and Reducing Errors in Mass Election Predictions." With Kai Quek. Political Analysis 23(4): 518-533. September 2015.
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"Partisanship and Confidence in the Vote Count: Evidence from U.S. National Elections since 2000." With Charles Stewart. Electoral Studies 40: 176-188. December 2015.
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"The Distributional Impact of Greater Responsiveness: Evidence from New York Towns." Journal of Politics 78(1): 105-119. January 2016.
