Natán Skigin

Contact Department of Political Science nskigin@nd.edu

Information 2060 Jenkins Nanovic Halls +1 (202) 867-5420
University of Notre Dame Skype: natanskigin90
Notre Dame, IN 46556-7000 USA

Research Comparative Politics, Criminal Violence, Political Economy of Development,

Interests Latin American Politics, Causal Inference, Quantitative Research Methods

Education University of Notre Dame

Ph.D. Student in Political Science
• Fields: Comparative Politics, International Relations, Methods

Universidad Torcuato Di Tella

M.A., Political Science, July 2018
• Thesis: How Do Political Parties Nominate? Internal Divisions, Primary
Diffusion and Elite Arrangements in Candidate Selection
• Advisor: Carlos Gervasoni

Universidad de Buenos Aires

B.A., Political Science, July 2015. Honor Diploma.

Refereed Journal 1. Skigin, Natán. 2019. “Spreading Influence through Weak Ties:
Publications Cosponsorship, Legislative Networks, and Bill Success in Fragmented
Congresses.” Legislative Studies Quarterly (LSQ), 44 (2): 239-269.
2. Skigin, Natán and Iván Seira. 2017. “Uniendo a los Socios: Estrategias
de Designación de Gabinetes en Gobiernos de Coalición Presidenciales.”
Revista Iberoamericana 61: 246-251.

Other 1. Skigin, Natán. 2016. Book Review of Alfredo Remo Lazzereti and
Publications Fernando Manuel Suárez, “Socialismo y Democracia.” Revista SAAP
109(1): 170-172.
2. Skigin, Natán. 2015. “Coaliciones bajo Diseños Presidenciales. Incentivos
del Sistema Chileno”. Revista de Ciencia Polı́tica 25.
3. Skigin, Natán. 2015. Book Review of Renee Mengo, Hugo Pizarro and
Pablo Tenaglia, “Integración latinoamericana y medios de comunicación:
cambios, impactos y usos del periodismo digital.” Revista Latinoamericana
de Polı́tica Comparada 9: 169-171.

Working Papers 1. Pérez-Liñán, Anı́bal and Natán Skigin. “Dictators’ Quandary: Party
Pluralism and Regime Change.”
2. Skigin, Natán. “Explaining Primaries: Party Control, Factionalism, and
Party Brands in Candidate Selection.” (Under review).
3. Skigin, Natán and Jake Turner. “Exogenous Shocks, Commodity
Dependence, and Land Conflict: Evidence from Brazil.”
4. Nieto-Matiz, Camilo and Natán Skigin. “Electronic Vote and Criminal
Violence.”

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Teaching Universidad de Buenos Aires (2016 - 2018)
Political Sociology (undergraduate - TA)
Instructor: Miguel De Luca
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (2017 - 2018)
Quantitative Strategies and Techniques in Political Science (graduate - TA)
Instructor: Carlos Gervasoni

Political and Government Institutions (undergraduate - TA)

Instructor: Catalina Smulovitz

Logic and Research Techniques in Social Sciences (undergraduate - TA)

Instructor: Javier Zelaznik

Awards & University of Notre Dame - Graduate Fellowship 2018-2024

Fellowships
University of Notre Dame, Kellogg Institute PhD Fellowship 2018-2024
Argentina’s Science Foundation (CONICET) - PhD Fellowship 2016-2018
Argentine Society of Political Science - “Alberto Petracca” Award 2017
Best paper on political institutions, Argentine Congress of Political Science
Universidad de Buenos Aires - Outstanding Student 2015
Argentine Society of Political Science - “Juan Carlos Portantiero” Award 2015
Best paper on political parties, Argentine Congress of Political Science
Universidad de Buenos Aires - Student research scholarship 2015-2016
Government of Buenos Aires - “Strengthen your institutions” Award 2013
Best paper on political parties, statewide competition.

Grants Kellogg Institute For International Studies, University of Notre Dame. 2019
$852 travel grant to attend LASA 2019.
Graduate Student Union (GSU), University of Notre Dame. $200 2019
travel grant to attend LASA.
Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI), Vanderbilt 2019
University. $600 travel grant to attend the Midwest Workshop in
Empirical Political Science (MWEPS).
Summer School in Mix Methods, Pontificia Universidad Católica de
Chile 2017

Other Academic Research Associate, Transitional Justice Lab (University of 2016-Present

& Professional Notre Dame), directed by Guillermo Trejo.
Activities
Research Assistant for Professor Sebastián Etchemendy 2016-2017
• Project: The Rise of Segmented Neo-Corporatism in South America:
Wage Coordination in Argentina and Uruguay (2005-2015)
Research Assistant at American Jewish Joint Distribution 2016-2017
Committee
• Project: The effect of the Argentine economic crisis on poverty
within the Jewish population
Journalist at Infobae 2014-2016
Journalist and researcher at NGO Legislative Directory 2014-2016

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Presentations “Exogenous Shocks, Commodity Dependence, and Land Conflict: Evidence from
Brazil” (with Jake Turner). Midwest Workshop in Empirical Political Science
(MWEPS), Vanderbilt University, May 3, 2019.
“Who Decides? Despotic Sources of Economic Performance in Military
Regimes” (with Benjamı́n Garcı́a-Holgado). Spring Workshop of the
Democratization Theory Research Cluster on Coup Politics and Civil-Military
Relations, Kellogg Institute For International Studies, University of Notre
Dame, April 30, 2019.
“Explaining Primaries: Intraparty Conflict and Diffusion in Candidate
Selection.” Comparative Politics Workshop, University of Notre Dame, April
12, 2019.
“Is Party Pluralism Dangerous for Democracy?” (with Anı́bal Pérez-Liñán).
Latin American Political Science Association (ALACIP). Facultad de Ciencias
Sociales de la Universidad de la República y Facultad de Ciencias Humanas de
la Universidad Católica del Uruguay. Montevideo, July 26-28, 2017.
“Spreading Influence through Weak Ties: Cosponsorship, Legislative Networks,
And Success in the Argentine Congress.” Argentine Society of Political Science
(SAAP). Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires, August 2-5, 2017.
“Estrategias de Designaciones Presidenciales. La Conformación de Gabinetes en
Gobiernos de Coalición en América Latina” (with Iván Seira). XII National
Congress and V Congreso International Congress on Democracy. Facultad de
Ciencia Polı́tica y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Nacional de
Rosario. Rosario, Argentina, September 12-15, 2016.
“La Designación de Gabinetes en América Latina. Una Propuesta de Tipologı́a”
(with Iván Seira). Conference of Political Science. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales,
Universidad de Buenos Aires, August 22-26, 2016.
“Los Efectos de la Reforma Polı́tica Argentina: Fragmentación y Oferta
Electoral.” Argentine Society of Political Science (SAAP). August 12-15, 2015.
“Coaliciones al Poder: Distribución de Cargos y Dinámica de Gobierno. El Caso
de la Concertación de Chile.” Argentine Society of Political Science (SAAP).
August 12-15, 2015.
“¿Por Qué y Cuándo los Lı́deres Polı́ticos Favorecen o Eluden la Competencia
Intra-Partidaria? Análisis Subnacional Comparado en la Argentina de la Post-
Reforma Electoral.” World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR),
Buenos Aires, June 16-19, 2015.
“Los Efectos de la Reforma Polı́tica Argentina: Fragmentación y Oferta
Electoral.” Latin American Political Science Association (ALACIP). Lima, July,
22-24, 2015.
“Estrategias Partidarias de Selección de Candidatos frente a las PASO.
Análisis Subnacional Comparado en la Argentina de la Post-Reforma Electoral.”
Conference of Young Researchers at the Gino Germani Research Institute.
Buenos Aires, November, 4-6, 2015.

Languages Spanish (native), English (proficient), Italian (basic), Hebrew (basic)

Skills R, Stata, LATEX

Academic Service Reviewer: Legislative Studies Quarterly (LSQ), Revista Colección

References

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Anı́bal Pérez-Liñán
Professor of Political Science
Department of Political Science
University of Notre Dame
aperezl1@nd.edu
Guillermo Trejo
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
University of Notre Dame
gtrejo@nd.edu
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Ernesto Calvo
Professor and Associate Chair
Department of Government and Politics
University of Maryland
ecalvo@umd.edu
Sebastián Etchemendy
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
setchemendy@utdt.edu