Dr Sergio Ascencio
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Email
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Location
5A.219, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
Tuesdays, 2:00 to 4:00 pm (Summer 2024) Via Zoom using this link: https://bit.ly/3VG8OP6. If you wish to schedule an in-person appointment, please email me at sergio.ascencio@essex.ac.uk
Profile
Qualifications
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PhD University of Rochester, (2018)
Appointments
University of Essex
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Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex (4/1/2022 - present)
Other academic
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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico (5/8/2019 - 31/12/2021)
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Postdoctoral Associate, Social Science Division, New York University Abu Dhabi (1/9/2018 - 2/8/2019)
Research and professional activities
Conferences and presentations
Understanding Women’s Protests: Double Standards, Popular Support, and the Strategic Choice of Protest Tactics
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 6/9/2024
Understanding Women’s Protests: Double Standards, Popular Support, and the Strategic Choice of Protest Tactics
European Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 5/7/2024
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Introduction to Politics (GV100)
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Corruption (GV317)
Current supervision
Publications
Journal articles (8)
Ascencio, S. and Chang, HI., (2025). Does Vote Buying Undermine Confidence in Ballot Secrecy? Theory and Experimental Evidence. Political Science Research and Methods. 13 (4), 903-922
Ascencio, S. and Malik, R., (2024). Do Voters (Dis)like Dynastic Politicians? Experimental Evidence from Pakistan. Electoral Studies. 89, 102786-102786
Ascencio, S. and Chang, HI., (2024). Do primaries Improve Evaluations of Public Officials? Experimental Evidence from Mexico. Political Behavior. 46 (4), 2451-2472
Ascencio, S., (2023). Retaining Political Talent: A Candidate-Centered Theory of Primary Adoption. American Journal of Political Science. 68 (3), 1152-1167
Ascencio, S., (2023). Nomination Rules and the Calculus of Mobilization: Theory and Evidence from Mexico. Electoral Studies. 82, 102578-102578
Ascencio, SJ. and Kerevel, YP., (2021). Party Strategy, Candidate Selection, and Legislative Behavior in Mexico. Legislative Studies Quarterly. 46 (3), 713-743
Ascencio, SJ., (2021). Party influence in presidential primaries: Evidence from Mexico. Party Politics. 27 (6), 1229-1242
Ascencio, SJ. and Rueda, MR., (2019). Partisan Poll Watchers and Electoral Manipulation. American Political Science Review. 113 (3), 727-742
Grants and funding
2024
Party system institutionalization, trust in government, and democratic backsliding
British Academy
Contact
Academic support hours:
Tuesdays, 2:00 to 4:00 pm (Summer 2024) Via Zoom using this link: https://bit.ly/3VG8OP6. If you wish to schedule an in-person appointment, please email me at sergio.ascencio@essex.ac.uk