Dr James Loxton
James Loxton is a Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics. His research examines authoritarian regimes, democratisation, and political parties, with a focus on Latin America. He is the author of the award-winning Conservative Party-Building in Latin America: Authoritarian Inheritance and Counterrevolutionary Struggle (Oxford University Press, 2021) and the co-editor of Life after Dictatorship: Authoritarian Successor Parties Worldwide (Cambridge University Press, 2018). His new book, Authoritarianism: A Very Short Introduction, is forthcoming with Oxford University Press. He has held visiting positions at Oxford University, Princeton University, and the University of Notre Dame. He received his PhD in Government from Harvard University in 2014.
- Comparative politics
- Latin American politics
- Authoritarianism
- Democratisation
- Political parties
- GOVT 2117 - Comparative Politics
- GOVT 3655 - Latin American Politics
- GOVT 3980 - Democracy and Dictatorship
- GOVT 4113 - Topics in Politics: Democracy
- GOVT 6100 - Foundations of Comparative Politics
Recipient of the Canadian Political Science Association’s 2022 Prize in Comparative Politics.
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Selected publications
Publications
Books
- Loxton, J. (2021). Conservative Party-Building in Latin America: Authoritarian Inheritance and Counterrevolutionary Struggle. New York: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
Edited Books
- Loxton, J., Mainwaring, S. (2018). Life after Dictatorship: Authoritarian Successor Parties Worldwide. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Levitsky, S., Loxton, J., Van Dyck, B., DomÃnguez, J. (2016). Challenges of Party-Building in Latin America. New York: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
Book Chapters
- Loxton, J., Levitsky, S. (2019). Populism and competitive authoritarianism in Latin America. In Carlos de la Torre (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Global Populism, (pp. 334-350). Abingdon: Routledge. [More Information]
- Loxton, J. (2018). Conclusion: Life after Dictatorship. In 1 (Eds.), Life after Dictatorship: Authoritarian Successor Parties Worldwide, (pp. 336-359). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Loxton, J. (2018). Introduction: Authoritarian Successor Parties Worldwide. In 1 (Eds.), Life after Dictatorship: Authoritarian Successor Parties Worldwide, (pp. 1-50). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
Journals
- Loxton, J. (2024). Hereditary democracy. Journal of Democracy, 35(3), 146-159. [More Information]
- Loxton, J. (2022). The Puzzle of Panamanian Exceptionalism. Journal of Democracy, 33(1), 85-99. [More Information]
- Loxton, J. (2021). Authoritarian Vestiges in Democracies. Journal of Democracy, 32(2), 145-158. [More Information]
Edited Journals
- Loxton, J., Power, T. (2021). Understanding Authoritarian Diasporas: Causes and Consequences of Authoritarian Elite Dispersion in New Democracies. Democratization, 28(3). [More Information]
Magazine / Newspaper Articles
- Loxton, J. (2022). Panamas Success Is Defying Political Science. Foreign Policy. [More Information]
- Loxton, J. (2021). Trump made it easy to teach my students. The Sydney Morning Herald. [More Information]
- Corrales, J., Loxton, J. (2018). Goodbye Castros, Hello Communist Party. New York Times. [More Information]
Working Paper Internal
- Loxton, J. (2016). Authoritarian Successor Parties Worldwide: A Framework for Analysis. Kellogg Working Paper #411 (June 2016). Kellogg Institute for International Studies. University of Notre Dame.. [More Information]
Other
- Loxton, J. (2022), Monkey page blog at the Washington Post 'The Philippines elected a dictators son. Why are dynasties popular?'.
- Loxton, J. (2017), Monkey Cage blog at The Washington Post 'Venezuelans are still demonstrating. What happens next for the dictatorship of President Nicolas Maduro?'. [More Information]
- Loxton, J. (2016), "Peru rejected Keiko Fujimori, but most new democracies vote authoritarian parties back into office. Here's why" Monkey Cage blog at The Washington Post.. [More Information]
2024
- Loxton, J. (2024). Hereditary democracy. Journal of Democracy, 35(3), 146-159. [More Information]
2022
- Loxton, J. (2022), Monkey page blog at the Washington Post 'The Philippines elected a dictators son. Why are dynasties popular?'.
- Loxton, J. (2022). Panamas Success Is Defying Political Science. Foreign Policy. [More Information]
- Loxton, J. (2022). The Puzzle of Panamanian Exceptionalism. Journal of Democracy, 33(1), 85-99. [More Information]
2021
- Loxton, J. (2021). Authoritarian Vestiges in Democracies. Journal of Democracy, 32(2), 145-158. [More Information]
- Loxton, J. (2021). Conservative Party-Building in Latin America: Authoritarian Inheritance and Counterrevolutionary Struggle. New York: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
- Loxton, J., Power, T. (2021). Introducing Authoritarian Diasporas: Causes and Consequences of Authoritarian Elite Dispersion. Democratization, 28(3), 465-483. [More Information]
2019
- Loxton, J., Levitsky, S. (2019). Populism and competitive authoritarianism in Latin America. In Carlos de la Torre (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Global Populism, (pp. 334-350). Abingdon: Routledge. [More Information]
2018
- Loxton, J. (2018). Conclusion: Life after Dictatorship. In 1 (Eds.), Life after Dictatorship: Authoritarian Successor Parties Worldwide, (pp. 336-359). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Corrales, J., Loxton, J. (2018). Goodbye Castros, Hello Communist Party. New York Times. [More Information]
- Loxton, J. (2018). Introduction: Authoritarian Successor Parties Worldwide. In 1 (Eds.), Life after Dictatorship: Authoritarian Successor Parties Worldwide, (pp. 1-50). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
2017
- Loxton, J. (2017), Monkey Cage blog at The Washington Post 'Venezuelans are still demonstrating. What happens next for the dictatorship of President Nicolas Maduro?'. [More Information]
2016
- Loxton, J. (2016), "Peru rejected Keiko Fujimori, but most new democracies vote authoritarian parties back into office. Here's why" Monkey Cage blog at The Washington Post.. [More Information]
- Loxton, J. (2016). Authoritarian Successor Parties and the New Right in Latin America. In S Levitsky, J Loxton, B Van Dyck, J I Dominguez (Eds.), Challenges of Party-Building in Latin America, (pp. 245-272). New York: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Loxton, J. (2016). Authoritarian successor parties worldwide: A framework for analysis. #ISOJ (International Symposium on Online Journalism), 2016 (411).
2015
- Loxton, J. (2015). Authoritarian successor parties. Journal of Democracy, 26(3), 157-170. [More Information]
2014
- Levitsky, S., Loxton, J. (2014). Populism and Competitive Authoritarianism in the Andes. In Aurel Croissant, Steffen Kailitz, Patrick Koellner and Stefan Wurster (Eds.), Comparing Autocracies in the Early Twenty-first Century, (pp. 176-205). New York: Routledge.
- Loxton, J. (2014). The Authoritarian Roots of New Right Party Success in Latin America. In Juan Pablo Luna, Cristobal Rovira Kaltwasser (Eds.), The Resilience of the Latin American Right, (pp. 117-140). Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press.
2013
- Levitsky, S., Loxton, J. (2013). Populism and competitive authoritarianism in the Andes. Democratization, 20(1), 107-136. [More Information]
2012
- Levitsky, S., Loxton, J. (2012). Populism and Competitive Authoritarianism: The Case of Fujimori's Peru. In Cas Mudde, Cristobal Rovira Kaltwasser (Eds.), Populism in Europe and the Americas: Threat or Corrective for Democracy?, (pp. 160-181). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
In the media
Loxton J. (2022) "Like father, like son? The return of the Marcos dynasty is sadly a common path for new democracies."Sydney Morning Herald op-ed
Loxton, J. (2021) "James Loxton Explains Why Authoritarian Successor Parties Succeed in Democracies."Democracy Paradox podcast[More information]