Dr. Bryon J. Moraski

Associate Professor

My research considers strategic relations between branches

of government, the politics of institutional choice, and the

influence of short-term electoral incentives on countries’

long-term political trajectories. The majority of my work

focuses on the former Soviet Union, including articles

in Democratization, Europe-Asia Studies, Government and

Opposition, Journal of Politics, and elsewhere. My book,

Elections by Design: Parties and Patronage in Russia's

Regions, examines the process and consequences of electoral

system design at the sub-national level in the Russian

Federation.