Shane P. Singh

• Ph.D, Michigan State University, Political Science, 2009
•  MA, Michigan State University, Political Science, 2006
•  BA, Michigan State University, Political Science and Prelaw, 2003

Professor Singh is actively researching topics related to comparative political behavior and the intended and unintended effects of democratic institutions and electoral policies. His current primary interest is compulsory voting, with a focus on its effects on citizen attitudes and the nature of vote choices. Professor Singh has published around 40 peer-reviewed academic journal articles on these subjects in many of the leading general and subfield journals in political science. Some of his recent publications appear in the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, the British Journal of Political Science, Political Science Research and Methods, the European Journal of Political Research, Political Behavior, Comparative Political Studies, and Electoral Studies. Professor Singh is skilled in the use of quantitative research methods, and his research makes use of a variety of cutting-edge quantitative tools.

Professor Singh’s work is supported grants totaling roughly US$200,000, and he has won numerous scholarships and awards to further his education, scholarship, and professional travel. Professor Singh has presented his work at invited talks and conferences, for both academic and professional audiences, in several countries. He frequently teaches on SPIA’s study abroad programs,  and he is an instructor at the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research at the University of Michigan during the summer.

• Comparative Political Behavior
• Electoral Behavior
• Elections
• Compulsory Voting

• 2022: William A. Owens Creative Research Award, University of Georgia
• 2020: Jack Walker Outstanding Article Award, Political Organizations and Parties Section, American Political Science Association
• 2018-2019: Democracy Fellow, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
• 2016-2020: Roughly $140,000 grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. With J. Roy and P. Fournier.
• 2015: Faculty Research Award, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia
• 2013-2016: Roughly $60,000 grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. With J. Roy, P. Fournier, and B. Andrew.

•    2015-present: Instructor, ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research, University of Michigan

Instructor, Graduate Level:
• Comparative Parties and Elections: Spring 2015 (directed readings)
• Comparative Political Behavior: Spring 2016; Spring 2017; Spring 2023
• Dissertation Prospectus Workshop: Spring 2023
• GradFIRST Introduction to Research and Scholarship: Fall 2022-Fall 2023
• Research Methods in International Policy: Fall 2010-Fall 2021
• Research Methods in Political Science: Fall 2010; Fall 2012-Fall 2021
• Selected Topics in Comparative Politics: Winter Break 2010-2011 (in Australia)

Instructor, Undergraduate Level:
• British Politics: Spring 2020 (in Oxford, UK)
• Comparative Political Institutions: Winter Break 2010-2011 (in Australia); Fall 2011; Spring 2012; Summer 2012 (in Verona, Italy); Spring 2013; Summer 2013 (in Verona, Italy); Summer 2014 (in Verona, Italy); Spring 2015; Summer 2015 (in Verona, Italy); Summer 2016 (in Verona, Italy); Summer 2017 (in Verona, Italy); Summer 2018; Spring 2020 (in Oxford, UK)
• Democracy in Latin America: Spring 2020 (directed readings)
• Introduction to Comparative Politics: Spring 2011-Spring 2013; Spring 2018; Spring 2022; Fall 2022; Fall 2023
• Music and Politics Around the World: Summer 2020-Summer 2023

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