Brian Palmer-Rubin

Brian Palmer-Rubin is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Southern California. His research examines interest representation, the political economy of development, and democratic accountability, with a central focus on Mexico.

His current projects investigate how rural communities and producers navigate the opportunities and risks created by export agriculture, and how multinational firms engage with domestic institutions in regionally integrated middle-income countries. He is co-founder and co-principal investigator of the Economy in North American Laboratory for Collaboration and Exchange (ENLACE). His book, Evading the Patronage Trap: Interest Representation in Mexico, received the American Political Science Association’s Harold D. Lasswell Award. His research has appeared in Comparative Political Studies, The Journal of Politics, Political Analysis, World Development, and World Politics.

• Ph.D. Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, 2015
• M.A. Latin American Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2009
• B.A. Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Pomona College, 2004