ANDY BAKER (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2001) joined the CU faculty in 2007. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001. Andy conducts research on Latin America, mass political behavior, and international political economy. He has a 2009 book entitled The Market and the Masses in Latin America with Cambridge University Press on the nature and causes of citizens' attitudes toward free-market policies in 18 Latin American nations. Andy has also published articles in American Journal of Political Science, World Politics, and Electoral Studies. His current research focuses on the Latin American Left, the social and interpersonal causes of voting behavior in Brazil, and public opinion about foreign aid.

undergraduate courses:
PSCI 2012: Introduction to Comparative Politics
PSCI 3032: Latin American Politics
PSCI 3082: African Politics
PSCI 4718: Senior Honors Thesis

graduate courses:
PSCI 7132: Comparative Political Economy

Andy Baker (2009). The Market and the Masses in Latin America: Policy Reform and Consumption in Liberalizing Economies. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Andy Baker (2009). “Regionalized Voting Behavior and Political Discussion in Mexico.” In Jorge I Domínguez, Chappell Lawson, and Alejandro Moreno (eds.), Consolidating Mexico's Democracy: The 2006 Presidential Campaign in Comparative Perspective. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Andy Baker, Barry Ames, and Lucio R. Renno (2006). “Social Context and Campaign Volatility in New Democracies: Networks and Neighborhoods in Brazil’s 2002 Elections.” American Journal of Political Science 50(2): 382-99.

Andy Baker (2005). “Who Wants to Globalize? Consumer Tastes and Labor Markets in a Theory of Trade Policy Beliefs.” American Journal of Political Science 49(4): 924-38.

Andy Baker (2003). “Why is Trade Reform so Popular in Latin America? A Consumption-Based Theory of Trade Policy Preferences.” World Politics 55(3): 423-55.