Allen Hicken

Name: Allen Hicken

Title(s):

• Associate Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
• Associate Professor of Political Science

Contact Information: 734.615.9105 , ahicken@umich.edu

Website: http://polisci.lsa.umich.edu/faculty/ahicken.html

International Institute Affiliation(s):

• CSEAS
• CICS

Department Affiliation(s):

• Political Science

Education Background: Ph.D., University of California San Diego, Political Science/Int'l Relations and Pacific Studies, 2001; M.I.A., Columbia University, 1995; B.A., Brigham Young University, 1993

World Area(s) of Study/Interest:

• Southeast Asian Studies

Related Countries:

• Thailand
• Philippines

Research/Teaching Specialization: Politics, political economy and policymaking in modern Southeast Asia, comparative political economy, Thailand, Cambodia and Philippines

Area/Int'l Course(s) Taught: Government and Politics of Southeast Asia; Institutions of Southeast Asia; Advanced Southeast Asia Seminar; Comparative Public Policy; Comparative Politics Proseminar; Comparative Elections and Electoral Reform

Publications:

• Asia: General Overview. 2004. (Refereed Journal Article)
• The Politics of Economic Upgrading: Uneven Development in Thailand. (forthcoming). (Refereed Journal Article)
• How Do Rules and Institutions Encourage Vote Buying?. 2007. (Book Chapter)
• From Phitsanulok to Parliament: Multiple Parties in Pre-1997 Thailand. 2002. (Book Chapter)
• Politics of Modern Southeast Asia: Critical Concepts. (forthcoming) 2008. (Edited Book)
• Electoral Rules and the Size of the Prize: How Political Institutions Shape Presidential Party Systems. (forthcoming). (Refereed Journal Article)
• The 2007 Thai Constitution: A Return to Politics Past. 2007. (Refereed Journal Article)
• How Effective are Institutional Reforms?. 2007. (Book Chapter)
• Thailand: Combating Corruption Through Electoral Reform. 2005. (Refereed Journal Article)
• The Personal Vote and the Efficacy of Education Spending. January 2008. (Refereed Journal Article)