Faculty Profile for Dr. Alex Michael Kroeger

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Dr. Alex Michael Kroeger
Assistant Professor — Political Science
THH 355
phone: (512) 245-2143
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Alex M. Kroeger is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Texas State University. He teaches courses on comparative politics and international relations. Dr. Kroeger's research focuses on elite politics in authoritarian regimes and democratization, with a regional focus on Africa. He received his B.S. in World Politics from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Nebraska. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas State, Dr. Kroeger spent two years teaching at the University of California, Merced.

Teaching Interests

 African politics, authoritarian regimes, comparative politics, democratization, European politics, international relations, quantitative research methods

Research Interests

 Elite politics in authoritarian regimes, democratization, African politics

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Kroeger, A. M., & Woldense, J. (2024). Elite Change without Regime Change: Authoritarian Persistence and the end of the Cold War. American Political Science Review, 118(1), 178–194.
  • Kroeger, A. M., & Kang, A. J. (2022). The Appointment of Women to Authoritarian Cabinets in Africa. Government & Opposition, 1–24. https://doi.org/doi:10.1017/gov.2022.32
  • Kroeger, A. M. (2020). Dominant party rule, elections, and cabinet instability in African autocracies. British Journal of Political Science, 50, 79–101. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123417000497
  • Kim, N. K., & Kroeger, A. M. (2019). Conquering and Coercing: Nonviolent anti-regime protests and the pathways to democracy. Journal of Peace Research, 56, 650–666.
  • Kim, N. K., & Kroeger, A. M. (2018). Do multiparty elections improve human development in autocracies? Democratization, 25(2), 251–272.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Nebraska Department of Political Science. 2012

Selected Service Activities

Reviewer / Referee
Government & Opposition
May 2024-Present
Participant
College of Liberal Arts Bobcat Welcome Event
August 16, 2023-Present
Participant
Meet the Professors
September 13, 2022-Present
Participant
College of Liberal Arts Bobcat Welcome Event
August 17, 2022-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Africa Spectrum
May 2022-Present