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Dr. Alex Michael Kroeger

  • Associate Professor - Political Science
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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.

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Research Interests

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

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    Government & Opposition

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