He studies political parties and policy making in developing countries, with a focus on Southeast Asia generally and Thailand and the Philippines specifically. He has carried out research in Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, and Cambodia. He is the author of a book by Cambridge University Press on parties and elections in Thailand and the Philippines, entitled, Building Party Systems in Developing Democracies. His articles have appeared in American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Journal of East Asian Studies, Asian Survey, Comparative Political Studies and Electoral Studies.Center for Southeast Asian StudiesPublished: Wednesday, January 20, 2010