Zachary Elkins
Associate Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin
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About Zachary
Elkins’ research focuses on issues of democracy, constitutional reform, research methods, and national identity, with an emphasis on cases in Latin America.
Contributions
The Case for Maintaining U.S. Birthright Citizenship
Key Findings Brief,
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Zachary Elkins's research on "UT Game Changers: Zachary Elkins," The University of Texas at Austin, January 10, 2014.
Guest to discuss Constitute, a new site that digitizes and makes searchable the world's constitutions on Jigsaw, Zachary Elkins, September 23, 2013.
Publications
"The Endurance of National Constitutions" (with ) (Cambridge University Press, 2009).
Examines the causes of constitutional endurance from an institutional perspective. Shows that whereas constitutions are imperiled by social and political crises, certain aspects of a constitution's design can lower the risk of death substantially.