Joshua Ferrer

Joshua Ferrer

PhD candidate in Political Science

University of California, Los Angeles

I am a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles, with concentrations in American politics, methods, racial and ethnic politics, and comparative politics. My research focuses on the link between electoral institutions and representation, partisanship, and participation, with a special emphasis on U.S. election administration and local and state election officials. I also study the politics of electoral reform, direct democracy, primary elections, criminal justice, and New Zealand politics.

I hold a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master of Arts degree in Politics from the University of Otago, which I earned on a Fulbright Grant to New Zealand. I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Amherst College with majors in Political Science and Music. My work is forthcoming in The American Political Science Review, has been published in Representation and Political Science, and has also appeared in The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage and The Conversation.

Interests
  • Election administration
  • Electoral reform
  • Local politics
  • New Zealand politics
Education
  • PhD candidate in Political Science

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • MA in Political Science, 2022

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • MA in Politics, 2020

    University of Otago

  • BA in Political Science and Music, 2018

    Amherst College

Working Papers

How Partisan Is Local Election Administration?
The Global Legislators Database
Electing America's Election Officials

Reports

2022 Primary Turnout. Trends and Lessons for Boosting Participation
Online Political Campaigning in New Zealand
2018 Primary Turnout and Reforms

Contact

  • joshuaferrer at ucla dot edu
  • 4289 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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