Welcome

I am a researcher and instructor in the Department of Political Science at Texas A&M University. My core research focuses on how autocratic institutions emerge and evolves, and the effects of autocratic institutions in international political economy. My dissertation, “Political Succession and International Political Economy,” examines how political stability leads to autocracies adopting succession rules and how these succession rules then make it easier for autocracies to issue sovereign bonds in sub-Saharan Africa. Other research projects address topics such as immigration policy, foreign direct investment, and political polarization.

Above, you can find links to my current CV, my research projects, and information about my teaching.

Feel free to contact me at ssharman13@tamu.edu.