Patrick Le Bihan

Patrick Le Bihan is assistant professor of political science at CEVIPOF-Sciences Po. After a French-German dual degree in social sciences awarded by Sciences Po and the Free University Berlin, he received his PhD in political science from New York University.

Prior to joining Sciences Po, he was a research fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse. His research focuses on how various political institutions affect the ability of the electorate to hold elected officials accountable and how the functioning of these institutions ultimately rests on the incentives provided by elections. His work has been published in The Journal of Politics, Political Science Research and Methods, and The Quarterly Journal of Political Science.

patrick.lebihan@sciencespo.fr

Research Fields

Electoral sociology and political behaviour, Political economy, Elections, Political institutions, Judicial politics

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