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Illinois Global Institute Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies

Matthew Stephen Winters

Professor, Department of Political Science

Research Interests

foreign aid; development; corruption; Indonesia; Brazil

Education

Political Science, Ph.D., Columbia University

Additional Campus Affiliations

Professor, Political Science
Director, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies
Professor, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies
Professor, Center for African Studies
Professor, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Affiliate, Center for Social & Behavioral Science
Professor, Center for Global Studies

Recent Publications

Moreira, J. A., Shin, H. W., Winters, M. S., & Wong, C. (2025). Ballots beyond borders: attitudes towards external voting in Colombia. Democratization, 32(2), 466-494. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2024.2377332

Hirose, K., Montinola, G. R., Winters, M. S., & Kohno, M. (Accepted/In press). A matter of trust: Public support for country ownership over aid. Review of International Organizations. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11558-024-09534-7

Vidotto, S., Weitz-Shapiro, R., & Winters, M. S. (Accepted/In press). Political Knowledge in the Context of Changing Institutions. Political Research Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/10659129241289600

Winters, M. S. (2024). Recipient governments and aid flows. In R. M. Desai, S. Devarajan, & J. L. Tobin (Eds.), Handbook of Aid and Development (pp. 187-204). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800886810.00018

Baldwin, K., & Winters, M. S. (2023). FOREIGN AID AND POLITICAL SUPPORT How Politicians’ Aid Oversight Capacity and Voter Information Condition Credit-Giving. World Politics, 75(1), 1-42. https://doi.org/10.1353/wp.2023.0004

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Illinois Global Institute Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Coble Hall, 801 South Wright Street

Champaign, IL 61820

Email: lemann@illinois.edu

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