Steve Rosenzweig is Assistant Professor in Political Science at Boston University. He studies comparative politics with a focus on democracy, political violence, electoral accountability, and African politics. His book, Voter Backlash and Elite Misperception: The Logic of Violence in Electoral Competition (CUP 2023), analyzes why politicians use violence as an electoral tactic and how it affects voting behavior. He’s also written on ethnic politics, electoral accountability, survey research methods, and political polarization. Ongoing projects include work on social norms and ethnic voting; conceptualizing election-related violence; and the effect of law enforcement partisanship on political violence in the United States.