I teach comparative politics with an emphasis on Latin America. My current research focuses on political organization and populism, and I direct Team Populism, a global scholarly network studying populism's causes and consequences. Projects include the creation of a global populism dataset, experimental research on populism's rhetorical mechanisms, and the mitigation of populism's negative consequences for society.
Education
Ph.D. from Duke University, 2003
M.A. from Brigham Young University, 1995
B.A. from Brigham Young University, 1993
Awards
Mary Lou Fulton Young Scholar Award from BYU College of Family, Home, and Social Science,
Professional Affiliations
Midwest Political Science Association
European Consortium for Political Research
Latin American Studies Association
American Political Science Association
Publications
Hawkins, K. (2019). The Ideational Approach: Routledge Handbook of Global Populism. Abingdon: Routledge.