Federico is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Government at Harvard University. He holds a BA and MA in Political Science from the University of Kansas, as well as an AM in Government from Harvard.

Federico's research focuses on comparative electoral politics. His dissertation, "Winning Ugly: Getting the Parties Right in Young Democracies," evaluates the process of party system development in new democracies.

These pages are designed to share academic papers, data and some dabblings in photography.