Quinton Mayne

Quinton Mayne holds a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University, a Master of Arts in international politics from Queen’s University Belfast, and a Bachelor of Arts in French and German literature from the University of Oxford. Prior to joining the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, Quinton was Ford Foundation Associate Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School.

Quinton has longstanding research interests in comparative political behavior, electoral geography, and subnational and urban politics. His published work in these areas has explored questions related to different political and democratic attitudes, including citizen satisfaction, trust, descriptive representation, and Euroscepticism.

At the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, Quinton’s research focuses on the organizational capabilities of city governments and city leadership. This includes published and ongoing work on problem-oriented governance, joint problem solving and data use in local governments, mayoral time use and executive scheduling practices, and municipal innovation.

Quinton’s work has been published in Comparative Political Studies, the European Journal of Political Research, the International Political Science Review, the Journal of European Public Policy, the Journal of Politics, Perspectives on Public Management and Governance, Politics and Governance, Political Research Quarterly, Public Opinion Quarterly, and West European Politics.

Selected Publications

Mayne, Q, de Jong, J, & Fernandez-Monge, F. (2020). State Capabilities for Problem-Oriented Governance. Perspectives on Public Management and Governance, 3(1), 33–44.

Mayne, Q., & Hakhverdian, A. (2017). Ideological Congruence and Citizen Satisfaction: Evidence From 25 Advanced Democracies. Comparative Political Studies, 50(6), 822-849.

Singh, S.P. & Mayne, Q. (2023). Satisfaction with Democracy: A Review of a Major Public Opinion Indicator, Public Opinion Quarterly, 87(1), 187–218,

Mayne, Q. & Katsanidou, A (2023). Subnational economic conditions and the changing geography of mass Euroscepticism: A longitudinal analysis. European Journal of Political Research, 62(3), 742-760.