Maxwell A. Cameron is a Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia (UBC), where he has also served as Director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions. He earned a BA from the University of Western Ontario, an MA from Carleton University, and a PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1989. An expert on democratic breakdown, constitutional politics, and Latin American politics, Cameron's research draws on extensive fieldwork in Peru and Mexico, analyzing patterns of democratic consolidation and breakdown. He has contributed to policy discussions on free trade agreements and constitutional design, with influential books including 'Democracy and Authoritarianism in Peru: Political and Economic Change in Wennergren Development Studies' (1994), 'The Making of NAFTA: Regional Integration into a World Market' (2001), and 'Strong Constitutions: Social-Cognitive Origins of the Separation of Powers' (2013). His scholarly work also encompasses comparative constitutionalism, political economy, and hemispheric integration, with publications in journals such as Comparative Politics and Latin American Research Review. He has been a visiting professor at institutions including the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). No major controversies, legal issues, or personal details such as family or health are publicly documented.