Forum Research Council

• Nancy Bermeo

  Yale University

  Nancy Bermeo received her PhD with distinction from Yale University and writes on...

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• Ladan Boroumand

  Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation

  Ladan Boroumand is cofounder and research director of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation...

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• Michael Bratton

  Michigan State University

  Michael Bratton conducts research on democracy in Africa at Michigan State University,...

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• Jason Brownlee

  University of Texas

  Jason Brownlee is Associate Professor of Government at the University of Texas at...

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• Daniel Brumberg

  Georgetown University

  Daniel Brumberg is an associate professor of government and co-director of the M.A....

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• Zora Bútorová

  Institute for Public Affairs

  Zora Bútorová is a resident scholar of the Institute for Public Affairs, a member...

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• Thomas Carothers

  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

  Thomas Carothers is the vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for...

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• Yun-han Chu

  National Taiwan University

  Yun-han Chu is distinguished research fellow of the Institute of Political Science...

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• Alexander Cooley

  Barnard College

  Alexander Cooley is professor of political science at Barnard College and director...

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• Michael Coppedge

  University of Notre Dame

  Michael Coppedge is professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame...

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• Javier Corrales

  Amherst College

  Javier Corrales is professor of political science at Amherst College.

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• Donald Emmerson

  Stanford University

  Donald K. Emmerson is director of the Southeast Asia Forum (SEAF) at the Shorenstein...

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• Ashley Esarey

  University of Alberta

  Ashley Esarey teaches in the Department of Political Science at the University of...

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• João Carlos Espada

  Catholic University of Portugal

  João Carlos Espada is the director and founder (1996) of the Institute for Political...

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• Charles H. Fairbanks, Jr.

  Hudson Institute

  Charles H. Fairbanks, Jr. is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Since 2006,...

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• Abdou Filali-Ansary

  Aga Khan University

  Abdou Filali-Ansary is research professor at the Aga Khan University’s Institute...

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• Steven Friedman

  Centre for the Study of Democracy (South Africa)

  Steven Friedman is director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University...

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• Francis Fukuyama

  Stanford University

  Francis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute...

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• Sumit Ganguly

  Indiana University

  Sumit Ganguly, professor of political science, holds the Rabindranath Tagore Chair...

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• Jeffrey Gedmin

  Georgetown University

  Jeffrey Gedmin is senior fellow at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service,...

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• Bruce Gilley

  Portland State University

  Bruce Gilley is director of graduate programs in public policy in the Mark O. Hatfield...

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• E. Gyimah-Boadi

  Center for Democratic Development (Ghana) & Afrobarometer

  E. Gyimah-Boadi is executive director of both the Ghana Center for Democratic Development...

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• Stephan Haggard

  University of California San Diego

  Stephan Haggard is the Krause Distinguished Professor at the Graduate School of International...

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• Jonathan Hartlyn

  University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill

  Jonathan Hartlyn is the senior associate dean for social sciences and global programs...

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• Steven Heydemann

  Smith College

  Steven Heydemann holds the Janet Wright Ketcham ’53 Chair in Middle East Studies...

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• Gerald Hyman

  Center for Strategic and International Studies

  Gerald F. (“Jerry”) Hyman has been Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic...

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• Richard Joseph

  Northwestern University

  Richard Joseph, a nonresident senior fellow in Global Economy and Development at...

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• Terry Lynn Karl

  Stanford University

  Terry Lynn Karl is a professor of political science at Stanford University, where...

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• Byung-kook Kim

  Korea University

  Byung-Kook Kim teaches party politics, methodology, and comparative political theories...

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• Ivan Krastev

  Centre for Liberal Strategies

  Ivan Krastev is a Bulgarian political scientist. He is chairman of the Centre for...

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• Johan Lagerkvist

  Stockholm University

  Johan Lagerkvist is professor of Chinese language and culture at Stockholm University.

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• Steven Levitsky

  Harvard University

  Steven Levitsky is Harvard College Professor and Professor of Government at Harvard...

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• Peter Lewis

  Johns Hopkins University

  Peter Lewis is director of African Studies and associate professor at the Johns Hopkins...

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• R. William Liddle

  Ohio State University

  R. William Liddle is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Ohio State University...

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• Satu Limaye

  East-West Center

  Satu Limaye was named director of the East-West Center in Washington in February...

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• Abraham F. Lowenthal

  University of Southern California

  Abraham F. Lowenthal is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at the University...

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• Ellen Lust

  University of Gothenburg

  Ellen Lust is the Founding Director of the Programs on Governance and Local Development...

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• Scott Mainwaring

  University of Notre Dame

  Scott Mainwaring is the Eugene and Helen Conley Professor of Political Science at...

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• Cynthia McClintock

  George Washington University

  Cynthia McClintock is professor of political science and international affairs at...

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• Michael McFaul

  Stanford University

  Michael McFaul is professor of political science, director and senior fellow at the...

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• Pratap Bhanu Mehta

  Center for Policy Research (India)

  Pratap Bhanu Mehta is President for the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi,...

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• Leonardo Morlino

  LUISS (Italy)

  Leonardo Morlino is professor of political science and director of the Research Center...

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• Alina Mungiu-Pippidi

  Hertie School of Governance

  Alina Mungiu-Pippidi is professor of policy analysis at the Hertie School of Governance,...

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• Joshua Muravchik

  World Affairs Institute

  Joshua Muravchik, a writer and specialist on U.S. foreign policy, is a Distinguished...

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• Ghia Nodia

  Ilia Chavchavadze State University (Georgia)

  Ghia Nodia is professor of politics and director of the International School of Caucasus...

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• Robert Orttung

  The George Washington University

  Robert Orttung is assistant director of the Institute for European, Russian, and...

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• Jiri Pehe

  New York University in Prague

  Jiří Pehe is director of New York University’s center in Prague. He...

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• Minxin Pei

  Claremont McKenna College

  Minxin Pei is the Tom and Margot Pritzker ’72 Professor of Government and the...

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• Ted Piccone

  Brookings Institution

  Ted Piccone is a senior fellow and deputy director for Foreign Policy at the Brookings...

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• Arch Puddington

  Freedom House

  Arch Puddington joined Freedom House over 21 years ago, where he currently serves...

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• Benjamin Reilly

  Murdoch University

  Benjamin Reilly is Dean of the Sir Walter Murdoch School of Public Policy and International...

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• Andrew Reynolds

  University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

  Andrew Reynolds received his B.A. (Hons) from the University of East Anglia, a M.A....

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• Bo Rothstein

  University of Gothenburg (Sweden)

  Bo Rothstein holds the August Röhss Chair in Political Science at University of...

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• Jacques Rupnik

  Sciences Po

  Jacques Rupnik was born in Prague in 1950, educated at the University of Paris and...

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• Andreas Schedler

  Center for Economic Teaching and Research (CIDE, Mexico)

  Andreas Schedler is professor of political science at the Center for Economic Teaching...

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• Philippe Schmitter

  European University Institute

  Philippe C. Schmitter is currently professor emeritus at the European University...

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• Lilia Shevtsova

  Brookings Institution

  Lilia Shevtsova is nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and an...

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• Michael Shifter

  Inter-American Dialogue

  Michael Shifter is president of the Inter-American Dialogue, a Washington-based forum...

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• Aleksander Smolar

  Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France)

  Aleksander Smolar is President of the Stefan Batory Foundation in Warsaw, an independent...

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• Stephen John Stedman

  Stanford University

  Stephen Stedman is a Freeman Spogli senior fellow at Stanford University's Center...

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• Vladimir Tismaneanu

  University of Maryland–College Park

  Vladimir Tismaneanu is professor of comparative politics and director of the Center...

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• Ashutosh Varshney

  Brown University

  Ashutosh Varshney is the Sol Goldman Professor of the Social Sciences and International...

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• Nicolas Van de Walle

  Cornell University

  Nicolas van de Walle is the Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Government, and Chairman...

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• Lucan A. Way

  University of Toronto

  Lucan Way is associate professor of political science at the University of Toronto.

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• Bridget Welsh

  John Cabot University

  Bridget Welsh is a senior research associate at the Center for East Asia Democratic...

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• Laurence Whitehead

  Oxford University

  Laurence Whitehead is a senior research fellow in politics at Nuffield College, Oxford...

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• Sean Yom

  Temple University

  Sean L. Yom is assistant professor of political science at Temple University.

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• Jan Zielonka

  Oxford University

  Jan Zielonka is professor of European Politics at the University of Oxford and is...

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• Larry Diamond

  Co-Chair, International Forum for Democratic Studies Research Council

  Larry Diamond is the founding coeditor of the Journal of Democracy...

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