I am a political scientist who studies the nature, causes, and consequences of political institutions, especially political parties and democracy....

I study organized crime, corruption, and political violence. My dissertation focuses on how organized criminal groups and politicians cooperate...

I study the interaction between economic geography and partisan politics in the advanced democracies. My dissertation project argues that increasing...

Before coming to Harvard, I performed research at Stanford University and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on nuclear politics and other...

I am a political scientist working on issues relating to the ways in which new and emerging technologies influence, and are influenced by, politics and...

I am excited to advise theses on wide range of topics that are related to my own research, including:

• Economic, social and racial...

I am a political economist broadly interested in political accountability and voter behavior in the developing world. In broad terms, my research seeks to...

My dissertation focuses on political parties in advanced democracies and how they’ve used “identity politics” to appeal to voters from the early 20th...

Hi! My work is mostly on nationality in the Soviet Union - my dissertation research examines how Soviet cultural institutions contributed to the formation...

My teaching and research focus broadly on American politics, with more specific interests in political institutions, the presidency, and democratic...

I work on political participation, parties, governance institutions and welfare regimes in the Middle East and North Africa. My Ph.D. dissertation project...

Professor Daniel M. Smith studies comparative politics, with a focus on political parties, elections, and other aspects of democratic representation and...

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Government at Harvard University. I received my B.A. from Peking University and my Ph.D. from the...

Julie Anne Weaver is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and a Lecturer on Social Studies and Government at Harvard...

I am a 6th-year Ph.D. Candidate in Government focused on the comparative political economy of development and of inequality in Latin America and sub-...