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Saturday, November 21, 2009
 
 
SCHOLARS & FELLOWS
 
Gerard Alexander
Visiting Scholar
 
 
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RESEARCH AREAS
 
  • Democracy
  • Democratization
  • American government
Contact E-mail: galexander@aei.org Phone: 202-375-7826   Biography
 
Gerard Alexander is also an associate professor of politics at the University of Virginia.  He is currently researching and writing a book on issues of race and the modern conservative movement in America.  His previous work has examined the conditions for stable democracy, America's policy of democratization abroad, and perceptions of the United States abroad after 9/11. He is the author of The Sources of Democratic Consolidation (Cornell University Press, 2002).
 
Experience
  • Associate Professor of Politics, 2002-present; Assistant Professor of Politics, 1996-2002, University of Virginia
  • Visiting Research Scholar, Department of Government, London School of Economics, 1999
 
Education
 
Ph.D., Columbia University
B.S.F.S., School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
 
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After the election, there are a few things we can all agree on.

There might be one thing worse than hundreds of academics and journalists ignoring the Right: the same group writing about it.

The close campaign between Clinton and Obama may be decided in a smoke-filled room in August.

 
Books Sources of Democratic Consolidation

This bookoffers a rational choice theory of democratic consolidation in a survey of the breakdowns of and transitions to democratic institutions.

 
 
 
 
 
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Sources of Democratic Consolidation