Democracy & Dictatorship

Our faculty are experts in the characteristics that define a country’s regime and in the politics of transition between democracy and dictatorship.

Democracy & Dictatorship Faculty

Jessica Maves Braithwaite

Jessica Maves Braithwaite

Assistant Professor

International relations
Violent and nonviolent conflict
Human rights and repression

jbraith@email.arizona.edu

Social Sciences 343

Jennifer Cyr

Jennifer Cyr

Associate Professor

Comparative politics
Democracy and representation
Qualitative and mixed methods

jmcyr@email.arizona.edu

Social Sciences 328A2

Suzanne Dovi

Suzanne Dovi

Associate Professor

Democratic theory
Representation
Ethics and public policy

sdovi@email.arizona.edu

Social Sciences 325

William Mishler

William Mishler

Professor

Democratization
Human trafficking
Public opinion/behavior

mishler@email.arizona.edu

Social Sciences 314A

Paul Schuler

Paul Schuler

Assistant Professor

Political institutions
Authoritarian regimes
Southeast Asia

pschuler@email.arizona.edu

Social Sciences 318