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Bryn Rosenfeld is an Associate Professor in the Department of Government at Cornell University. His research focuses on comparative political behavior, particularly regime preferences and voter behavior in nondemocratic systems, along with themes of development, democratization, and protest in post-communist politics. He employs survey methodology in his studies and has published extensively in top political science journals such as the American Political Science Review and Comparative Political Studies. Rosenfeld is a co-Principal Investigator for the Russian Election Study, supported by the National Science Foundation. His book, 'The Autocratic Middle Class,' published in 2021 by Princeton University Press, discusses how middle-class economic dependence on the state can impede democratization and contribute to authoritarian resilience, earning recognition through various academic awards. Prior to joining Cornell, he held positions as Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California and as a Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. His expertise and insights are frequently sought in media discussions regarding public opinion and political dynamics in Russia.
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