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Edward Gibson is a co-founder of Northwestern University's Comparative Historical Social Science Program. His research addresses the politics of democratization and authoritarianism, alongside issues of federalism and party politics. Recently, he has explored subnational dynamics of authoritarianism and democratization, specifically in the contexts of the United States and Latin America. Gibson is the author of 'Boundary Control: Subnational Authoritarianism in Federal Democracies' (2012), which has received the V.O. Key Award from the Southern Political Science Association and the Donna Lee Van Cott Award from the Latin American Studies Association. He has also written 'Class Conservative Parties: Argentina in Comparative Perspective' (1996) and edited 'Federalism and Democracy in Latin America' (2004). His numerous publications contribute to understanding party politics, federalism, and democratization. Gibson teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on Comparative Politics, Democratization, Federalism, Latin American Politics, and U.S. Foreign Policy. He has received multiple teaching awards, including the John Deering McCormick Professorship in Teaching Excellence.
Northwestern University • Evanston, IL
Teaching and research on political science topics with a focus on democratization and federalism.
Standard PhD requirements for TGS departments including Chemistry, Physics, and Sociology.