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Elizabeth R. Nugent studies the politics of political psychology, authoritarianism, and religion in the context of the Middle East. She is the author of 'Repression: Polarization Derails Democratic Transition,' published by Princeton University Press in 2020. Her research has been published in several prestigious journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, Annual Review of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and World Politics. Nugent holds a PhD and MA in politics from Princeton University and a BA in Arabic and MA in Arab Studies from Georgetown University. Previously, she served as an assistant professor of political science at Yale University and as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. She was also a Fulbright Fellow in Cairo, Egypt.
Princeton University • Princeton, NJ
Engaged in teaching and research in political psychology and authoritarianism.
Yale University • New Haven, CT
Taught courses on comparative politics and conducted research focused on Middle East politics.
Harvard Kennedy School - Belfer Center • Cambridge, MA
Research on political dynamics in the Middle East Initiative.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.