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Grigore Pop-Eleches is a Professor in the Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, where he has been a faculty member since 2003. He received his PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley. His research primarily focuses on comparative political behavior, particularly regarding authoritarian and post-authoritarian regimes, with a concentration on Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. He has served as the co-director of the Princeton Workshop on Post-Communist Politics. Pop-Eleches has explored various themes in his work, including comparative international political economy in Eastern Europe and Latin America, the processes of democratization, and the phenomenon of democratic backsliding, emphasizing electoral behavior and the role of political parties. His publication record includes significant works such as 'From Economic Crisis to Reform: IMF Programs in Latin America and Eastern Europe,' published by Princeton University Press in February 2009, and 'Communism's Shadow: Historical Legacies and Contemporary Political Attitudes,' a joint work with Joshua Tucker, also from Princeton University Press in 2017. His research has appeared in several prominent academic journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and World Politics.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.