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Monika Nalepa is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago, specializing in transitional justice, post-communist politics, and comparative political institutions. She received her PhD in 2005 from Columbia University. Her research focuses on post-communist Europe, emphasizing the interplay between transitional justice and democratic stability. Nalepa's acclaimed book, 'Skeletons in the Closet: Transitional Justice in Post-Communist Europe,' received the Leon Epstein Outstanding Book Award from the American Political Science Association's Comparative Democratization section. She has also authored 'Authoritarianism: Transitional Justice and Democratic Stability,' published by Cambridge University Press in 2022. Monika's rigorous work applies game-theoretic approaches to the study of political parties and legislatures, contributing significant insights into the mechanisms of political behavior and institutions in transitional contexts.
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