Dan Slater is the James Orin Murfin Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Emerging Democracies (@umichDemocracy) at the University of Michigan. He has recently been a visiting scholar at the London School of Economics (LSE), University of Cape Town, and with the Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS) program in Berlin. He specializes in the politics and history of democracy and authoritarianism, especially in Southeast Asia. His books include From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia (Princeton 2022, with Joseph Wong) and Ordering Power: Contentious Politics and Authoritarian Leviathans in Southeast Asia (Cambridge 2010). His published articles can be found in journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, American Journal of Sociology, Annual Review of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, International Organization, and World Politics. He also regularly publishes commentaries on contemporary democracy and authoritarianism in the East Asia Forum and Journal of Democracy.
When: Thursday, March 5th
Where: Ellison Hall, Lane Room (3824)
Time: 12:30-2:00pm
