Raymond and Miriam Ehrlich Eminent Scholar Chair
Professor Bernhard’s academic work centers on questions of democratization and development both globally and in the context of Europe. Among the issues that have figured prominently in his research agenda are the role of civil society in democratization, institutional choice in new democracies, the political economy of democratic survival, and the legacy of extreme forms of dictatorship. He recently finished up a stint as a co-PI on the research side of the Varieties of Democracy (opens in new tab) project and is responsible for its batteries on civil society and state sovereignty. Since June 1, 2017 he has assumed the responsibility of editor-in-chief of Perspectives on Politics (opens in new tab).