DEBORAH YASHAR, Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Department of Politics, Princeton University
Yashar's research focuses on the comparative study of democracy — with publications on democracy and authoritarianism; civil society and violence; party systems; indigenous movements; citizenship; and globalization. Her books include Demanding Democracy: Reform and Reaction in Costa Rica and Guatemala (Stanford UP, 1997) and Contesting Citizenship: Indigenous Movements and the State in Latin America (Cambridge UP, forthcoming). She has articles and chapters in World Politics, Comparative Politics, and several edited volumes. She received her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.