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Gerard Alexander
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Visiting Scholar Gerard Alexander
Presently on sabbatical from the University of Virginia, Gerard Alexander's current research focuses on the growth of government, and ways in which its role has been limited or reduced in taxes, regulation, and spending programs. His research also examines America's policy of democratization abroad and the conditions for stable democracy. He is author of The Sources of Democratic Consolidation (2002).
Professional Experience
-Associate professor of politics, 2002-present; assistant professor of politics, 1996-2002, University of Virginia
-Visiting research scholar, department of government, London School of Economics, 1999


Education
Ph.D., Columbia University
B.S.F.S., School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University


Articles and Short Publications
Can We Agree?
Stuck in the Big Ditch
Super-Delegates in Smoke-Filled Rooms
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Books
Sources of Democratic Consolidation
Events
Transatlantic Law Forum: Citizenship in Europe and the United States
From Authoritarianism to Democracy
Proportional Representation: Path to Democracy?
Research Areas
Democracy
Democratization
American government
Government spending
Downloads
High-Resolution Photo
Contact Information
Gerard Alexander
Searle Freedom Trust
 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Suite 910
Washington, DC  20036
Phone: 202-375-7826
E-mail: galexander@aei.org
Latest Book
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Sources of Democratic Consolidation
This book offers a rational choice theory of democratic consolidation in a survey of the breakdowns of and transitions to democratic institutions. [Read More]