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Welcome to Governance Uncovered, your ultimate resource for understanding the intricacies of governance, state and non-state actors, and local development dynamics. Whether you're a student, professional, or simply curious about political science, this podcast is your gateway to learning from the best experts in the field. Join us as we delve into how governance shapes societies, influences political decisions, and drives local progress.
Governance is the overall complex system or framework of processes, functions, structures, rules, laws, and norms borne out of the relationships, interactions, power dynamics, and communication within an organized group. Our episodes break down these elements to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of how governance affects every aspect of our lives.
Tune in to Governance Uncovered for insightful discussions, expert interviews, and in-depth analyses that will broaden your perspective on governance and empower you to become more informed and engaged in political discourse.
This podcast is brought to you by the Governance and Local Development Institute, supported by the Swedish Research Council.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This episode features an interview with Barbara Geddes, conducted by Department of
Political Science at Yale University graduate students Jonathan Elkobi and Saumyaa
Gupta via zoom on April 17, 2025.
Professor Barbara Geddes has fundamentally reshaped how political scientists
understand authoritarian regimes, state capacity and institutional development. She is
currently a professor emerita of political science at UCLA. Born in 1944, she went back
to school in her 30s, earning her BA (1978) and then PhD (1986) in political science
from the University of California Berkeley. Widely recognized for her path-breaking
theoretical contributions to our understanding of authoritarianism and democratization,
she also has also influenced our thinking about research design in comparative politics.
Over the course of her career, she has chaired more than 50 dissertations and served
as a committee member for more than 50 additional advisees. In 2025, the Comparative
Politics Section of the American Political Science Association established the Barbara
Geddes Award for Life-time Achievement in Research, Teaching, and Graduate
Mentoring in her honor.
See these links for an abridged interview published in the APSA Comparative Politics
Newsletter, a glossary of names and terms, and a long-form version of the interview:*TBA*
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