Michael Albertus


Michael Albertus is a professor of political science at the University of Chicago. He is the author of the forthcoming book, Land Power: Who Has It, Who Doesn’t, and How That Determines the Fate of Societies.

Articles by Michael Albertus
Trump sits next to Ramaphosa, holding documents and pointing.
Trump sits next to Ramaphosa, holding documents and pointing.
A wheat crop plantation  near Kramatorsk in the Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, A picture taken on July 15, 2022.
A wheat crop plantation near Kramatorsk in the Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, A picture taken on July 15, 2022.
A worker sits in a field of downed sugarcane. A dirt road is seen behind him with growing sugarcane on either side.
A worker sits in a field of downed sugarcane. A dirt road is seen behind him with growing sugarcane on either side.
Farmers work in a field donated to the Black community in Coligny, South Africa on Apr. 15, 2019.
Farmers work in a field donated to the Black community in Coligny, South Africa on Apr. 15, 2019.
A man carries a flag with the faces of former Peruvian presidents Alberto Fujimori, Alejandro Toledo and Alan Garcia, former first lady Nadine Heredia and her husband, former president Ollanta Humala, and current President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, while thousands march against corruption through the streets of downtown Lima on February 16, 2017.
A man carries a flag with the faces of former Peruvian presidents Alberto Fujimori, Alejandro Toledo and Alan Garcia, former first lady Nadine Heredia and her husband, former president Ollanta Humala, and current President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, while thousands march against corruption through the streets of downtown Lima on February 16, 2017.
Pedro Castillo of Perú Libre waves to supporters.
Pedro Castillo of Perú Libre waves to supporters.
A Chilean holds a flag from the Comunist Party of Chile to celebrate victory after the end Constitutional Convention Elections weekend on May 16 in Santiago, Chile.
A Chilean holds a flag from the Comunist Party of Chile to celebrate victory after the end Constitutional Convention Elections weekend on May 16 in Santiago, Chile.
Supporters of Hernando de Soto attend a campaign rally.
Supporters of Hernando de Soto attend a campaign rally.
A man in a Donald Trump mask joins a Mariachi Band and an immigration rights activists rally in front of the White House on June 5, 2018 in Washington.
A man in a Donald Trump mask joins a Mariachi Band and an immigration rights activists rally in front of the White House on June 5, 2018 in Washington.
A demonstrator supporting ousted President Martín Vizcarra holds a Peruvian flag during a protest against the government of then-interim President Manuel Merino in Lima on Nov. 14.
A demonstrator supporting ousted President Martín Vizcarra holds a Peruvian flag during a protest against the government of then-interim President Manuel Merino in Lima on Nov. 14.
Voters line-up to cast their ballots at a polling station set up at Noonday Baptist Church for the mid-term elections on November 6, 2018 in Marietta, Georgia.
Voters line-up to cast their ballots at a polling station set up at Noonday Baptist Church for the mid-term elections on November 6, 2018 in Marietta, Georgia.
A farm worker fertilizes wheat at Ivordale Farm outside Harare, Zimbabwe, on Aug. 1, 2018.
A farm worker fertilizes wheat at Ivordale Farm outside Harare, Zimbabwe, on Aug. 1, 2018.
A soldier speaks on a megaphone next to a worker from the Health Ministry during an operation to test employees of the Ciudad de Dios market for the coronavirus in Lima on May 11.
A soldier speaks on a megaphone next to a worker from the Health Ministry during an operation to test employees of the Ciudad de Dios market for the coronavirus in Lima on May 11.
A woman wearing a face mask walks in an empty market during the outbreak of the coronavirus, in Mexico City, on April 3.
A woman wearing a face mask walks in an empty market during the outbreak of the coronavirus, in Mexico City, on April 3.
Demonstrators protest against President Sebastián Piñera’s economic policies in Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 21.
Demonstrators protest against President Sebastián Piñera’s economic policies in Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 21.