Michael Albertus

Michael Albertus is an associate professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. He is author, most recently, of Authoritarianism and the Elite Origins of Democracy.

Stories by Michael Albertus
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.

Americans Are Officially Giving Up on Democracy
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A farm worker fertilizes wheat at Ivordale Farm outside Harare, Zimbabwe, on Aug. 1, 2018.

Don’t Give Zimbabwe’s Government Aid Until It Gets Serious About Land Reform
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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.

Peru’s Civil War Left It Vulnerable to the Pandemic
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A woman wearing a face mask walks in an empty market during the outbreak of the coronavirus, in Mexico City, on April 3.

The Coronavirus Will Cause New Crises in Latin America
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Demonstrators protest against President Sebastián Piñera’s economic policies in Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 21.

Pinochet Still Looms Large in Chilean Politics
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