
Anna Grzymala-Busse
Michelle and Kevin Douglas Professor of International Studies and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and, by courtesy, at the Hoover Institution
Political Science
Bio
Anna Grzymala-Busse is the Michelle and Kevin Douglas Professor of International Studies in the Department of Political Science, the Director of the Europe Center, and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute. Her research focuses on the historical development of the state and its transformation, political parties, religion and politics, and post-communist politics. Other areas of interest include populism, informal institutions, and the role of temporality and causal mechanisms in social science explanations.
She is the author of three books: Redeeming the Communist Past: The Regeneration of Communist Successor Parties; Rebuilding Leviathan: Party Competition and State Development in Post-Communist Europe; and Nations Under God: How Churches Use Moral Authority to Influence Politics. She is also a recipient of the Carnegie and Guggenheim Fellowships.
Academic Appointments
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Professor, Political Science
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Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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Hoover Senior Fellow (By courtesy), Hoover Institution
Administrative Appointments
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Director, The Europe Center (2018 - Present)
Program Affiliations
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Program in International Relations
2022-23 Courses
- Paths to the Modern World: The West in Comparative Perspective
POLISCI 246A, POLISCI 446A (Win) - Populism and the Erosion of Democracy
POLISCI 140P (Win) -
Independent Studies (3)
- Curricular Practical Training
POLISCI 209 (Sum) - Directed Reading and Research in Comparative Politics
POLISCI 249 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Directed Reading and Research in Comparative Politics
POLISCI 349 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Curricular Practical Training
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Prior Year Courses
2020-21 Courses
- Populism and the Erosion of Democracy
POLISCI 140P, REES 240P (Aut) - Sustainability and Civilization
BIO 35 (Sum)
2019-20 Courses
- Paths to the Modern World: The West in Comparative Perspective
POLISCI 246A, POLISCI 446A (Win) - Populism and the Erosion of Democracy
GLOBAL 106, POLISCI 140P, REES 240P (Win)
- Populism and the Erosion of Democracy
Stanford Advisees
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Doctoral Dissertation Co-Advisor (AC)
Aliz Toth -
Doctoral (Program)
Shirin Abrishami Kashani, Camille DeJarnett, Hanna Folsz, Sebastian Lucek
All Publications
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Weasel Words and the Analysis of "Postcommunist" Politics: A Symposium
EAST EUROPEAN POLITICS AND SOCIETIES
2020
View details for DOI 10.1177/0888325419900244
View details for Web of Science ID 000517873700001
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Consequences of Authoritarian Party Exit and Reinvention for Democratic Competition
COMPARATIVE POLITICAL STUDIES
2020
View details for DOI 10.1177/0010414019897683
View details for Web of Science ID 000514034200001
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How Dictatorships Work (Book Review)
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
2020; 99 (1): 173–76
View details for Web of Science ID 000502683000019
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THE FAILURE OF EUROPE'S MAINSTREAM PARTIES
JOURNAL OF DEMOCRACY
2019; 30 (4): 35–47
View details for Web of Science ID 000489732500003
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Conclusion: The Global Forces of Populism
POLITY
2019; 51 (4): 718–23
View details for DOI 10.1086/705322
View details for Web of Science ID 000490874800009
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How Populists Rule: The Consequences for Democratic Governance
POLITY
2019; 51 (4): 707–17
View details for DOI 10.1086/705570
View details for Web of Science ID 000490874800008
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Symposium on Global Populisms and the European Experience Introduction
POLITY
2019; 51 (4): 631–40
View details for DOI 10.1086/705292
View details for Web of Science ID 000490874800002
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Hoist on their own petards? The reinvention and collapse of authoritarian successor parties
PARTY POLITICS
2019; 25 (4): 569–82
View details for DOI 10.1177/1354068817740336
View details for Web of Science ID 000485296100008
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Poland's Path to Illiberalism
CURRENT HISTORY
2018; 117 (797): 96–101
View details for Web of Science ID 000455969200003
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Religion, Politics, and Values in Poland: Continuity and Change since 1989 (Book Review)
JOURNAL OF RELIGION IN EUROPE
2018; 11 (2-3): 278–79
View details for DOI 10.1163/18748929-01102011
View details for Web of Science ID 000447853500011