Anna Grzymala-Busse
Michelle and Kevin Douglas Professor of International Studies and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
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 causal mechanisms.
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; Nations Under God: How Churches Use Moral Authority to Influence Politics and Sacred Foundations: the Religious and Medieval Roots of the European State. 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
Administrative Appointments
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Director, The Europe Center (2018 - Present)
Program Affiliations
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Program in International Relations
2024-25 Courses
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Independent Studies (4)
- Curricular Practical Training
POLISCI 209 (Spr) - Directed Reading
REES 299 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Directed Reading and Research in Comparative Politics
POLISCI 249 (Spr) - Directed Reading and Research in Comparative Politics
POLISCI 349 (Spr)
- Curricular Practical Training
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Prior Year Courses
2023-24 Courses
- The Erosion of Democracy
POLISCI 140P, REES 240P (Aut) - The Eurasian World From Plato to NATO: History, Politics, and Culture
HISTORY 127, POLISCI 142, REES 117, REES 217, SLAVIC 117 (Spr) - Theories in Comparative Politics
POLISCI 440A (Aut)
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)
- The Erosion of Democracy
Stanford Advisees
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Doctoral Dissertation Co-Advisor (AC)
Hanna Folsz, Alena Smith -
Doctoral (Program)
Shirin Abrishami Kashani, Dominic Bustillos, Hanna Folsz, Sebastian Lucek, Vladimir Novikov
All Publications
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HOW UKRAINE DIVIDES POSTCOMMUNIST EUROPE
JOURNAL OF DEMOCRACY
2024; 35 (1)
View details for DOI 10.1353/jod.2024.a915350
View details for Web of Science ID 001171411700001
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The Catholic Church and European State Formation, AD 1000-1500. (Book Review)
JOURNAL OF CHURCH AND STATE
2023
View details for DOI 10.1093/jcs/csad085
View details for Web of Science ID 001113980100001
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Historical State Formation Within and Beyond Europe
WORLD POLITICS
2023; 75 (5)
View details for DOI 10.1353/wp.0.a928842
View details for Web of Science ID 001293866300008
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Tilly Goes to Church: The Religious and Medieval Roots of European State Fragmentation
AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW
2023
View details for DOI 10.1017/S0003055423000278
View details for Web of Science ID 000973029200001
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The New Party Challenge (Book Review)
PARTY POLITICS
2022
View details for DOI 10.1177/13540688221092903
View details for Web of Science ID 000798661600001
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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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Beyond War and Contracts: The Medieval and Religious Roots of the European State
ANNUAL REVIEW OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, VOL 23
2020; 23: 19–36
View details for DOI 10.1146/annurev-polisci-050718-032628
View details for Web of Science ID 000539034900002
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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
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Post-Communist Mafia State: The Case of Hungary (Book Review)
SLAVIC REVIEW
2017; 76 (3): 882-884
View details for DOI 10.1017/slr.2017.253
View details for Web of Science ID 000413585100087
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CRITICAL FORUM ON GLOBAL POPULISMS Introduction
SLAVIC REVIEW
2017; 76: S1-S2
View details for DOI 10.1017/slr.2017.151
View details for Web of Science ID 000413586700001
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Global Populisms and Their Impact
SLAVIC REVIEW
2017; 76: S3-+
View details for DOI 10.1017/slr.2017.152
View details for Web of Science ID 000413586700002