Guillermo O'Donnell

Guillermo O'Donnell
Born
Guillermo Alberto O'Donnell Ure

(1936-02-24)February 24, 1936
Buenos Aires, Argentina
DiedNovember 29, 2011(2011-11-29) (aged 75)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires
Yale University
Academic advisorsRobert A. Dahl
Influences
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
Sub-disciplinePolitical theory, Comparative politics
Institutions
Main interests
Influenced

Guillermo Alberto O'Donnell Ure (February 24, 1936 – November 29, 2011) was a prominent Argentine political scientist who specialized in comparative politics and Latin American politics.[1] He spent most of his career working in Argentina and the United States, and who made lasting contributions to theorizing on authoritarianism and democratization, democracy and the state, and the politics of Latin America.[2] His brother is Pacho O'Donnell.

  1. ^ Bernhard, Michael; Mundim, Karla; O’Neill, Daniel (2023). "Latin America and Comparative Politics". Perspectives on Politics. 21 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1017/S1537592722004145. ISSN 1537-5927.
  2. ^ Helen Delpar, Looking South: The Evolution of Latin Americanist Scholarship in the United States. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press 2008, 181.