Philippe Schmitter

Philippe C. Schmitter
Born	(1936-11-19) November 19, 1936 (age 87) Washington, D.C.
Awards	Johan Skytte Prize (2009)
Academic background
Education	Dartmouth College Graduate Institute of International Studies University of California, Berkeley
Doctoral advisor	Ernst B. Haas
Other advisors	David E. Apter Seymour M. Lipset
Influences	Guillermo O'Donnell
Academic work
Discipline	Political science
Sub-discipline	Comparative politics Political theory
Institutions	Universidade do Brasil University of Chicago European University Institute Stanford University
Doctoral students	David Collier, Michael Goldfield
Main interests	Democratization Politics of South America Corporatism

Philippe C. Schmitter (born November 19, 1936) is an American political scientist specializing in comparative politics. He is Emeritus Professor of the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute.^[1][2]