Alfred Stepan

Alfred Stepan
Born(1936-07-22)July 22, 1936
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 27, 2017(2017-09-27) (aged 81)
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame (BA)
Columbia University (PhD)
Occupation(s)Professor, political science
Scientific career
InstitutionsYale University
Central European University
Oxford University
Columbia University
Doctoral advisorJuan José Linz

Alfred C. Stepan (July 22, 1936 – September 27, 2017)[1] was an American political scientist specializing in comparative politics and Latin American politics.[2] He was the Wallace S. Sayre Professor of Government at Columbia University, where he was also director of the Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion. He is known for his comparative politics research on the military, state institutions, democratization, and democracy.[3]

  1. ^ "In Memory of Professor and Former SIPA Dean Alfred C. Stepan | Columbia SIPA". www.sipa.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Munck, Gerardo L.; Snyder, Richard (2007). Passion, Craft, and Method in Comparative Politics. Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 392–393. ISBN 978-0-8018-8464-1.