Professor Ahmed's main area of specialization is democratic studies, with a special interest in elections, voting systems, legislative politics, party development, and voting rights.
Leonard J. Horwitz Professor Emerita of Latin American Politics and Studies | Distinguished Professor Emerita of Political Science
Sonia E. Alvarez's main areas of specialization are social movements and protest politics, comparative and transnational feminisms, and Latin American politics and cultures, with a focus on Brazil and the Southern Cone.
Jaeye Baek's research focuses on how and why transnational social movements understand and use the international human rights regime through courts for their desired outcomes, particularly with a focus on conflict-related sexual violence, particularly the Japanese Military Sexual Slavery.