Philippe C. Schmitter

Philippe C. Schmitter is Emeritus Professor of the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute. Since 1967 he has been successively assistant professor, associate professor and professor of political science at the University of Chicago, then at the European toon meer University Institute (1982-1986 and 1997-2005) and at Stanford (1986-1996). He has published widely on comparative politics, European and Latin America regional integration, transitions from authoritarian rule and democratization processes and the intermediation of class, sectoral and professional interests. Marc Blecher is James Monroe Professor of Politics and East Asian Studies at Oberlin College. He has also served as a Senior Research Fellow at the UC Berkeley Center for Chinese Studies, Visiting Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies of the University of Sussex (UK). His specialty is Chinese politics, on which he has published five books and dozens of articles on local politics, popular participation and political economy. toon minder