Susan Stokes

New book highlights economic inequality at the heart of democratic backsliding A display of miniature figures depicting a politician speaking to a group of people

New book highlights economic inequality at the heart of democratic backsliding

UChicago political scientist Susan C. Stokes analyzes the current moment while offering solutions to a polarized public

Economic inequality leads to democratic erosion, study finds Scale with coins on each side. One side has three stacks of coins while the other has one.

Economic inequality leads to democratic erosion, study finds

UChicago scholar sheds light on why elected officials threaten democracy more often than military coups in the 21st century

Five UChicago faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences in 2022 Spring flowers on campus

Five UChicago faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences in 2022

UChicago political scientist Susan Stokes named Carnegie Fellow Saieh Hall reflected in the window of Pick Hall on the University of Chicago campus

UChicago political scientist Susan Stokes named Carnegie Fellow

Distinguished $200,000 fellowship will support new book project exploring democratic erosion

What spurs a protest? Photo of a protest, from the cover of the Argentinian version of "Why Bother?" by Susan Stokes

What spurs a protest?

In Harper Lecture, Prof. Susan Stokes examines protests in context of global pandemic

Susan Stokes

Susan Stokes

Title: Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science

Expertise: Comparative Politics, Democracy, Democracy in Developing Societies, Distributive Politics

Departmental website: https://political-science.uchicago.edu/directory/Susan-Stokes https://susan-stokes.com/