The Contributors

Elliot Posner is an assistant professor at George Washington University, where he is a member of the Department of Political Science and the Elliott School of International Affairs. He is completing his first book, entitled, "Enterprising Bureaucrats: The Supranational Origins of Europe's New Stock Markets." His current research focuses on European Union financial reform and transatlantic regulatory relations. He can be reached at eposner@gwu.edu.

Bo Rothstein is a professor of political science and cofounder of the Quality of Government Institute at Göteborg University in Sweden. Among his publications are Social Traps and the Problem of Trust (2005), Just Institutions Matter: The Moral and Political Logic of the Universal Welfare State (1998), and The Social Democratic State (1996). He is a regular contributor to the public debate in Sweden on topics such as social policy, gender equality, and academic freedom. He can be reached at bo.rothstein@pol.qu.se.

Eric M. Uslaner is a professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland–College Park and a senior research fellow at the Center for American Law and Political Science, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Chongqing, China.  His most recent book is The Moral Foundations of Trust (2002), and he is currently working on a book entitled, "The Bulging Pocket and the Rule of Law: Corruption, Inequality, and Trust." He can be reached at euslaner@gvpt.umd.edu.

Azar Gat is a professor of national security in the Department of Political Science at Tel Aviv University. His books include The Origins of Military Thought from the Enlightenment to Clausewitz (1989), The Development of Military Thought: The Nineteenth Century (1992), Fascist and Liberal Visions of War (1998), British Armour Theory and the Rise of the Panzer Arm (2000), and A History of Military Thought: From the Enlightenment to the Cold War (2001). His wide-ranging interdisciplinary book, War in Human Civilization, is forthcoming. He can be reached at azargat@post.tau.ac.il .

Edward L. Gibson is an associate professor of political science at Northwestern University. He is the editor of Federalism and Democracy in Latin America (2004) and the author of Class and Conservative Parties: Argentina in Comparative Perspective (1996). He can be reached at egibson@northwestern.edu.

Henry E. Hale is an assistant professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University. He is the author of Why Not Parties in Russia? Democracy, Federalism, and the State (2006) and numerous articles on issues related to democracy, political parties, and ethnic politics. He can be reached at hhale@gwu.edu.