Prof. Evan S Lieberman

Professor Lieberman’s research investigates the relationship between identity and governance, particularly in democratic countries in the Global South. He has recently completed a book evaluating the experiment with multiracial democracy in South Africa and a study of the effects of providing information about race-based disparities in death rates on attitudes towards Covid-19 in the United States. In his current research, he is focused on the challenge of responding to the climate crisis in ethnically-divided societies; on the political value of dignity appeals; and the politics of democratic governance in South Africa.

He also writes and teaches on research methods for comparative analysis, and teaches courses on Ethnic politics, Comparative State-Building, and African Democratic Development, including an online course, Democratic Development in Contemporary Africa.