The Arab Spring Pathways of Repression and Reform

Jason Brownlee, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin,Tarek Masoud, Associate Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard,Andrew Reynolds, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Jason Brownlee is an associate professor of Government and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. His current focus is on violence during political transitions and U.S.-Egyptian relations.

Tarek Masoud is an associate professor of public policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he teaches courses on comparative political institutions, democratization, and Middle Eastern politics.

Andrew Reynolds is an Associate Professor of Political Science at UNC Chapel Hill and the Chair of Global Studies. He received his M.A. from the University of Cape Town and his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego. His research and teaching focus on democratization, constitutional design and electoral politics. He is particularly interested in the presence and impact of minorities and marginalized communities.