CIDCM People: Jóhanna Birnir
Jóhanna Birnir is a Associate Professor in the Department of Government and Politics and the Research Director of the Center of International Development and Conflict Management at the University of Maryland. Her research is in the field of Comparative Politics. Broadly speaking, Dr. Birnir focuses on political developments in new democracies in Latin America and Eastern Europe. More specifically, she studies the effects of institutions on party system development and ethnic politics with a special emphasis on conflict and terrorism.
Projects
Articles
- Divergence in Diversity?: The Dissimilar Effects of Cleavages on Electoral Politics in New Democracies
- Ethnic Inclusion and Economic Growth
- Public Venture Capital and Party Institutionalization
- Religion and Coalition Politics
- Religion, Government Coalitions, and Terrorism
- Stabilizing party systems and excluding segments of society?: The effects of formation costs on new party foundation in Latin America
- Technological Development and Political Stability: Patenting in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Where Are the Disgruntled Voters?: Voter-Party Relations under Cartelizing Conditions